A rabbit digs a hole daily under my fence. I fill it in with dirt every day. I am worried my little chihuahua will go under the fence through the hole!!! How can I stop this daily problem???
PLEASE HELP!
2007-05-02 13:32:03 · 23 answers · asked by Jerseychick 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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2007-05-02 13:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by mitchellraeholley 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You can partially bury chicken wire.
If the rabbit digs into your yard, apply chicken wire to the outside of the fence. If the rabbit digs out of your yard, apply chicken wire to the inside of the fence.
Dig a shallow trench about 8-12" wide at the base of the fence. Staple or wire the chicken wire to the existing fence, leaving about 8-12" that you have to bend and run on the surface of the soil where you dug the trench. Then put back the dirt to cover the chicken wire on the ground.
Voila! A rabbit cannot dig through it and neither can your chihuahua.
2007-05-03 01:43:05 · answer #2 · answered by Liz Rich 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dig a small trench under the fence and pour 1/4" minus chat or some other compacting rock. This will help deter the rabbit in the future.
2007-05-07 11:10:47 · answer #3 · answered by jt63301 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dig a trench about 2' long x 3" wide and put some chicken wire in the trench tie it with garbage bag ties to your original fence on the bottom.When the rabbit digs he will hit the chicken wire and hopefully realize he cant get through
2007-05-10 14:30:53 · answer #4 · answered by poker_guru4life 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place a rag soaked with ammonia at intervals along the fence. the rabbit will thing a BIG animal is there and will eat it and won't come close. Also can keep away cats and other varmits. I love cats, but not 23 of them! Another suggestion is to get one of the motion activated sprinklers. I think they are like $60 and not only will the rabbit keep away, but so will your puppy dog AND the plants get a little extra drink. : )
2007-05-10 16:17:36 · answer #5 · answered by The Cat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a good fix is to dig into the ground around your fence, and put in chicken wire up to 3 feet underground. The rabbit will dig, run into the wire, and have no choice but to turn around, or dig deeper. Hopefully it will turn away.
good luck, and if is doesn't work, try putting red chili pepper around the outside of your fence. They hate the smell, and it will also help keep ants and mice away.
oh, and Annabell, mothballs are poisonous to dogs! why would they put the dog in danger to get rid of a rabbit?
2007-05-08 09:47:56 · answer #6 · answered by peace.ofmind 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have rabbits digging in my yard all the time building nests. Here is what I do to deter them. When you get your hair cut or go to the barber take the hair home and sprinkle it around the area. The rabbit will smell a human sent and leave that area.
Good Luck!
2007-05-07 23:05:38 · answer #7 · answered by Jim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your rid of the rabbit your rid of the problem. there are many good rabbit stews so as not to waste the animal. also your pup may enjoy some of the stew as well. if its your pup digging then putting a little bit of fencing into the earth will help.
2007-05-10 15:14:18 · answer #8 · answered by tdodd4 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is so funny. Are you sure your not mistaking your little chihuahua for a rabbit. I have a chihuahua and she goes under the fence with ease. She is what I call my cat police. Our neighbor is a cat hoarder. They have about 23 cats and if my dog sees a cat in our yard, she goes nuts and barks hysterically like a screaming squall. Everyone in the neighborhhood knows if they hear the noise its my 6 lb little Patricia.
Her 4 month old pup bit the paper boy and I had to have it impounded for 10 days in case of rabies, so I sent it to and animal clinic and they had to keep the little thing in the main office because he climbed under the gait of his impoundment area. I hadnt gotten his shots because I was taking care of my dad and thought he would be ok because he was so dinky and brand new. The little thing must have learned his nasty temprament from his mother. Oh yeah. about the digging, go to the lumber yard and buy a piece of that indoor out door carpet which looks like a golf green and stick it over that area. She will dig, but cant get anywhere.
2007-05-02 20:57:14 · answer #9 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
the best cure is a cure all, this could get expensive, you'll need to dig down about two/three feet and set fencing (something sturdy like chain-link) underground, tie it off to the above ground fence. it is hard work but the end result lasts.
2007-05-10 06:09:44 · answer #10 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try digging a bit lower and attaching chicken wire between the fence and as low as you dug.. the rabbit cant penetrate the chicken wire and may choose to go elsewhere
2007-05-07 22:00:16 · answer #11 · answered by starioda 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