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Can domestic rabbits survive in the wild for a long period of time?
Not usually.

Domestic rabbits generally don\'t have the survival instinct as hard-wired as do the native species. Also, the coloration of many of our domestic breeds is not condusive to camoflage, which is a big factor in the wild rabbit being able to avoid becoming prey.

Now, there is a semi-feral rabbit that has been hanging around my place and has done so for over a year, BUT...she is keeping close to my home and so the chance of being preyed upon isn\'t nearly as great than if she were truly in a wild setting.

Charlcie Gill
Zodiac Rabbitry
Astoria, OR
http://www.zodiacsatins.com
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