Page 1 of 1

Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:18 am
by caroljoyce
This morning I saw a rabbit scampering about on my lawn. I've seen it a few time in the past week or so.
What I'm wondering is: Will it do any harm to my plants - Should I discourage it?

How do I discourage it? I don't want to kill/trap the poor thing. It looks so happy.

What would you do?

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:36 am
by widget
Think it will eat some of your plants, depends what you have,

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:37 am
by laurie53
Rabbits will eat most green things, Carol.

Our pet New Zealand White had the run of the garden, and we never had t mo the lawn, except for his toilet area (they keep to a set place).

He absolutely loved garlic!

We had a wild one in the garden a few years ago. A neighbour caught it and took it to some nearby farmland, but this may not be practical for you.

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 9:40 am
by widget
Keeping Squirrels Out of the Garden

By Julie Martens.
Remove what attracts them. The sight and smell of fallen fruit, nuts, and seeds can lure squirrels to your yard for feeding. ...
Repel them. Search online and you'll find many recipes for repelling squirrels. ...
Distract them. ...
Scare them. ...
Exclude them. ...
Protect your harvest. ...
Cover bare soil.

They also say a dog or cat will scare them.

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:05 am
by Monika
Rabbits do a lot of damage to plants, Carole. Unless this is a domestic rabbit which has escaped, there will be plenty more close by and could pose quite a threat to your garden.

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 10:30 am
by Andere Richtingen
A friend who lives on the Suffolk coast has her garden regularly invaded by rabbits who live in the grassland nearby. From sad experience, she knows that absolutely EVERYTHING in the garden has to be protected with wire mesh or heavy netting. The place looks like a bizarre sort of war zone which, in a way, I suppose it is. Bunnies v Veg!

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:15 pm
by caroljoyce
How can I get rid of it?


Anybody - PLEASE!!

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 12:16 pm
by caroljoyce
widget wrote:Keeping Squirrels Out of the Garden

By Julie Martens.
Remove what attracts them. The sight and smell of fallen fruit, nuts, and seeds can lure squirrels to your yard for feeding. ...
Repel them. Search online and you'll find many recipes for repelling squirrels. ...
Distract them. ...
Scare them. ...
Exclude them. ...
Protect your harvest. ...
Cover bare soil.

They also say a dog or cat will scare them.



Are rabbits the same as squirrels?

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 2:44 pm
by widget
Sorry Carol, age related problem, getting me animals mixed up.
:hide: :groaner:
But rabbits do eat a lot of plants, keep shooing it away, are you sure it is not an escape pet? normally there are more than one.

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 5:51 pm
by Monika

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Tue May 15, 2018 7:37 pm
by laurie53
caroljoyce wrote:How can I get rid of it?


Anybody - PLEASE!!


I take it you mean humanely.

Trap and release is best.

You could try a cat - scarer. Some of them are adjustable. One of these might work

www.primrose.co.uk/-p-402.html?adtype=p ... bChMIt_LLr

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 6:57 am
by caroljoyce
Thanks laurie - that could be just what I'm looking for.

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 11:53 am
by Penny
Hope you get the problem sorted soon Carol. cheers Penny

Re: Through my window...

PostPosted: Wed May 16, 2018 8:38 pm
by laurie53
caroljoyce wrote:Thanks laurie - that could be just what I'm looking for.


The instructions are not of the finest Carol. Set both controls to the mid position as a base line, and experiment.

If rabbits are like cats it may take a few days but it will eventually stop coming.