My friends found 3 baby rabbits outback. No idea how old but they are very tiny and wobbly so maybe a week or two. Honestly I don't know. Anyways, they look healthy to my untrained eye. Not knowing anything bout rabbits. Anyways. I don't know what they are feeding them so just to be safe I need to know how to keep these three bunnies alive until we can take them somewhere. I have to go to work so that's why I can't research. Life stories experiances for when I get back from work tonight. Thanks.

I'd leave them alone unless there's a sure sign the mother is dead.

How long have they had them? If it is less than 24 hours, put them back. The mother will NOT abandon them because they were touched by humans; that is an old wive's tale.

Nicholem is right - they should be put back to where they found them. You will not see the mom at all; she only comes back early morning & in the evening to feed them - they will otherwise be left alone. The reason is, momma doesn't want to call attention to them.

Baby cottontail rabbits are *very* hard to raise. They need their mom's colostrum when they are this young, so even if they are getting food into them, the food doesn't give them the antibodies they need. It's not fair to take them, and when they don't make it feel the person feels they at least tried. The best way to try is to leave them for their mom to take care of.

If you do not see any injuries on them, please tell them to put them back. Even if there are cats/dogs/children around - they need to be with their mother.
Their is a high mortality rate even under the best of circumstances; being handraised by humans should be an absolute last resort, if mom is KNOWN to be killed.

If they want to be sure mom is coming back, tell them to put the babies back. Take 2 pieces of string and cross them into an "x". Check in the morning. If mom has come back, the string will be moved.

Only if the babies are cold, or weak & lethargic should they be taken. I've had so many times where people swear there was no mom around, and when they bring the babies to me their bellies are full of milk.
Give them a chance with their mom.

Ok well I just texted the person and she said someone brought them to my boyfriends mother and they can't put them back because they didn't get them from a nest personally. I think that chance of the mother reunitied is very slim. They don't know the location. Otherwise I'd convince them to go with your advice. I found out they have had them for a week. And they are waddleing around and such. Their eyes were bright and their coat felt healthy.
Yesterday I saw a bag of timothy hay and some bunny food on the table from petsmart and said "who has bunnies?!!?" All excited like, to find out they are wee ones. I just texted her to ask what they feed. They say Carrot baby food (lol how original right?) pellets and timothy hay. For some reason I think a form of milk should be given but I don't know what kind. It's just a feeling. That obviously shouldn't be taken seriously because up until I was 6 I thought they were hatched from eggs due to the easter bunny. LOL  Anyway. So what should they feed. Any info on protein content fat content etc. Any info that'd be great.


And I know I said they found them out back, that was just an assumption and I feel dumb now lol.

 

I'll try and contact them in the morning. Because I honestly doubt they will. Sheesh. Who's doing the research? Me. Them? I don't think so. Actually they did and all they got was "Oh well if we hand raise them they will become domesticated! But we have to seperate them soon!"

Um. Sure pal.

This is the part of my job that I hate.
And Nancy hit it right on the head:
If they have had them a week, it's too late to put them back with their mother. What a shame for the babies, and the mom. Situations like this are not rescues, these babies were unnecessarily taken from their mother before they were weaned.

In the off chance they DO make it, and they really try to keep them, good luck getting them vet care in the future, as vets won't treat wild bunnies because, as Nancy said, it's illegal to keep wildlife as pets.  Vets are not looking to lose their licenses, plus most understand it is wrong.

If they want bunnies, there are thousands of domesticated bunnies sitting around in cages looking for a home. Trying to keep wild bunnies as pets is nothing but selfish.

And please let them know that wild bunnies do not find timothy hay & baby carrot food in the wild, so what they are feeding them is totally wrong already, so they are already off to a bad start.

Anyway. As stated before, try to get them to a rehabilitator.
Just, please, next time,I hope they leave the babies alone.

And baby season begins.

Call fish and wildlife.  Call the zoo.  Call the humane society.  Any of which should have appropriate contacts.

Alright, I've gathered more information on these critters and special organizations to take them. Now that's the easy part. Now I have to convince them they need to be in special care without looking like a jerk. 
Hopefully they will understand. If not, I don't think there is much else I can do for them.

I took a phone picture the other day.

It was dark this is the best I ould come up with. They are about palm sized maybe a tennis balls worth of bunny.

I completely agree with everything you have all said about raising wild bunnies, but that piqued my interest - I thought rabbits lived in groups?

No dice guys. "Oh look it's licking my hand!" While a dog is jumping on the persons leg while she's holding him. It's behavior was like a mouse. Sniffing places turning around looking stretching to see things.
So many things I want to say but at the same time I can't risk them taking it the wrong way. Eep. I hate this junk.  I guess all I can do is hope

Now see, exactly my point.  Even the MODS didn't see my response allllllllllll the way down here in the sub basement.  Jeez. 

This is not a PET bunny issue; it isn't a "hey lookit my Gulliver!" topic (I use that example because Eileen knows I LOOOOOOVE the Gully Guy and will not be offended.  I hope.  I'll find out tomorrow at work)

Can we move back to Random?  Canwecanwecanwe huhhuhhuh?