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Move baby bunnies outside fence

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From: Kat S
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Frisco, TX
My chihuahuas found a baby bunny nest outside tonight, I think it is brand new. I've heard you can move the nest 10 feet. It is close to our fence, so if I move it outside the fence will mom still find it? I would prefer to cage off the area but anything a rabbit can fit through, so can my dogs. They have a doggy door so keeping them inside is impossible while I'm at work( if they could even hold their bladders for 9 hours which is more than pushing it.) so that's not an option either. I'm looking for a good solution to help these bunnies survive! Thanks!

 
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From: Laura Kammin
Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention
Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program
lkammin@illinois.edu
Rabbits dig a small hole about the size of a woman's hand and line it with grass and rabbit fur. Is that the kind of nest you found?

 
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