As we all know, your lawn nests hundreds of smaller animals such as ants, but recently a local Ontario pest control company has spread the attention about baby rabbits hiding in patches of dead grass.
Jared Houliston of Ontario Wildlife Removal urges people to go and check their lawns before they start mowing the grass, as little adorable bunnies might be hiding right underneath.
As it turns out, a dry or dead patch of grass is ideal for bunnies to build a nest underneath.
When the baby rabbits are first born, a lawnmower practically won’t cause them any harm as they aren’t very mobile yet. It can get worse, however, when they older. The noise of the lawnmower might scare them off and force them to run away.
“When rabbits are first born a lawnmower can go over a rabbit nest and the bunnies will be fine,” Jared of the wildlife removal company mentions. “But when they’re older and they can move around they’ll be scared by a lawnmower and that’s when accidents happen.”
When Jared was called in for a wildlife removal job at a customer’s house, he discovered a nest of baby rabbits. The man immediately thought that it’d be a good idea to create a video about the baby rabbits nesting, as the problem isn’t really known amongst the general public.
“This video was worth it, because it’s probably saving a lot of rabbits,” he says.
The organization also shared a heartfelt Facebook post written from the perspective of a baby rabbit.
Hi there please leave me be, my mom leaves me here while she gets something to eat and to hide me from predators.
My mother only comes back a couple times a day to check on me. So I’m not orphaned. But I really appreciate your concern. Please don’t touch me as that makes my heart race and scares me.
But if my ears are “curled” that means I’m dehydrated and may be in danger or if you see blood on me then please call a licensed wildlife rehab sanctuary like Hobbitstee Wildlife Refuge But check the local ones in your area using www.ontariowildliferescue.ca
If you could do me a favour and #Share This message so all my half brothers, half sisters and cousins will be left alone this spring, that would be fantastic.
With the warmer weather and the summer in our sights, we’re all spending more time on lawns and gardens, and according to Jared, calls of accidentally destroyed rabbit nests are unfortunately getting much more frequent.
What to do when you find a rabbit nest underneath a dead patch of grass?
Generally, the best thing to do when you find a nest of adorable little rabbits is just to leave them alone. The mother most likely won’t be around as she would gathering food to bring home to the nest, and also pops up once or twice a day.
You likely won’t be bothered much by the rabbits as well, as they only stay in nests like these until the age of three weeks old.
Please SHARE this with your friends and family.
You find BABY RABBITS in your grass…what do you do? #share this message to help save the babies. Often it’s too late when people cut their grass and don’t see them.
Watch the #Video below and we will show you exactly what is happening.
Besides, who doesn’t like to see a video of baby rabbits
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www.ontariowildliferemoval.ca
226-802-9453Posted by Ontario Wildlife Removal Inc on Saturday, 27 May 2017
