They are the cutest little things. And they appeared—as if by magic—in our backyard earlier this week. But of course it wasn’t magic, and the only logical explanation is that they were born here. Somewhere. Somehow. By some bunny.
They don’t belong in our backyard. Molly is beside herself. “This is what my terrier self was made for,” I can almost hear her say. And I’m growing green things for us, not for rabbits. So, we’re on a mission to encourage them to move on. It’s been quite a week.
We were flummoxed at first, unsure how to handle the interlopers. Once the initial surprise wore off and we got down to business, we managed to encourage five furry fellows to vacate the premises over the course of a few days, including one this morning that Gerry caught and carried gently to the field across the street.
A little research tells me that the usual litter size is six. If that’s true in this case, and assuming none of the evictees have returned, there’s one lone bunny left in our yard. There’s a monsoon coming down at the moment, and likely for the rest of the day. Bunny hunting will resume when it stops.
We’re all looking forward to returning to regularly scheduled programming.
Just sprinkle chilli powder or red pepper flakes all around the flowers and lettuce, etc you don’t bunnies chewing, and they stay away!! it’s working for me…….
Good to know. Thanks!
I used to keep pet rabbits when I grew up in England. They were the most gorgeous pets and I still miss them. However, they are totally banned here in Queensland, Australia. They had a rabbit plague that almost wiped out their farmers and since then they have been banned. Good luck with keeping these gorgeous little creatures away from all those delicious lettuces!
Some of our neighbours have rabbit issues too. They are so cute, but from a distance not in the backyard.
Rabbits are rampant here, as are rats this year! We’ve trapped and killed 10 of the latter in the past couple of weeks, and put up deterrents for the rabbits. So far my lettuce and green things are surviving. The rats got most of my strawberries. Ugh. Love the light shining through the bunny’s ears.
Ugh. Rats were horrible when we lived in Washington State. I’m so sorry.
They are so cute, but such little imps! We have them all the time and they feast on my flowers. Dan relocates them using grapes for bait! I love the babies, and I insist he allow them to stay until they are atleast teenagers 🙂