On Maundy Thursday, Jenny Schlichenmayer from Ampermoching found her little Easter miracle: Roger, a young hare.
The wild animal, which was only a few hours old, moved in with the Schlichenmayers, was petted and nurtured with the help of many neighbors.
Now it was time to say goodbye.
Ampermoching
- The little bunny weighed 100 grams and was less than 24 hours old when Jenny Schlichenmayer saved it.
His two siblings, who were lying in the same nest in a meadow, were stolen by crows before their eyes.
So “Roger”, who is perhaps also a “Rogerine”, came to the Schlichenmayer family in Ampermoching.
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Roger obviously liked it on the seesaw scale.
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Fortunately, one neighbor knew the best way to feed small hares (cat rearing milk), another neighbor had a stable, and the third provided his exercise area.
Due to the cold weather, Roger finally moved from the basement to the bathroom, which he gradually conquered.
"In the beginning I force-fed him every few hours," reports hare mom Jenny Schlichenmayer.
Every week he was weighed in a seesaw scale - "He always liked that".
At some point the teeth came, then Roger nibbled on the dandelion, ate a few oatmeal - but he still insisted on an evening bottle.
"He always sat on the stool when he was eating," reports Jenny Schlichenmayer.
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A kiss goodbye: Jenny Schlichenmayer with her foundling.
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Of course, she was wondering how and where to release Roger into the wild. “After all, I took on the responsibility of raising him, now I had to finish it in an animal-friendly way.” It was clear to her that the rabbit had to go back to nature. Although he was trusting towards her, “he ran after me like a dog”, but as soon as someone else came into the bathroom - children in particular were avid Roger fans - he hid.
After many emails, Jenny Schlichenmayer came into contact with a veterinarian in Lower Bavaria who has already released many brown hares from her property. Roger moved last Monday: to Aldersbach near Passau. "When he came out of the transport box, he is on my lap for the first time," reports Jenny. Then he looked around curiously. From a large bird aviary - with owls as neighbors - the Ampermochinger Hare is now released piece by piece into the great outdoors, into a hunting-free area. The vet was very enthusiastic about Roger and his state of health and asked if Jenny Schlichenmayer wanted to open a branch office for rearing brown hares. Your answer: “I don't want to! I want my bathroom again! "