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Bunnies Not So Cute Anymore
Hi All,
We recently moved to a new house in an area near Sacramento, CA where jackrabbits and bunnies are common. At first, we thought they were cute, hopping around our dirt yard and munching on the wild grass. We have just finished landscaping the yard at considerable expense, and the bunnies have already eaten dozens of the 1-gallon plants and groundcover, probably several hundred dollars worth in a few days. We've done a web search on the many "remedies" to keep rabbits away, including planting marigolds (they ate every bit of them). Pepper sprinkled on the plants doesn't phase them--the other day, a bunny knocked on the door and asked if we had any salt to go along with the pepper. Many of the so-called bunny-resistant plants aren't suitable in our climate. We don't have an outdoor dog or cat to chase them away. Our latest idea is to install chicken wire at the perimeter fencing, which is the ornamental iron style with 4-inch spaces between bars. How high should the wire be? I was thinking around 12-18" high, with a few inches buried below dirt level. To jump the wire, they would have to jump between the bars of the fence. I don't want to put up anything too elaborate or conspicuous, since our homeowners association might frown upon it. Ideas? Thanx, Keybored |
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Key Bored wrote:
Hi All, We recently moved to a new house in an area near Sacramento, CA where jackrabbits and bunnies are common. At first, we thought they were cute, hopping around our dirt yard and munching on the wild grass. We have just finished landscaping the yard at considerable expense, and the bunnies have already eaten dozens of the 1-gallon plants and groundcover, probably several hundred dollars worth in a few days. We've done a web search on the many "remedies" to keep rabbits away, including planting marigolds (they ate every bit of them). Pepper sprinkled on the plants doesn't phase them--the other day, a bunny knocked on the door and asked if we had any salt to go along with the pepper. Many of the so-called bunny-resistant plants aren't suitable in our climate. We don't have an outdoor dog or cat to chase them away. Our latest idea is to install chicken wire at the perimeter fencing, which is the ornamental iron style with 4-inch spaces between bars. How high should the wire be? I was thinking around 12-18" high, with a few inches buried below dirt level. To jump the wire, they would have to jump between the bars of the fence. I don't want to put up anything too elaborate or conspicuous, since our homeowners association might frown upon it. Ideas? Thanx, Keybored I made the mistake of not killing the cute lit'l bunny I saw in my yard early this spring. He wasn't hurting anything, so I left him alone. A month later, Bunny ate my garden. Eventually I managed to shoot him with my pellet gun. That's probably what you'll have to do too. A pitchfork would work if you don't have a pellet gun, but it's not that easy to get close enough. HOA's tend to frown on .22's, but if you use CB's they might not hear it. Or maybe you can rent a little terrier dog or a 15 pound tomcat for a week or so... Bob |
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You can Havaheart trap them and transplant them to more upscale
neighborhoods. Or spray Hot Pepper Wax on the plants now and then. That doesn't prevent the first bite, of course. http://www.hotpepperwax.com/ -- Ron Hardin On the internet, nobody knows you're a jerk. |
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In article , Key Bored
wrote: Hi All, We recently moved to a new house in an area near Sacramento, CA where jackrabbits and bunnies are common. At first, we thought they were cute, hopping around our dirt yard and munching on the wild grass. We have just finished landscaping the yard at considerable expense, and the bunnies have already eaten dozens of the 1-gallon plants and groundcover, probably several hundred dollars worth in a few days. We've done a web search on the many "remedies" to keep rabbits away, including planting marigolds (they ate every bit of them). Pepper sprinkled on the plants doesn't phase them--the other day, a bunny knocked on the door and asked if we had any salt to go along with the pepper. Many of the so-called bunny-resistant plants aren't suitable in our climate. We don't have an outdoor dog or cat to chase them away. Our latest idea is to install chicken wire at the perimeter fencing, which is the ornamental iron style with 4-inch spaces between bars. How high should the wire be? I was thinking around 12-18" high, with a few inches buried below dirt level. To jump the wire, they would have to jump between the bars of the fence. I don't want to put up anything too elaborate or conspicuous, since our homeowners association might frown upon it. Ideas? Thanx, Keybored ' I had the same problem. I bought fox urine and put it in plastic containers for "predator pee." The scent scared the bunnies, and they were gone. |
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dd wrote in message t...
' I had the same problem. I bought fox urine and put it in plastic containers for "predator pee." The scent scared the bunnies, and they were gone. I am getting ready to use this for nightly visits from skunks. It's fairly costly so it's encouraging to get some report that it works on small animals. |
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