On Jun 7, 11:07*am, "Nelly Wensdow" wrote:
Just discovered them while trying to put in some big Coleus. What on earth
made them think it was a good place for a nest up off the ground, and what,
if anything, should I do? I don't want them in there. Will the mother move
them for me? Abandon them? What if I do (or don't) cover them back up? I'm
not sure if I hit one with my hand spade or not.

They're so widdle, I don't really want to kill them...at least not until
they start eating up all my plants, as they always do. We've already got a
ton of 'em around here, living underneath a shed out back. (And we're not
allowed to shoot them. In fact, it's illegal to even throw a snowball in
this town. Literally.)

Any suggestions?

How's about moving them not too far away and let their mom to find
them? Their mom should not be too far away, and she might be watching
you when you were approaching the nest. If you move her babies
several feet away, she will understand that this is a dangerous place
to build a nest, and probably will move elsewhere. You may not want
to stay there and watch; otherwise, she may be scared away and defeats
the purpose, or she may intentionally run pass right in front of you
to try to attrack you away from her nest - either way, you may not
want to stay around. Stay away and let her to collect her kids.

I personally don't hate rabbits and perfer to co-exist with them.
They are quite harmless _as_long_as_ you have fenced in your vegetable
garden.

Jay Chan