Plague of rabbits

Percival P. Cassidy · 2008-08-09T19:10:55+00:00

What is an acceptable way of getting rid of rabbits from a residential lot bordering a cornfield and a "mini-zoo"?When we saw them running around our yard, they seemed cute at first. Now we find they are burrowing under our shed, which I has a slight list -- but I don't know whether that is the result of the burrowing or whether it has always been that way without my noticing before.Back on the farm in UK many decades ago, my father used two approaches:(a) A commercially available (at that time) product, "Cymag," containing a significant percentage of sodium cyanide (in 7lb cans!). Plug up all the holes but one, dump in some of this stuff, then plug the last hole. It reacted with the moisture in the soil to generate hydrogen cyanide gas, which made short work of the furry little darlings. Somehow I cannot imagine this being readily available in my local garden store (and it was banned in the EU with effect from the end of 2004).Or(b) A ferret with a collar and leash. I'm not so sure about that one either. Hungry ferret disappeared down the hole. Unhungry ferret emerged from hole.My father had a double-12 shot gun too, but he didn't waste it on rabbits.What is a socially acceptable remedy in this enlightened age?Perce

Plague of rabbits

Aug 09, 2008 28 Replies

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Lou 17 years ago

Have you tried just sprinkling pepper on the area that you don't want rabbits? They don't like the smell.

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Jim Yanik 17 years ago

aemeijers wrote in news:H%qnk.152590$ snipped-for-privacy@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net:

one person's pet is another person's pest..... ;-)

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Dick Adams 17 years ago

Great idea.

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John Gilmer 17 years ago

Rural stores often sell a "gopher bomb" which generates good quanties of CO gas. You light it and toss it down the hole.

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Dick Adams 17 years ago

Rabbits are a worldwide agriculturial plague especially in OZ.

An Aussie was telling me squirrels were cute until I explained to him squirrels were nothing more than rabbits who live in trees

Dick

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Jerry - OHIO 17 years ago

Hide the carrots !!

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Jerry - OHIO 17 years ago

Hide the carrots !!

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Jerry - OHIO 17 years ago

Put a hose on your tail pipe and put in the the hole ,I got rid of a ground hog that way. Jerry

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news 17 years ago

I have a small dog that just loves chasing rabbits. They run him ragged, but he loves it.

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