Hares?

[Quoth The Raven]

Does anyone know anything about them? My son bought home a leveret (baby hare) about 2 weeks ago that he found under a pallet in someone's backyard, and aside from an informative but far too short book written by the director of the Dublin zoo in 1955 - which was handy when the little bugger started 'drumming' at 2am (at least we knew what it was), I'm having great difficulty in finding any information about keeping hares in captivity.
I had a pet hare when I was a kid (like about 3), but obviously I don't remember much about him, and some of the stuff my mother says at the best of times just makes me want to avoid eye contact and back away slowly, so after asking a few questions I'm trying other sources.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Bennettresearch]

Hi Laz,

I am not an expert but had some different kinds of rabbits. I am not totally sure but I think that raising it like a rabbit wouldn't hurt. The reason I am writing here is to warn you about house plants. They find them irresistable and most of the popular house plants are poisonous to them. We had a Goliath rabbit die because we couldn't keep it away from the plants in the house. Don't know about domesticating a wild hare though. It may not be possible. If you get a rabbit young enough they are almost like a dog or a cat. Good luck.

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Eeep! I don't know enough about hares to know if it's another term for rabbit or not. If it's a different creature, I don't know. If it's close to a rabbit, though, they're quite like cats or ferrets in their demeanor. They like to explore and lollop around the house. I had one that would sleep in my bed with me, right along with my two ferrets. They really like raisins, too!

 

[Jaymes]

It's a pity he brought it home... odds are it was fine, since rabbits (and I assume hares as well) will often leave their babies alone for extended periods of time and trust they have the sense to hide and stay still (or get eaten)... odds are the mum would've come back for it.

I looked on Wikipedia, and they said a Hare's diet is similar to a rabbit's...

Here's what they had to say on rabbit diet.

Good luck with the little guy!

 

[Halcyon]

It's a pity he brought it home... odds are it was fine, since rabbits (and I assume hares as well) will often leave their babies alone for extended periods of time and trust they have the sense to hide and stay still (or get eaten)... odds are the mum would've come back for it.

I looked on Wikipedia, and they said a Hare's diet is similar to a rabbit's...

Here's what they had to say on rabbit diet.

Good luck with the little guy!

Hares a massive compared to rabbits, should keep your lawn short

My only tip is to make sure all electrical wiring is well concealed if you ever bring it into the house, they have a habit of electricuting themselves.

 

[ChrisP]

Eeep! I don't know enough about hares to know if it's another term for rabbit or not. If it's a different creature, I don't know. If it's close to a rabbit, though, they're quite like cats or ferrets in their demeanor. They like to explore and lollop around the house. I had one that would sleep in my bed with me, right along with my two ferrets. They really like raisins, too!

Like a big rabbit with longers ears that like to chase cars

 

[Quoth The Raven]

It's a pity he brought it home... odds are it was fine, since rabbits (and I assume hares as well) will often leave their babies alone for extended periods of time and trust they have the sense to hide and stay still (or get eaten)... odds are the mum would've come back for it.

I looked on Wikipedia, and they said a Hare's diet is similar to a rabbit's...

Here's what they had to say on rabbit diet.

Good luck with the little guy!

Unfortunately she couldn't have come bak for him, because we had an excavator in the yard preparing the area to be paved. It's a relatively new estate and there were tractors driving around threshing the grass as well, so since hares sit there like a rock as a defence, they tend to fall prey to large scale grass cutting.
We actually thought he was a rabbit for the first couple of days, until he relaxed eough to put his ears up and I saw the black tips and realised that he was and that he was a lot younger than he would have been if he was a rabbit.
He's sitting on the mouse pad scarfing a strawberry..no, he just took a flying leap to the other section of the desk (it's L shaped) and is looking at me as if to ask why the strawberry didn't automatically follow.
He's a comical little bugger

 

[Feathers in Hair]

Like a big rabbit with longers ears that like to chase cars

I hope they don't catch them!

 

[Quoth The Raven]

I hope they don't catch them!

Bugs Bunny is actually a hare, so in some cases they even drive cars.

 

[ChrisP]

I hope they don't catch them!

No but they make sure you don't catch them (long story)

Bugs Bunny is actually a hare, so in some cases they even drive cars.

I've been duped. Who knew that carrot munching, o so lovable rodent could be so heartless as to lie about his lineage.

A thousand, nay one million curses upon you Bugs the HARE

 

[Terrywoodenpic]

They are quite unlike rabbits in that the live in the open in what are called scrapes. they never did burrows. they need much more space than rabbits.
Once they are tame they can be kept loose in the house like a house rabbit, but rather more fun and active, and much bigger.
Try this site http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/education/rabbit2.htm

Terry___________________________________
Amen! Truly I say to you: Gather in my name. I am with you.

 

[Bastet]

Try this site http://www.workingforwildlife.org.uk/education/rabbit2.htm

That's so funny...that's the exact same site I sent LL to yesterday after I saw her thread.

 

[painted wolf]

here is a list of links that may prove bennificial... its teachers site for kids but a lot of the links are to good non-child-specific sites.
included are links on care for the animals and links to rabbit/hare breeders societies wich should be chuk-full of helpful tid-bits.

http://42explore.com/rabbits.htm

wa:do

 

[Quoth The Raven]

Here's my baby, holding my new baby. He's not really as rabid as the red eyes would suggest. He's only about 3 weeks old now from what I can figure out...he's gonna be large.

 

[Jaymes]

Reminds me of... Bunnicula!

He's a cutie.

 

[Bastet]

Reminds me of... Bunnicula!

:biglaugh: I read that book in school!


Cute pic.