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Uncovered a rabbit nest iin my half-barrel planter
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 |
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