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The Rabbit Hole Ranch, Christiansburg, Christiansburg, VA (2026)

08/24/2026

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08/24/2026

Your PSA for today 🐰 😃

They're not abandoned. Mom visits twice a day for 5 minutes. They'll be gone in 3 weeks. And picking them up is a death sentence.
THE NEST:
→ Eastern cottontails nest in shallow depressions in LAWNS
→ Lined with grass and mother's belly fur
→ Often found when mowing, gardening, or dogs dig them up
→ Looks like a small patch of dead grass with a slight depression
→ Easy to miss — which is the point
MOM'S SCHEDULE:
→ Mother rabbit visits ONLY twice daily: dawn and dusk
→ Each visit: ~5 minutes of nursing
→ She stays away to avoid attracting predators to the nest
→ Her absence = protection strategy, not abandonment
→ If mom were at the nest all day, predators would find it
TIMELINE:
→ Born blind and hairless
→ Eyes open at 10 days
→ Fully furred at 2 weeks
→ Leave the nest at 3–4 weeks
→ A rabbit the size of a tennis ball is FULLY INDEPENDENT
→ They don't need to be bigger to survive
THE 'RESCUE' PROBLEM:
→ 90% of baby rabbits taken into human care die
→ Extreme stress sensitivity (can die from handling alone)
→ Specialized milk (impossible to replicate at home)
→ Digestive system collapses on improper diet
→ The best thing you can do: LEAVE THEM
IF THE NEST IS DISTURBED:
→ Put the babies back, re-cover with fur and grass
→ Place a tic-tac-toe pattern of string over the nest
→ Check in 24 hours: if string is displaced, mom visited
→ If string is undisturbed after 24 hours: THEN call a wildlife rehabber
→ Keep dogs and cats away from the area for 3 weeks
They're not lost. They're not cold. They're not orphaned.
They're doing exactly what baby rabbits do.
The hardest part of helping? Walking away.