Those Pesky Wabbits!!!

[Dave Coulier]

I do alot of carpentry work around my house. And I do alot of landscaping work as well. I love to work around my house. I even like to work 'in' my house. Now it seems like I have a Full House!...OF RABBITS!!!

I've been planting some new grass seed because rabbits come in to my yard and eat my lawn. At first I thought the bare spots were because of my dog, but then one morning around 5AM I saw 2 rabbits eating my lawn. As soon as I opened the back door, they fled. I've tried putting wire screen around the entire yard, closing any gaps in the wooden fence and still...every morning...RABBITS!!!

I've tried coyote urine, sprayed around the perimeter. I've tried the wire screen. I've tried to motivate my yellow lab, Ranger, to chase them away, but all he seems to want to do is this: http://www.davecoulier.tv/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=17

So, how the heck do I get these cute, little varmints to stop eating my lawn? Any suggestions? I'm all ears...rabbit ears!!!

I'm turning in to Elmer Fudd!!! What's next?

http://www.davecoulier.tv/forum/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=360

[gwilhelm56]

Fox, Coyote, Human Urine.. Add in ... TABASCO SAUCE, add equal amount of WATER, then spray over EVERYTHING in just perimeter.. repeat weekly .. Soon the little buggers will be trained to eat ..elsewhere.
I have no rabbits, mice, even the Snakes are gone (as the rest of the food has gone elsewhere)

[LisaT]

These ideas are suggested by 'howtodothings'.com..."Getting rid of rabbits":




Dried blood meal. It sounds a little gruesome, but it's quite effective in deterring rabbits. Dried blood meal is a by-product of the meat-packing industry and can be found in any gardening center. Sprinkle some around each of the plants in your garden -- or sprinkle it around the entire border of your garden, if you like. Rabbits don't like the smell, and will usually stay away. The dried blood meal will have to be reapplied after you water your garden or after every rain shower.

[LisaT]

Next...


Traps. You can place humane traps (also called catch-and-release traps) around the edges of your garden. Bait them with a bit of the produce that the rabbits find so irresistible. When you release the rabbits, do so at least five miles away from your garden. Otherwise, all you've done is given the rabbits a bit of exercise, which will undoubtedly make them even hungrier when they find their way back to your garden!

[LisaT]

http://www.critter-repellent.com/rabbit/how-to-get-rid-of-rabbits.php

[LisaT]

If nothing works, you could embrace the little darlings!
Start a side business, selling their adorable fluffy offspring!

[LisaT]

More gross suggestions:


Rabbit Repellent
Cow Manure

Although you may not be too excited about this idea, some say this rabbit repellent is extremely effective. Mix cow manure with water until it becomes rather soupy. Pour it directly over plants you want protected, as well as around the perimeter of the garden.

Dried Blood

Just like with deer, dried blood fertilizer is a very good rabbit repellent. Mix 1/2 tablespoon of dried blood in 1 gallon of water. Spray the mixture on plants and shrubs.

Marigolds

Planting marigolds also has been known to keep rabbits away from the garden.

[LisaT]

And finally, you can play that guy "DR GLADSTONE"--the one who sucked an egg into a bottle---by concocting THIS:


If fencing is impractical, or damage is so slight that it is not cost effective, small plots and individual plants can be protected with a homemade repellent. To make the repellent you need one whole spanish onion, one jalepeno pepper and one tablespoon of cayenne pepper. Chop up the onion and pepper.
Mix together and boil in two quarts of water for about 20 minutes. Let cool and then strain water through a cheesecloth into a container. Using a garden sprayer, spray any area outside where rabbits are being a nuisance. The process may have to be carried out for a period of two weeks to assure success. The mixture is non-toxic and safe. It will not harm the animals but will succeed in keeping them away.

[LadyK2]

Well Hunny Bunny ;) I looked it up and here are a few ideas :D

We have found that putting moth balls around and in the garden to help with the deer and rabbits eating our plants. We put them in the rows, between the plants and the smell keeps them out of the garden. When it rains we have to put more out because the rain dissolves them. Or crush them and sprinkle all over your yard.

