![]() ![]() Nor do farmers in rural areas appreciate city folks dumping live rabbits in the countryside. Rabbits are considered a nuisance animal in most areas, and local regulations may not allow you to release rabbits on public lands. Yes, you can bait rabbits into entering a live trap, but you are then left with the problem of where to take those live rabbits for release. Unlike the common perception, most rabbits feed right down at ground level, they don't routinely leap or climb or dig. Large, tall clay pots are also usually beyond the reach of rabbits. Vegetable gardening in wooden beds raised up to waist level is not only easier on the back and knees, but it puts your vegetables well out of the reach of rabbits. Rabbits can easily burrow under fencing, too, so the wire needs to extend 6 to 10 inches below ground in order to be completely effective. For fencing to work, though, the barrier has to be complete and sturdy enough that the wire can't be bent over. An 18-inch-high fence made from chicken wire with 1-inch openings, for example, can keep rabbits away from shrub borders and other planting areas. Surround planting areas with protective fencing. ![]() A dog, however, should be given the run of the yard only if you have a fence to keep it confined. Letting pets have the run of the yard is controversial in some neighborhoods, but the truth is that certain dog breeds (terriers, for example) and many domestic cats will do a very good job of keeping rabbits away. But shrubs that grow on new wood produced in the spring will bloom even if rabbits have gnawed the shrubs badly over the winter. ![]() If these shrubs are gnawed down to the ground in late fall and winter, you will get no flowers the following spring.
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