Found a wild rabbit in my snowman? What should I do?

because of crhistmas, i have a light snowman in my front lawn. I was raking leaves yesterday and i found a rabbit was in there. It was in the blank space in the snowman. It looked cold and hungry. Because it was 30 some degrees outside.


What should i do to help it?Found a wild rabbit in my snowman? What should I do?
If you're positive it's a wild rabbit, best to leave it alone as they are VERY high stress animals. Rabbits don't hibernate but if you think he may be having trouble finding food you can put out some food for him. If you could get some timothy or alfalfa hay (from your local petshop) that would be ideal. A mix would be great and alfalfa hay would provide him with the extra fat he'd need to get through the winter. You could also provide rabbit pellets and vegetables. For veggies, dark leafy greens like dandelion leaves collard greens, broccoli and romaine lettuce are best. Carrots are ok but despite what you may have learned from bugs bunny, they're not good to be eating all the time as they're very high in sugars.





If you keep a close eye on him, watch how he's moving. If you see him limping, call a wildlife rehabilitator in your area. They may or may not help him as again, wild rabbits are VERY high stress and their survival rate in human care is VERY low





Please do not attempt to handle him yourself.





EDIT: If you think there's a possibility he may be a domestic rabbit, go to www.rabbit.org and locate a rabbit rescue or call up your local wildlife centre. Based on your area, they will be able to help you figure out whether it's a domestic or wild rabbit. Even domestic rabbits can stand the cold but only if they are strictly outdoor rabbits. A domestic rabbit which may have escaped or been let loose from someone's house at this time of year would not be able to stand the cold.Found a wild rabbit in my snowman? What should I do?
If he is a wild rabbit, just give him some vegatables and hay then let him go.
you should just leave it alone. maybe put lettuce in front of the hole. then leave it alone
The best thing to do for an uninjured wild rabbit would be to leave him alone. If he is injured you could take him to a wildlife rescue and if you dont know of one in your area most vets have the number for them.
call animal control, and be very careful. they can be viscous