Believe me, nothing works at deterring rabbits - you just have to keep them out. They even ate conifers and lavender here! :eek:
Dendrobium, Rabbits are single minded critter's aren't they. We once had a house rabbit, well he came into the extension in the old house and ran free in the garden, but i must admit he kept the grass down - all except for the spot he used for his toilet. He did in his twilight years take a liking to eating the corner of the wall. Full of plaster he was but just had to wait for him to pass it. Smokey his name was, French Cashmere Lop :D
AG, we had a pet one too, in Hemel, found him byt the canal, in the winter, all covered in snow - and we called him Smokey too - can't think why!! (Turned out to be she, but what the heck!) She ate the honeysuckle - so we put empty lemonade bottles round the base of the stems, which worked.....
Hi Dendrobium, Not sure why we called ours Smokey either, he was beige :eek: Rabbits are notoriously difficult to sex, even having been a veterinary nurse i got it wrong. We had 2 rabbits originally, the first one was called Stew (wicked i know), Stew was a she, didn't realise Smokey was a lad until immediately we got him home he started trying to bonk Stew :confused:
We had a rabbit when the boys were kids, our dog was terrified of her, she used to chase the poor thing around the garden. He wasn`t a small dog either. I was the only human she didn`t attack and our old cat was allowed to sleep in the hutch with her. David.
Smokey used to wait til hubby took his work top off in the summer and sit on the sofa then he used to hop on and nip him on the back, Smokey was also partial to a little lager as we found out when he knocked hubbys can over and lapped it up. Got him away from there a.s.a.p.; did you know that alcohol is poisonous to rabbits? There's an idea if you want to get rid of rabbits leave a few cans lying around. Oh the image that brings me :D
Cajary, Hold that thought! Let the rabbits get pissed first, we all know that when humans drink a shedload they eat a kebab or a curry or suchlike therefor the rabbits will do the same, self marinated rabbit and carrots for the pot :D
At any time come rain or shine, I can see 20-30 rabbits in the field next door munching the grass. Major success this weekend, I am removing all the Elderberry in my wooded garden and found a warren UNDER my biggest tree. All entries/exxits now have granite doors, and a few pebbles rolled down ( a long way ) to the bottom of the tunnels...rumble rumble rumble...THUD.! I am going for plastic coated chainlink fence, but my site is half an acre. EEEEEk.! expensive
the little sods invaded and squatted aswell Howard, the least they could do would be to pay rent or at the very least contr5ibute to THEIR food bill, keep 'em under seigebut be ready for a fight, mean ******s rabbits........
Sounds good Paula but what happens when the sing song starts.You might have the squirrels on harmonies as well.
