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Can Eastern Cottontails Be Domesticated?

David Miller • • 7 min read
Can Eastern Cottontails Be Domesticated?
Cottontails can establish relationships with domesticated rabbits, touch noses as a greeting, rest in their proximity, play and chase them, groom and be groomed, and learn domesticated rabbit behaviors. Not all will do all of these things, but they can socialize with, and trust domesticated rabbits.

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Also to know is, can cottontails be domesticated?

Wild cottontails cannot be kept as pets or education animals because of this; they are far too easily stressed to live a comfortable life in captivity,” Dr. Wilkinson warns. On the other hand, domesticated rabbits are often used to people, so may approach you – even if found outside.

One may also ask, can you domesticate a wild bunny? Yes, you can tame domesticated rabbits, but wild rabbits are a different case - you cannot really tame them. It is best to leave wild rabbits alone in order to let them find their own food.

Likewise, can you keep cottontail rabbits as pet?

The cottontail is way friendlier than his other domestic rabbit. If you wait too long to release the rabbit his chances of survival will decrease enormously. He will be to used to life as a pet and will not be able to fend for himself in the wild.

Can you befriend a wild rabbit?

Yes, you can tame domesticated rabbits, but wild rabbits are a different case - you cannot really tame them. It is best to leave wild rabbits alone in order to let them find their own food.

Related Question Answers

Are cottontails good pets?

Wild cottontail rabbits DO NOT make good pets at all. I care for over 100 cottontail rabbits a year. If they are already a month old, then they are old enough to be on their own. Cottontail rabbits leave the nest early in life and the mother stops caring for them at a very young age (younger than we would expect).

How long do Flemish Giants live?

They can live up to 5 years or more but as with all rabbits, the life span is dependent on diet and care given. A buck can take one and a half years, whilst a doe can take one year to reach maturity.
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