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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 11, 2011 9:48:20 GMT
I arrived back from the dentist to find a rabbit in the garden. I've seen them a quarter of a mile away and was praying they wouldn't come this far. I had a good look round and can't see any damage.
Does anyone else have rabbits in their garden? What sort of damage do they do?
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Post by grindle on Aug 11, 2011 11:23:54 GMT
I don't but my sister did, they ate anything and everything  even the so called rabbit proof plants didn't go untouched |
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Post by steve on Aug 11, 2011 11:39:01 GMT
We get them in the allotment, even eat the onion greens!
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Post by blossom on Aug 11, 2011 17:22:12 GMT
They are not fussy about what they eat and finish many plants off completely |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 11, 2011 18:10:30 GMT
My brother has a gun and likes rabbit pie ;D
I was flicking around the internet and this heading caught my eye
"Keeping rabbits out of the garden"
I wasn't that impressed with the article
To keep rabbits out of garden you can use garden fencing for rabbits.
The fence should be high enough, approx. 2 or 3 feet high, and buried 1 foot into the ground. It needs to be buried because rabbits can dig holes and get into the garden underneath the fence if it’s not buried.
Garden fencing to keep rabbits out of garden is easy to install and it also doesn't have to be as high as the ones for deer.
I'd like to see someone dig down a foot all the way round my garden, easy is not a word which springs to mind.
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Post by Cherry on Aug 11, 2011 20:15:23 GMT
The mole man put 10 traps down for the rabbits and the blighters ate the carrots and did not go far enough to get caught in the trap, from where they would be released somewhere else.
The cats catch one or two a day. However, the mole man came back on two nights just after 2200 hrs with his gun and shot two. He is very determined. They don't travel far from where they were born.
If the grass is left, they will eat the clover. Depending on where the veggies are they will eat these. I have had dozens of rabbits, but the veggies are untouched this year. The annoying thing is they dig holes that would break your ankle and make an awful mess of the grass.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 30, 2011 20:08:48 GMT
It seems the rabbits didn't hang round in my garden. The day before I saw them, someone was shooting a few fields away, I think they escaped into my garden and have now returned to where they came from. I'm just keeping my fingers and toes crossed that they stay there and don't breed enough to move in my direction.
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Post by hywel on Aug 30, 2011 20:26:29 GMT
We've never had them but I realise they are a problem. I sympathise with you all who have them. It's enough to cope with the slugs and snails alone ....
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Post by Louise on Aug 31, 2011 6:32:26 GMT
I had them in a very rural garden once, they didn't eat any of the shrubs i had but did eat all the ****dy strawberries i grew  |
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 31, 2011 18:19:49 GMT
I was wrong, I saw one hopping about in the orchard today. If I am lucky the fox will get it.
Our strawberries will be safe, the OH built a cage which is deer, badger, fox, squirrel and mouse proof.
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Post by Lou78W on Aug 31, 2011 18:36:52 GMT
I was wrong, I saw one hopping about in the orchard today. If I am lucky the fox will get it. Our strawberries will be safe, the OH built a cage which is deer, badger, fox, squirrel and mouse proof. :PAh..but is it "human" proof   ;D |
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even the so called rabbit proof plants didn't go untouched 
;D
