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peter
Celice

peter

this little guy had quite the story. First off he's NOT a domestic rabbit! he's a cottontail. a man came by my place and said that his dog brought him a 5 day old cottontail kit and he wanted to know how to feed it. So I told him how and he left.

I never expected to hear from him again and I didn't
"Zass":2wyg57jb said:
How long did he live?[/quote:2wyg57jb]

He was about a year old when I got him and then he lasted another 2 years. I guess cottontails don't have a long lifespan?
 
Wikipedia mentions lifespan, but it seems likely that a captive cottontail would feel greater stress than an ordinary domestic rabbit, and less adapted to the disease pathogens our rabbits are resistant to.

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