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Old 19-07-2007, 09:12 AM posted to aus.gardens
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Default The cat problem

"Terryc" wrote in message
Jonno wrote:
Problem is cats also kill rabbits.
So are both a pest and helpful.


lol, not a problem at all.
Cats don't actually kill that many rabbits, if at all.
1% of prey at best


The feral cat we have round here is doing a great job of clearing up the
rabbits. Since the feral has moved into the hay shed, I haven't seen any
rabbits grazing round the sheds. It seems to also go down the warrens on a
regualr basis to clear them out. This feral has already cleaned out a
warren on our creek flats before moving up nearer to the house and farm
sheds so I reckon it's doing much better than 1% of rabbits for prey in its
diet.