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I don't have first hand experience with this problem so this is just a thought and may not be the right answer for you. What about live traps followed by relocation? Or, how does crushed red pepper work on those waskly wabbits? :wink:

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Cats are good at keeping rabbits away and they don't dig like dogs. An electric wire around your garden may work too. A hot pepper spray. Maybe a motion sensor light?

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On this rabbit issue, will they eat tomatoes? I have bean leaves missing and yesterday there was an entire tomato plant missing along with some eggplant leaves. I have been leaving a cat out at night and this has not seemed to help me. Is there a spray I can mix up?


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 Post subject: Rabbits away
PostPosted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 3:48 pm 
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Hot pepper/garlic spray works with some rabbits. A dog or a fence with its base down in the ground is your best bet. There is a product called Liquid Fence that works well. It's a strong garlic concentrate spray. The smell goes away after 24 hours. I know people who swear by it.

Unless the cats are big and/or mean enough, a full grown rabbit can back them down. I used to have rabbits and they didn't take anything off any animal that wasn't big and aggressive enough to really take them on. The little rabbits were lunch but against the big ones, the cats didn't stand a chance. I guess Pamzilla raises some pretty stout cats!
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Hope that helps! :D
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I have used dog hair in my greens for many seasons, and I have not had a rabbit problem with the greens - my problems is squirrels eating my tomatoes. I am thinking Razor Wire this year...it may make my backyard garden look like a war zone, but...
I use dog hair on the ground, in between the rows, and as a "barrier" around the beds. With four hairy canines, getting dog hair has not been a problem - want some? i will be glad to send you some. Since I use only organic flea control, the slow breakdown of the hair to nitrogen is not a problem.


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I had great success last year with a battery operated "scarecrow"...they cost around $69 to $79 and you hook them up to your water hose. If there is any movement in the garden it rapidly shoots out water and circulates the area you want. The only thing it didn't seem to bother was the armadillo, but he dug around and ate those big awful looking green worms that attack tomatoes. :D

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greenacres wrote:
I had great success last year with a battery operated "scarecrow"...they cost around $69 to $79 and you hook them up to your water hose. If there is any movement in the garden it rapidly shoots out water and circulates the area you want. The only thing it didn't seem to bother was the armadillo, but he dug around and ate those big awful looking green worms that attack tomatoes. :D


Oh I so want one of those. Where did you get it. I live very near Houston.


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Kelly, I ordered mine from Gemplers catalog--go to this website and search "scarecrow" and it will tell you all about it. I think they are great.

www.gemplers.com

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Thanks for the link.
I will have to show this to my hubby.


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If you would consider getting a dog get a good beagle bread for field use (not a show beagle). They are quite efficient at absolutely terrorizing rabbits and squirrels, after all that is what they are bred for. They may require training to keep them out of your garden but hot pepper juices or dusting with ground peppers keeps them out, that is unless there is a rabbit in there.


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 Post subject: A Rabbit Tale
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You guys will get a kick out of this: I have some cabbage that has lived outside all winter, feeding me a few leaves when I wanted, and lately has been eaten up a lot by "something". Since I plan to replace it soon, I have just left it alone and let whatever is eating it enjoy, mostly since I suspected the cabbage moths I've been seeing and they are kinda pretty.

Well, I got a big surprise when I looked out my window today and saw a little baby cottontail carefully hop over to the cabbage and start chomping. :shock: Why is that such a surprise? Because I live right smack in the big city. I had seen them around, but have large dogs on either side of me so never suspected they would venture into my yard. So now I have a rabbit problem again, but he/she sure is cute. Just about big enough to fit in my hand, and seemingly all alone. Most likely will end up food for one of the hawks or owls in the area, but seems to be givin' it a good try.

He can have my old cabbage for lunch. Just hope my tomatoes don't turn into dinner. Guess I'll be draggin' out the garlic and hot peppers since my dog doesn't shed. :lol: Anybody know if cat hair works?

Kathe


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 Post subject: Rabbits
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Well, I pulled a good stunt. I thought I would try garlic and pepper spray to try and deter the rabbits until I can get my liquid fence ordered and I read where it says use the hottest peppers you have. Well, I have habanero's in the freezer, so I drug them out, put the blender half full, put in two heads of garlic and gave it about 30 minutes for the peppers to defrost. I added some liquid and began to blend. I blended a while, then thought, hummm I think I will put my head in there and see if it smells hot. I stuck my fool head over the blender and almost passed out from fumes. My husband came in and stated "you should be outside doing that, Gosh, I can't breath, and he rushed to the living room." Do I listen, Oh no, I don't listen, I continue to blend, just to show him I can and I add some water and search for a empty coke bottle to pour this brew into. I grab a funnel and I pour, sneeze, cough, pour, sneeze, then I start to loose control and I began to feel the urge to 'throw up'. Needless to say I didn't make it to the bathroom and I thought for a moment I was going to have to be rushed to E.R. I mananged to get that mess in the bottle and today, 3 days later I am sick as a dog. My sinuses are fried and running like crazy, I know I probably have the worst sinus infection ever and I dread having to go to the dr. to tell him what I did. My skin was even chapped from the vapors. So......if there is anyone else out there, that thinks they should grind some peppers, please go outside where you have the proper air supply and don't do what I did. I never have strained that stuff for the spray yet, honestly, I don't know when I will be able to do that. I am very sick. I am sure all who reads this will get a good laugh.


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