Wild bunny in the garden!
Discussion
Seems we have a new visitor in the garden. Looks to be a young rabbit that must have somehow got between the neigbouring properties fence and ours and into our garden somehow. We have fields near us but it would have been quite a trek between the two opposing fence panels to get in.
Looks well enough and is hopping around munching on my lawn but I am a bit worried about the local cats and not least my dog who loves chasing rabbits (he's not aware it's there yet but as soon as he smells or spots it he'll be desperate to get out and find it!).
Been in the garden a few days now, do I try and catch it (not sure how I'll do this mind!) and return it to the local field? Leave it longer to see if it goes on it's own or do I prepare the pie pot ?
ETA: Wife and daughter obviously want to keep it.
Looks well enough and is hopping around munching on my lawn but I am a bit worried about the local cats and not least my dog who loves chasing rabbits (he's not aware it's there yet but as soon as he smells or spots it he'll be desperate to get out and find it!).
Been in the garden a few days now, do I try and catch it (not sure how I'll do this mind!) and return it to the local field? Leave it longer to see if it goes on it's own or do I prepare the pie pot ?
ETA: Wife and daughter obviously want to keep it.
Edited by ParanoidAndroid on Tuesday 1st May 11:08
if you want to catchit and remove it to a more natural environment then a rug or large towel thrown over it will help you catch it.
just wrap it up, hold the bundle close to your chest and make sure it has an air route then move it to a field etc. nearby.
unravel the rug or whatever and it will leg it away from you.
dont drop it though you can really f
k them up by dropping them!
just wrap it up, hold the bundle close to your chest and make sure it has an air route then move it to a field etc. nearby.
unravel the rug or whatever and it will leg it away from you.
dont drop it though you can really f
k them up by dropping them!Had a look this evening as it had finally stopped raining. It appears to have chewed a big enough hole at the back of my shed to allow it to squeeze underneath and hide in there. I've checked inside the shed and it doesn't appear to be in there so must be getting underneath.
The trouble is it legs it if you so much as step outside when it's there, either back under the shed or between the fence panels. I'll have to see if I can trap it somewhere somehow to allow me to move it back to the field.
The trouble is it legs it if you so much as step outside when it's there, either back under the shed or between the fence panels. I'll have to see if I can trap it somewhere somehow to allow me to move it back to the field.
They can paralyse their back legs if they kick out backwards hard enough.
Strong back legs and a weak point in their spine.
One of ours managed to paralyse the other by humping it...
If you drop them and they land awkwardly or from to high then spinal damage and paralysis can occur.
And as they are prey animals they will try not show any signs of injury so when you see any illness or loss of use of faculties it's generally pretty serious.
Strong back legs and a weak point in their spine.
One of ours managed to paralyse the other by humping it...
If you drop them and they land awkwardly or from to high then spinal damage and paralysis can occur.
And as they are prey animals they will try not show any signs of injury so when you see any illness or loss of use of faculties it's generally pretty serious.
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