I have heard that if you touch a rabbit nest or the babies, the mother will pick up the scent and not come back. I don't know how true it is though. Last summer we found a nest of bunnies, our landscaper almost mowed over them, but he saw them just in time. Well, one baby seemed hurt or just in shock and my son picked it up. I told him to put him down cause the mom won't come back otherwise. Well, she came back and did take care of them. I don't know how manythere were, but a few weeks later there was at least five running around our yard and back to the whole over and over again. Keep us posted.