#rabbit.pets

we have this problem where for the past 12 years, periodically a wild Mountain Cottontail will find its way into our house. we don't know how it happens, but they do. we suspect there's a hole in our foundation somewhere that they keep finding somehow.

here's a photo from the first time it happened. he's in our kitchen and very confused as to how he got there. we were also very confused as to how he got there, but left the front door open for him and he very politely excused himself.

here's a post-capture photo from the second time it happened. my parents had to toss a towel over him and scoop him up to let him outside.

this is a baby who popped out from under my couch while i was sitting on it. i was home alone, and all i had to do was leave the back door open and keep an eye out for him. he also very politely excused himself.

here's the fourth one. another case of "toss a towel over him, grab him, and let him go in the yard."

and here's some photos from the most recent time it happened in 2022.

so yeah. very funny and on-brand problem for me and my parents to have.

*im a citizen scientist with no accreditations

**frankly he was probably there before i observed him

***we have had many before

****blurry low-res pictures of my mom's camera preview screen

*****baby cottontail bunny (small)