Wild Rabbits: Should I be concerned?

Question
Hi there.  Recently I had found a rabbit nest by way of the dog, and I was concerned because she had killed one rabbit and tried to return to the nest many times.  We had also found a dead adult rabbit nearby under a woodpile, so I was very concerned for the babies.  So me and my family's remedy was that we placed a large milk crate upside down over the nest with a log on top of it so the dog could not attack again.  We left it slightly propped up so that if the dead rabbit we found was not the mother the real mother could still care for the babies.  There were 3 bunnies, each one seemingly healthy.  The day after we found them, they seemed to be unfed though as adventurous as ever.  One was a little sluggish but we paid no particular heed.  Today when I went to check on them, only two babies came to greet me.  I looked into the nest, and there was the sluggish one, dead.  He had actual worms (not maggots) crawling in and out of his stomach.  The other two are prancing around happily in a cage I made for them now, but I was wondering, should I be concerned for the worms about those two?  They do (and did) always act more active than the one who had died, but I am still worried.

Answer
Worms are very contagious.  I personally would find a wildlife rehabilitor in your area.  They are every where.  They can treat the worms and supplement the feedings for the babies and then re-release them into the wild.

To find a rehabilator in your area please go to this site:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm

It is really the best chance for the remaining kits survival.  

There are treatments for worms and they can be saved.  I have a feeling that the dead rabbit had the same condition.  Since they are happy it probably means the mother is feeding them.  You may never see her nursing since they only nurse once a day but they would all be dead by now if she wasn't feeding them.

You can also take them to a rabbit savvy vet to be treated but I would at least call a rehabilatator for advice.  They are specially trained for wildlife.

I hope the babies are ok.

Good luck

Pam