1) Rabbit and deer repellent: Blend well two to three eggs. Pour into it a gallon of water. Spray plants. Holds for about two weeks unless rain washes it off. Re-spray as often as needed. Works well in Carolina and California. I’ve done it in both places.

2) Deer and rabbit fence: Available commercially. It is a 6-foot wire that has small mesh at bottom and larger mesh at top. Drive in 10-foot “T” posts with a post pounder. Attach “deer and rabbit” wire, plus two strands of barbless wire at top to make it 8 feet high. This does the trick well. Eight-foot gates are easy to construct using elbows, Ts, pipe and wire. We just fenced in five acres.

Hope you have a HOPPY ending to the hair raising problem of bunnies ... ;)

LadyK2

[Scarlet]

Well...I wouldn´t try to get rid of the rabbits like that...
There´s more to this situation than just rabbits eating your grass, there´s something going on with THEM. Dave, where do they come from?? I don´t know where you live, how´s the area and if it´s common to find rabbits there, but if they are coming to your yard, it´s probably because they can´t find food where they live. This means they are either living at the wrong place, or someone´s destroying their habitat. The best solution in my opinion would be to call the ASPCA or some kind of Animal Protection to investigate why they are coming. They will also take care of the rabbits in a proper way. They´ll probably take the rabbits to a zoo or somewhere where they are protected. ;)

[LisaT]

I can see Dave now, spending his Saturday making phone calls, brewing concoctions, putting up more fences.....

Man, I hope SOMETHING here can help you!

[LisaT]

Heres Dave, getting the repellant ready to apply...

[Lemonpoptart]

Hi Dave. Sweetie, my hubby is sitting here with me, and we say NO on the moth balls. What if Ranger was to eat one?? You know as well as we do, labs will eat anything. We have a lab ourselves!!

Now.... your bunny problem. Mark says you need to find the burrow under the fence. They are digging in somehow, somewhere. Probably in some hedges//bushes close to the fence. Spray the urine into the hole itself, and put fencing around that area. (some type of containment around the burrow). About that urine... ummm... it'll only work if it's fresh. :p

You can get some humane traps from the humane society. With traps, you'll have to use fresh veggies as bait. Then you can release them in Saget's yard. ;) :D

Good luck Sweets!! :)

[DaveCoulierFan]

I do alot of carpentry work around my house. And I do alot of landscaping work as well. I love to work around my house. I even like to work 'in' my house. Now it seems like I have a Full House!...OF RABBITS!!!

I've been planting some new grass seed because rabbits come in to my yard and eat my lawn. At first I thought the bare spots were because of my dog, but then one morning around 5AM I saw 2 rabbits eating my lawn. As soon as I opened the back door, they fled. I've tried putting wire screen around the entire yard, closing any gaps in the wooden fence and still...every morning...RABBITS!!!

I've tried coyote urine, sprayed around the perimeter. I've tried the wire screen. I've tried to motivate my yellow lab, Ranger, to chase them away, but all he seems to want to do is this: http://www.davecoulier.tv/forum/vbtube_show.php?do=tube&tubeid=17

So, how the heck do I get these cute, little varmints to stop eating my lawn? Any suggestions? I'm all ears...rabbit ears!!!

I'm turning in to Elmer Fudd!!! What's next?

http://www.davecoulier.tv/forum/picture.php?albumid=1&pictureid=360

Yea, that's it Dave... imitate elmer fudd & go rabbit huntin...:D

My uncle gets worse problems then that though... every once in awhile he gets moles digging around in his yard and I think there more of a nuisance than rabbits...

Maybe you should grow a garden fo the rabbits to eat so they will leave the rest of your yard alone, eh?;)

Good Luck on your Rabbit issues....

- Paige

[Lisaloo73]

I think I have the perfect solution....Just put up a big sign in your yard that says, "NO RABBITS ALLOWED!!"

[Lemonpoptart]

I think I have the perfect solution....Just put up a big sign in your yard that says, "NO RABBITS ALLOWED!!"

Suppose they are non English speaking??? ;) :p

[colleen schultz newman]

Cayenne Pepper or Red Pepper and buy lots of it! Try that, it worked on our squirrels! We have tons in Roseville and I'm sure you know that being from St. Clair Shores!

