KF Rabbitry

07/02/2026

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When the frozen ice bottle hits hard! 🤣🤣🤣

Keeping everyone cool today! Wetting down ears on everyone.

05/29/2026

"Not everyone is born with God-given talent, but everyone can make the choice to be a good human.

Character will get you a lot farther in life in the long run.
It costs nothing to be kind and helpful to those around you."

Signed,
Jake Warntjes
Western Regional Representative

05/11/2026

Baby cottontail rabbits are frequent victims of kidnapping. A mother cottontail only visits her young twice a day, once at dawn and once at dusk, so baby rabbits are often mistaken for being orphaned when they’re actually just fine.

Like all animals, a baby cottontail rabbit’s best chance of survival is always with its natural parents, and they are best left alone. Some exceptions occur when:

1. The bunny has been caught by a cat. Even if there are no visible puncture wounds, cat bites are essentially always fatal to wild rabbits unless they are treated immediately with appropriate antibiotics. Any rabbit that has been in a cat’s mouth needs a rehabilitator.

2. The babies are clearly weak or starving. It may sound hard to identify, since rabbits are naturally helpless at birth, but you’ll know it when you see it! Weak, starving baby rabbits may look shriveled or have disproportionately large heads. They will feel cold to the touch. (It is okay to carefully touch the bunny to see if it feels cold.)

3. The nest has been destroyed and the mother hasn’t returned. You can normally return bunnies to their nest even after it has been disturbed by a lawn mower, but if you do this and the mother still hasn’t come back, it may be time to get a rehabilitator. You can gently place string in a tic-tac-toe pattern over the kits to see if it is still in place after 12 hours. Note, though, that some mother rabbits have actually been recorded feeding their young without a trace!

4. The bunny has been injured by a lawnmower. Lawnmowers and w**d eaters are a major cause of death for baby bunnies. Even if the injury looks superficial, most cuts by lawn equipment need medical care. It is best to call a rehabilitator just in case.

5. The bunny is smaller than a baseball and out of its nest. Baby rabbits are independent starting when they’re somewhere between the size of a baseball and a softball. If you see a very small baby bunny that is in a place that is clearly not in a nest— especially a sidewalk or road— please reach out for help.

05/11/2026

The chicks hatched… Japanese grey’s

05/01/2026

04/14/2026

With T or C Animal Shelter – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers! 🎉

04/14/2026

Saw a raccoon in the daytime? Awesome! 😍 They’re fun, cute little neighbors to encounter. This time of year, Mama raccoons have to eat enough to produce milk for up to six growing babies, and daddy raccoons don’t help to provide that. This means many will be working overtime to find food.

If the raccoon you see out in the daytime is just doing raccoon things, like climbing trees and eating wild fruit, there is absolutely no need to worry and no need to call anyone. Being awake in the daytime is not, by itself, a sign of anything wrong.

However, when raccoons are sick, being out in the daytime is usually one of many symptoms they will experience. Sick raccoons become too weak to run away from humans or retreat to their dens, so they may be seen simply sitting out in a yard or in the middle of a road. These raccoons should not be touched or approached, as there is a small but significant chance that they are suffering from rabies.

State law in Tennessee forbids the rehabilitation of sick raccoons, so, if you’re in Tennessee, please contact your local animal control if you see a raccoon that isn’t acting right. If the raccoon is just going about its business, leave her alone and have fun watching from a distance. 🦝