Question about a deer

[nomad100]

Captain Serious just posted about a fawn in her yard. Paging her so she can weigh in.

I am pretty sure you should just leave it alone. Momma is out foraging for food and the fawn should be fine.

[killercupcake]

Okay, you're gonna need white bread and a kennel...

[sharknado]

Put it in a hamster cage

[sharknado]

May 21, 2015 20:11:55 GMT -5 @rumpshaker said:

May 21, 2015 20:08:08 GMT -5 sharknado said:

Put it in a hamster cage

Standard newspaper bedding?

And a water bottle

[themysteriouswife]

This is normal. Mom is out looking for food so she can feed baby later. Or she's using her FMLA/bonding time to take a vacation.

[gummybear]

Take it to the vet to trim it's nails, err, hooves

[killercupcake]

May 21, 2015 20:22:08 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Do you have any barbecue sauce?

YOU MONSTER.

[killercupcake]

[sofamonkey]

May 21, 2015 20:13:20 GMT -5 themysteriouswife said:

This is normal. Mom is out looking for food so she can feed baby later. Or she's using her FMLA/bonding time to take a vacation.

[gummybear]

May 21, 2015 20:24:40 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

My college roommate's family did this exact thing and the deer died

[elleblue]

May 21, 2015 20:28:20 GMT -5 gummybear said:

May 21, 2015 20:24:40 GMT -5 killercupcake said:

My college roommate's family did this exact thing and the deer died

Ok, as much as I would love a deerdog, who finds an orphan baby deer and neglects to call in some assistance? Wtf. 

[Captain Serious]

Sorry I'm late. Yes, this happened at our house and I called the rangers. They told me it's normal. The fawn doesn't have a scent, so she's safe from predators. The mother is out eating because she needs the energy to feed the fawn, but the fawn can't keep up, so it needs down until the mother returns. It's all good.

Did the mother eventually return and leave with the fawn? If so, all is well. If not, NF the fawn is still alone in the same spot, it's time to call local rangers/wildlife refuge workers/vet.