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I found a bunny outside. How do I care for it and find its owner?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Small Animal | Rabbit | Male | 0 lbs

I just found a small domesticated bunny roaming our neighborhood. I passed him/her once and was like no someone is probably looking for him/her. Well, when I came back about two hours later he/she was still in the same patch on grass, basically a parking lot for the school across the street. When I realized he/she was still there I pulled up and walked right up to him/her. He/she let me pick him/her up and wasn't scared at all. The problem now is I don't know what to do with it? I own a rabbit h

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Answered By Dr. Melanie, BVSc MS

Veterinarian

Published on June 20th, 2018

How lovely of you to take in this poor lost bunny! If you have a rabbit hutch, I would set the bunny up in it for now, and feed it. In case you don't know, I will put a link below on what to feed a bunny. Then I would contact local vet clinics in the morning to let them know you found a bunny in case anyone is looking for him. I'd also contact the local SPCA. You can make posts on social media as well to see if you can find his owner. Finally, you can knock on your neighbor's doors to see if anyone is missing a bunny. Best of luck, I hope this helps! https://rabbit.org/what-to-feed-your-rabbit/

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