How long do u have to nurse a newborn baby fawn before you can let it back into the wild?
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Question by Zac S: How long do u have to nurse a newborn baby fawn before you can let it back into the wild?
We found it this morning in the back yard without its mother to be anywhere in sight…we have already gotten goat milk for it and nursed it once…we would just like to know…starting right after birth how long do u have to nurse it?
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First, put it in the backyard in the same place and see if Mommy comes back for it. She may have just hidden it there while she went to eat.
Second, contact a professional wildlife rehabilitator. This may be much more of a job than you imagine and you’ll feel bad if it gets sick and dies.
Don’t ‘rescue’ wildlife unless it is in immediate danger–like in a busy street or being attacked by dogs. Watch for the parents and call an expert for advice.
That said-it is possible to raise deer. They become very docile and dependent on you and may never be wild or able to survive in the wilderness especially where hunting is allowed. A park might take it or a place where people drive through and feed the animals or a petting zoo.
Fawns have to be fed every four hours, starting with four ounces each (overfeeding can kill it) and gradually add solid foods. They don’t reach full grown for about a year. I don’t see how long they drink milk and don’t know how old it is now.
Article entitled: ‘Raising baby deer has trials, rewards’ on the Internet was interesting but I encourage you to do more research. It also may be ILLEGAL for you to raise this deer without a license.
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gentlesoul
June 1, 2013 at 4:16 am