Taming A Wild Bunny?

[Mechaghostman2]

There's this somewhat friendly rabbit that bounces around our yard, though he'll only let you get within a few feet of him at most. I was wondering, is there any way that I could make the rabbit friendly enough so that he'd let me pet him at least? I don't want to capture him, I just want him to warm up to me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfImBTD7c3s

[Mermaid]

Not a good idea. Don't try to touch a wild animal.

[Autumnlicious]

Rabbits are infamous for dying from anxiety or terror. Wild Rabbits easily will have significantly more stress hormones pulsing through their body than a domesticate rabbit. I would think those two statements means "it's a hopping pile of stress".

The act of taming such a critter incurs risk of death to the organism from stress. Even a domesticated one would have to be handled gently.

Another incident that comes to mind was a video wherein a baby bunny was released by some family in Texas - it took a few hops and a hawk got it. Obviously the child and mother (humans) were overtly upset, although the father started laughing from the sheer absurdity of the matter.

You're playing with fire. Continue leaving food out for it if you'd like, but don't try approaching it (thus consuming its attention from actual predators).

Rabbits are... fragile.

[ignoramus]

As a fellow rabbit, I must say that unless they are familiar with humans at a very young age, their instincts will not allow it.

Pam, at her work, has a cat and her 5 kittens. They are feral but everyone brings food in to feed them.
Pam gets in early, so when she gets their breakfast, there's 5 little faces waiting for her at the main building front glass doors.... Cuteness overload!
But, 6 months later, if you try to pick one up, they still hiss and fight for their life. Even the mother attacked one of the regulars who feeds her babies when she picked one up.

Sadly, these will eventually have to be put down because the company boss said they have to go.

[Mechaghostman2]

As a fellow rabbit, I must say that unless they are familiar with humans at a very young age, their instincts will not allow it.

Pam, at her work, has a cat and her 5 kittens. They are feral but everyone brings food in to feed them.
Pam gets in early, so when she gets their breakfast, there's 5 little faces waiting for her at the main building front glass doors.... Cuteness overload!
But, 6 months later, if you try to pick one up, they still hiss and fight for their life. Even the mother attacked one of the regulars who feeds her babies when she picked one up.

Sadly, these will eventually have to be put down because the company boss said they have to go.

The rabbit looks like a juvenile though, and is already almost comfortable being around people. The other ones all hop away, but this one seems different. That's why I was asking if it'd be possible to tame this little guy.

[Silver]

Rabbit tastes good. Catch it and eat it for dinner.

[Minimalist]

Be careful......

[Mechaghostman2]

Rabbit tastes good.  Catch it and eat it for dinner.

Maybe another rabbit, but not this one.

[chimp3]

Don't do this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxFfxTZA6ao

[vorlon13]

leave the bunny alone