Poorly cygnet

[rangersarah2]

Hi All
How long can a cygnet be separated from it's parents before they won't take it back? Reluctantly had to take one to the vets yesterday and would like to be able to return it to it's family if we can get it well in time.

Cheers

[faz]

all depends on how old and how long the seperation from the parents swans arer very territorial what was wrong with the young swan ? best take it to a wildlife rescue centre who have experince with such matters or your shoul advise you

[rangersarah2]

Thanks Faz. By my reckoning (but only guestimate because the cygnet is from another reserve) the cygnet will be 6-8 weeks.

We want to try to avoid taking it to a rescue centre. The ideal scenario is that the vet gets it well and we release it back with it's family. At this stage we don't know what's wrong so don't know how long it needs to be kept, but the test results should be back tomorrow. I'm hoping that there's a bit of room to manoevre before it's too late.

[faz]

if its too long before u reintroduce the cygnet the parents or another pair of swans defending ther territory will attack or even kill the cygnet no more than a couple of days to be on the safe side even then it might be to late ?
hope it all works oput for you and the cygnet let us know the end result

[rangersarah2]

Will do. Thanks Faz.