Sena wrote:
Ragwort... and no.
That's the one! I knew it, but the name just wouldn't come to me.
That'll be Cinnabar moth caterpillars... the moth itself is day-flying and
very pretty.... bright cerise and black.
They're gorgeous, aren't they. They don't seem to actually eat the
plant - or if they do they're not very thorough. My main concern is
that the (almost) feral rabbit will develop a taste for the stuff. I
assume that so far he hasn't, as he's still very much with us...
Ah... you might want to watch out for that. From what I know, it's a
cumulative poison stored in the liver, so even though your bunny is still ok
now, one day out of the blue he might not be
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Sue
Pendragon Hamstery
Portsmouth, Hampshire UK
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