In article , Charlie wrote:

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:11:49 -0700, Tater wrote:

We have some rabbits eating some of the plants in our garden. any good
deternts?

we like the bunnies, and prefer them to be here, and eat somethign
besides our garden. it's not like there isnt 1000 other plants out
there for them

Study up on rabbits a bit, and they are not so likeable.

Rabbits *may* be cute, but they are The Enemy, as much as the bug
hoard.

Rabbits harbor tapeworms, fleas, and tularemia, caused by a bacterium,
Francisella tularensis, transmitted to humans by insects or ticks.

Wild rabbits are not your friends, nor your pet's friends, nor your
gardens friends.

And they breed like, well, rabbits.

They destroy young trees, shrubs, infest your yard and garden with
fleas, may give your cat, or dog, tapeworms and fleas when your cat, or
dog, catches and eats them, which can then be transmitted to you.

I have my cat on a regular routine of Droncil to eliminate the damn
parasites he gets from them. I keep a Gamo handy to eliminate the ones
he misses, or get too big for him to handle.

Rabbits are an important link in the food chain, but not in your yard
and garden.

Nature is tough, you gotta be as well.

Charlie

Reminds me of an article I just read about reintroducing large predators
buck into the lower 48. Seems with out them, the ecology gets all wacked
and you end up with population booms and collapses. Maybe we run you out
some wolves Charlie;-)

- Billy
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