[LisaT]

I can hardly wait to see how this dilemma plays out!!!
Dave-- make sure you keep us posted!!!!

[Scarlet]

Is it just me who would love to have these creatures running on my yard??? I really wouldn´t care lol

Once, during summer, a female frog showed up at the yard of our beach house. She kept coming day after day, until I finally adopted her LOL I was about 9 years old...

[cbeyer]

That is cool you adopted her Scarlet. I probably would have done the same thing. We used to have rabbits in my parents backyard as well. There were about three or four of them that would always be there during the spring and the summer. There were also little baby rabbits which were cute. I think my parents tried Moth balls to get rid of them at one point. Of course we had no pets at the time though.

[FHF Forever]

Yea, that's it Dave... imitate elmer fudd & go rabbit huntin...:D

aww I was going to say that! lol

It could work! :D

[LisaT]

Well?? Dave??

[Lemonpoptart]

Here in the South.... we grew up in a rural area. Bunnies came up every night to feast in our garden and eat the blueberries off of our blueberry bushes. My Mom's solution? A bigger garden, and more blueberry bushes!! Her reasoning??
"That way, there's enough for the them and us!" :D

[Scarlet]

Here in the South.... we grew up in a rural area. Bunnies came up every night to feast in our garden and eat the blueberries off of our blueberry bushes. My Mom's solution? A bigger garden, and more blueberry bushes!! Her reasoning??
"That way, there's enough for the them and us!" :D

Love it!!! There´s always room for one more...and one more...and one more.... hahaha
I love animals, so i really don´t mind and I totally understand the reason why they show up on your gardens and ruin your grass and your flowers. maybe that´s why I can´t get mad at them. I just wouldn´t like to have spiders and scorpions in my house.... unless the scorpions were the BAND LOL

[TinkDncr82]

I say work with the rabbits...start charging to have Easter photos taken in your back yard with all the bunnies ;)

[Paula T]

Next...


Traps. You can place humane traps (also called catch-and-release traps) around the edges of your garden. Bait them with a bit of the produce that the rabbits find so irresistible. When you release the rabbits, do so at least five miles away from your garden. Otherwise, all you've done is given the rabbits a bit of exercise, which will undoubtedly make them even hungrier when they find their way back to your garden!

I've used these traps for pesky squirrels that like attics. They work "Weally" well. It's the same rule for squirrels regarding the amount of miles to relocate them (find a nice park about 5 miles away.) The only thing with traps is that you have to check them frequently. Animals don't like being someplace that they can't get out of so they can knock themselves senseless by banging into the sides of the cage. The less time they spend in them the better.

[LisaT]

I guess that means youre not trying to get rid of them, are you?

They must be interesting, not bothersome?!

[Scarlet]

I get all kinds of wild life in my backyard. There is a creek that runs by my house as well as bamboo in my backyard. Right now there is a groundhound living next to the creek. There have been a lot of rabbit. There has been possum, owls, deer, fox, some kind of crane looking bird, a wild turkey, hawks, squirrels

I guess you don´t visit the zoo very much since you´ve got your own lol

[Scarlet]

oh yes, you gotta be careful with the coyotes then!

Unlike many people think, her ein Brazil we don´t have wild animals close to where people live. In the cities you´ll only find cats and dogs on the streets, unfortunately, many people think they don´t deserve a good life, so they are found often mistreated on the streets.
Those who live on the countryside may have horses, cows, hens, goats...but that´s it. No monkeys, no snakes, no alligators walking around like many people think hehe

[Scarlet]

Hey Dave, i was cleaning up my pc, deleting some old files and I found this and thought of you lol

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a334/Scarlet_123/blinkies/petblink40.gif

[Lisaloo73]

http://www.davecoulier.tv/forum/picture.php?albumid=49&pictureid=448

Hey, get off of Dave's lawn you pesky wabbit!

[Scarlet]

I hope Dave is not having any troubles with this kind of wabbits:

[Scarlet]

Those are big rabbits.

Actually, you can find them on google as " giant rabbits" haha

[TinkDncr82]

Haha!!