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"Sue in Western Maine" wrote:

Good question whether that burrow is a woodchuck or a rabbit den. There
are rabbits as pets that easily go 14 -18 lbs, and those back legs on a
rabbit can dig pretty darn well!

I'm starting to abandon the possibility of it being a woodchuck. I
think Bugs or Peter or Esther (Easter? Get it?) has taken up residence
in my back jungle. I just hope I haven't scared it off by deforesting
some of the area around its burrow.

Do rabbit burrows have multiple entrances like woodchucks'?

In heavy cover, your chances of seeing the 'rodent' really aren't great as
long as there is food in the brush. You may find greater predation in your
yard and garden as "whoever" becomes more bold and hungry, and especially if
there are young in the picture.

Pet Rabbits , even if gone feral, can be easily baited with quartered
apples, fresh carrots ( the carrot greens are favorite grazing treats).
Rabbits willl also follow the scent of their solid waste to return to their
home hutch, so if the owners were composting their rabbit waste, some of
that in or around the Hav a Hart would be a bonus. A hutch-kept rabbit
will not be spooked by a metal Hav a Hart trap, will think it is 'Home".

OTOH if it is a 'chuck, the carrots and apples will be perfectly good bait
too.

Good luck!

Thanks, Sue! Actually I'm considering putting out rabbitty food in a
place I can see on a regular basis, hoping to lure it out into the open.
I'm always buying more greens etc. than I can eat, so I can spare a
little for the critter. Carrot tops are a good idea.

I don't think this was a hutch-kept rabbit but rather a house pet. It
may be operating on instincts alone right now. There are wild rabbits
somewhere around these parts, so I hope this one has been neutered,
particularly if it's female. I am *not* adding rabbits to my current
menagerie, despite the fact that I'm a total sucker for baby animals.
*sigh* That's how I moved from three cats to four.

Priscilla
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