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[2009] Help! Rabbits are destroying our lawn! Solutions???

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Lots of rabbits feed on our lawn due to huge bushes in our neighbor's yard where they all live. Because of their waste, our lawn in very brown and dying in several large patches, despite regular watering.

Would statues of cats work?

I really have no ideas and we are not open to getting a REAL cat.

If anyone has suggestions I would be so appreciative!

Cheers,
Janna
 
Julia Child

Julia Child's cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" has a great receipe for braised rabbit. I highly recommend it.:whoopie:

[And no, rabbit doesn't taste like chicken - the French love it.]
 
applegirl said:
Lots of rabbits feed on our lawn due to huge bushes in our neighbor's yard where they all live. Because of their waste, our lawn in very brown and dying in several large patches, despite regular watering.

Would statues of cats work?

I really have no ideas and we are not open to getting a REAL cat.

If anyone has suggestions I would be so appreciative!

Cheers,
Janna
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Borrow somebody's dog for a week!?
 
Wonder if they would go into a squirrel cage? We catch squirrels and release them in parks miles away. Would a motion light scare them at night? Animals don't like moth balls, but sounds like you would need too many. Human hair also is supposed to deter animals. Net fencing may be the only way to stop them. Good luck. At least rabbits don't get in the attic [why we relocate squirrels].
 
Google came up with this:

Fungicides that contain the chemical Thiram are an excellent form of non-lethal rabbit repellent and control. Thiram is positively revolting to rabbits and they will usually leave any plants sprayed with Thiram well enough alone. Application of this fungicide is relatively simple. You simply spray it on the plants that you don’t want the rabbits to eat. Problem is, it can only be used on ornamental plants because of its toxicity, and it requires multiple treatments between rains or every two weeks, whichever comes first.


Could you use it around the bushes?
 
I've used blood meal fertilizer with some success, but it was mostly around a small area (like my tulips), not a whole lawn.

Perhaps you could entice a fox to move into the neighborhood? They are fantastic at keeping the rabbit population down.

Kurt
 
A colleague told me that to keep deer away from his wife's roses, he went out every night for a week and peed around them. No more deer. I dunno if it works for rabbits... could be worth a try.
 
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Talent312 said:
A colleague told me that to keep deer away from his wife's roses, he went out evert night for a week and peed around them. No more deer. I dunno if it works for rabbits... could be worth a try.
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One big risk here (depending on where one lives) is that you'd want to make sure you don't offend anyone and get yourself in trouble for "indecent exposure" which in some instances could require one to register as a sex offender. Probably not too likely on private property, but you never know.
 
where is elmer fud when you need him ?
 
Thank you all so much for the ideas! Theresa, thank you for googling and finding about Thiram, but I'm not sure I can spray my whole lawn every couple of weeks. Plus with watering several times a week right now, I don't think it would last. Great idea though if it's for a few bushes or flowers!

We have coyotes around here, but they must be lazy.

I'm afraid the picture of the daisy rifle might be our best bet. Hate to do that but I want my lawn back!!!!

Thanks again for all the feedback!

(The peeing suggestions, although they probably work, were pretty funny!)

Janna
 
Hey Janna!

My thought is are you able to fence them out? A 2 foot tall welded wire fence on the side of your yard that borders the neighbors would be your best bet. Rabbits are survivors. You must learn their behavior.

Another idea is a motion activated sprinker. Set it at their height in the direction they come and they should look for another place to go.

Cheers!
 
elmer_fudd_bugs_bunny.jpg
 
My father is a master gardener and he recommends going to Tractor Supply and getting a spray called Liquid Fence. I have deer and rabbits and I spray my plants and yard with this and it keeps the in the other lots. I still have a few plants that they just cannot resist.
 
The recommendation for a dog is spot on! We moved into a house that had bunnies in the yard, include a nest. Within a week, they flew the coop and we haven't seen hyde nor hare of them :)
 
Learn to love rabits!

Rabits are cute. Become a rabit watcher!
 
I have not heard of liquid fence. I will have to look into that. Also, I had not thought of simply putting a small fence along the property line. This would be totally doable, except that all they have to do is go down by the mailbox where the fence would end and come around the end. Do you think they are that smart? The fence might actually work.

I will have to have my husband read this thread and see what we come up with.

Thanks for these great ideas!!!!

Janna
 
applegirl said:
I have not heard of liquid fence. I will have to look into that. Also, I had not thought of simply putting a small fence along the property line. This would be totally doable, except that all they have to do is go down by the mailbox where the fence would end and come around the end. Do you think they are that smart? The fence might actually work.

I will have to have my husband read this thread and see what we come up with.

Thanks for these great ideas!!!!

Janna
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I don't know Janna. I'm completely fenced and we have them. We also have squirrels. My DH parks his work truck outside of the garage and the squirrels have eaten through the wiring for the cruise control and A/C...which concerns me because my boat is out back as well as a travel trailer.

We catch squirrels in the trap but there are always more. And Rabbits...well it's true what they say-they just multiply. I have two dogs who love to chase both the rabbits and the squirrels and occasionally get one-but it's not enough.

Liquid fence, I am going to have to google. Wonder if it's harmful to dogs?

I'm looking forward to winter...they seem to disappear then....
 
applegirl said:
I have not heard of liquid fence. I will have to look into that. Also, I had not thought of simply putting a small fence along the property line. This would be totally doable, except that all they have to do is go down by the mailbox where the fence would end and come around the end. Do you think they are that smart? The fence might actually work.



Janna
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I think they are just as likely to tunnel under it as go around it.
 
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