Hi, I have two ducklings that are about 6 - 7 weeks old that I have raised since the Mom left. Should I bring them to you to acclimate to the outside and learn to feed? I am afraid that they will not know how and die in the elements. Please advise

Lisa Peditto | Sep 14, 2019 | Category: Animal hospital in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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J M | Sep 14, 2019

I would give them a call. They are very friendly.

Danielle DeGroat | Sep 14, 2019

I personally would call and ask them. If they are still small a hawk might pick them up and eat them. Its sad but that's Mother Nature. If you can find another group of ducks, see if they will follow them. On the flip side they might try n kill them because they are not from "that group". I've seen that too. The bigger ducks peck n bite the smaller ones until they just get so weak they die. Also, there has been a lot of cases of ducks getting botulism and end up dying it's a bacteria and a drink from dirty water sitting puddles and whatnot. I have had to take about seven ducks that have contacted the botulism to the wildlife sanctuary and they are given antibiotics and get better but if not the symptoms AR that they cannot walk their head they cannot lift their head their kind of discombobulated and they will sit in one spot until they die they won't move so you have to pick them up and put them in a box and take them there. Unfortunately this side of my house is it a duck Cemetery. By

G. David R. | Sep 14, 2019

They work with all wildlife with extremely limited funds. My 20 dollar donation went (helped admit 87 species) an incredible long way including a Florida Bonneted bat ,I didn't know they still existed, very important species .

Merrill Rand | Sep 14, 2019

They will tell you to let them loose. They will adapt naturally.

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