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Q: How to get rid of rabbits?
I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am
selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie i have a pair of harris hawks that live in the trees by my house that do the job for me |
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 09:04:15 -0700, c_kubie wrote:
My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? Use a head of lettuce, and a 12-gauge. Then relocate them to the dumpster. -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 |
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The shotgun may work.
I can duct tape the lettuce to the end of the barrel and sit behind a cactus waiting like Wile E. Coyote holding a string that is tied to the trigger. Usually anything involving produce and shotguns don't mix. That's why I avoid vegetables. C_kubie |
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Hire Elmor Fudd, he'll get those wascally wabbits.
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On Wed, 18 May 2005 09:10:43 -0700, "Charles Spitzer"
wrote: wrote in message roups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie i have a pair of harris hawks that live in the trees by my house that do the job for me Fire ants. In the old days, I could hardly drive a mile without seeing a living or dead (road kill) rabbit - both jacks and cotton tails. Since the fire ants invaded, I've driven for thousands of miles in the rural southwest without seeing a single live or dead rabbit. Same goes for terrapins. Used to be that you couldn't raise a garden because the terrapins would eat everything and the hiways were littered with their shells. But it has now been over 15 years since I've spotted a single shell. I'm sure that many varities are now extinction or near extinction. So shake a bottle of live fireants near the hole and the rabbits will disappear. |
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Where are you buying fire ants?
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Moving rabits is like moving squirrels. More come back in.
Same with killing em off. My Dad had a friend, one time, who got tired of the squirrel in his bird feed. Shot the squirrel. And then shot the one who moved in, and the one after that. He gave up after the 300th squirrel. -- Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org www.mormons.com wrote in message oups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie |
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What is wrong with rabbits....are they causing any significant damage? I'm
not expert, but what about just learning to live with them and maybe plant some bushes that the rabbits won't chomp away at? Some potential home buyers might even see the presence of rabbits as a plus. They are likeable creatures and not rodents. J. |
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wrote in message o ups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? mothballs |
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Hey!....How about placing an upside-down hat outside the hole, with some
carrots in it, and when the rabbits hop into the hat to eat the carrots, say abracadabra and then snap your fingers! Sorry, I know this wasn't the sort of answer you were looking for. J. |
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In article .com,
wrote: I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) At the risk of upsetting certain people, rabbits are pretty tasty. A pellet gun or a wrist rocket, a sharp knife (see below) and a roasting pan is all you need. -Frank -- fwarner1-at-franksknives-dot-com Here's some of my work: http://www.franksknives.com/ |
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 14:03:11 -0700, Frank J Warner wrote:
At the risk of upsetting certain people, rabbits are pretty tasty. A pellet gun or a wrist rocket, a sharp knife (see below) and a roasting pan is all you need. Some olive oil and herbs are nice additions, too. -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 |
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At the risk of upsetting certain people, rabbits are pretty tasty. A
pellet gun or a wrist rocket, a sharp knife (see below) and a roasting pan is all you need. But it's DUCK SEASON! |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie Catch them in a large towel and beat them with a hammer. |
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"Kathy" wrote in message ... wrote in message o ups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? mothballs How do you get their little legs spread apart? |
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 04:15:14 +0000, Oscar_Lives wrote:
Suggestions? Catch them in a large towel and beat them with a hammer. LOL! Which would be better, a ballpeen hammer or a claw hammer? -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 |
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Oscar_Lives wrote:
Catch them in a large towel and beat them with a hammer. Oooh, that reminds me of jackrabbit drives back in the 50s... |
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OK, i'll bite. What the hell was a jackrabbit drive in the 50's?
Solution to problem is sell the house to elmer fudd. -- Remove the obvious to reply. Experienced and reliable Concrete Finishing and Synthetic Stucco application in the GTA. "Duane Bozarth" wrote in message ... Oscar_Lives wrote: Catch them in a large towel and beat them with a hammer. Oooh, that reminds me of jackrabbit drives back in the 50s... |
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Hair clippings, your own or especially some combed off your dog or cat. Put
it on the ground near the plants you want to preserve and they will leave it alone. I learned this from a garden show on PBS or HGTV so I can't directly speak to its effectiveness but it sounds pretty low impact if it does work. Leave the lawn untreated, the rabbits will keep it self mowing. I doubt your hairy enough to cover the yard but if you had a dog like mine, obtaining hair is not a problem. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. If so, make an opening and they will move out in a couple weeks. Around my house, the cat takes care of the problem whether I like it or not. If the rabbit is big enough, the cat might just make friends instead. wrote in message oups.com... I just found a small rabbit hole with about 5 bunnies around. I am selling the house soon and I don't want them around. They are right in the center of a bed of tulips. My only idea is relocation... Drop a bucket over them and relocate them off in a forest perserve Suggestions? (can use previous suggestions of electrocution and cat/dog) C_kubie |
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"Dan C" wrote in message news On Sat, 21 May 2005 04:15:14 +0000, Oscar_Lives wrote: Suggestions? Catch them in a large towel and beat them with a hammer. LOL! Which would be better, a ballpeen hammer or a claw hammer? -- If you're not on the edge, you're taking up too much space. Linux Registered User #327951 A Jack(rabbit) Hammer, what else. |
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