Posted on 08/05/2010 8:42:35 AM PDT by SMARTY
I had to replant and replant the beans. I was told you could sprinkle red-pepper flakes and other non-bunny-pleasing substances around to save the plants, but I found I couldn't deter the bunnies in any way whatsoever. I finally saved a planting by covering them with a row cover (in my case, some old sheets) until they had developed big leaves, which the epicurian bunnies consider "past their prime" and wrinkle their cute little noses at in disdain.
In the case of the squash plants, they actually did us a favor by eating 16 out of 20 new plants, because the 4 plants thats survived are continuously pregnant with more squash than we can deal with.
I agree with the folks that say if it's been dry, you can give the cute li'l fuzzballs some water. Or as my husband mentioned, nice juicy apples...
I also agree with those who say it's almost certainly not "a" bunny. They acquire spouses by impressive powers of irresistable, magnetic personal attraction; then they do what God says to do in Genesis.
If you want to tame him a little by giving him snacks, fine, but realize that the tamer he becomes, the more vunerable to dangers he becomes (dogs, cats, cars).
I tell you these things because I have an abundant supply of wild critters in my yard and have had my share of heartaches in connection with them. If you want to tame something, you better be prepared to take it inside and care for it totally.
I have been told, “never harvest a rabbit during months that don’t have an ‘R’ in its name (April, May, June, July or August) due to worms or some other such parasite.”
Thanks, everyone. I guess I will not be feeding him.
I don’t see any others and he is so small I wonder if he is an orphan.
We do have raccoons around this year.
Do you have some escargot ?
I have a bunch of bunnies living around my house.
The ate up all of the dandelions quickly and then moved on to grass.
They are all fat and healthy, I wouldn’t worry about feeding him.
I have two rescued rabbits that “showed up” at my home.
75% of a rabbit’s daily diet should be HAY. Timothy Hay is fine. They can have about a 1/4 cup of pellets per bunny a day. The other 25% of their diet should be fresh greens(dark greens but not a lot of spinach...too much iron) and no lettuce or carrots. Carrots only occasionally as a treat...they have a lot of sugar in them. Italian Parsley is better than the regular parsley, brussel sprouts, Bok Choy, mint, ciantro, dark leafy veggies like Kale, Collard Greens, etc. They love yogurt and bananas, but they should only be a once a month treat. Bunnies have a serious sweet tooth which is bad for their digestive tract. They are considered exotic animals, so if bunny gets sick you’d have to find a vet that sees bunnies. You can trim their nails like you would a cat and can put advantage on them for the fleas. Dosage is by weight like a cat also.
Lots of fresh water. Hay 24/7 since they like to lay in it and poop in it. They eat their first poop of the day because there are some minerals in it that is good for them. They love to use a litter box but get the litter pellets for bunnies since they eat litter.
That’s it. They are fairly cheap to feed if you plan to give the little darlin’ a home. If he goes to the shelter, chances are he/she will be euthanized. If you keep it, get it spayed/neutered. They get cancers if you don’t.
You mean little slimy, crawly things?
THAT’S the plan
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