Our back yard slopes down to a greenbelt with a small lake. The fence at the bottom has slats spaced about 5" apart so they don't block the view. A little rabbit hangs out at the bottom of the slope sometimes. I would like to plant some things for him/her to eat, and also create some shelter. I know they like things like piles of brush, but we have neighborhood covenants so I couldn't do anything like that. Any suggestions?
2007-05-25 18:19:56 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
First of all, I just moved here last summer and I plan on living in this house for the rest of my life, however long that may be. Secondly, I am looking for constructive answers. If you want to criticize, keep it to yourself.
2007-05-25 18:29:32 · update #1
First,may I say that you are very much in the minority; most people find rabbits a bothersome pest...That being said, rabbits are not very fussy about what they eat; in fact the more you spend on a beautiful plant, the higher the probability that rabbits will love it...Avoid marigolds, they don't like the smell (personally, I line my vegetable garden with marigolds, just for that reason) also avoid "prickly'', or "fuzzy" plants(cucumbers are an exception,even though they're quite "fuzzy" rabbits seem to find them a great treat...Actually it's not really the cucumbers, so much as the water they contain...You might also wish to consult a book on gardening for wildlife...The National Wildlife Foundation, is also an wonderful resource...
2007-05-25 18:54:34 · answer #1 · answered by philip h 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I have several generations of rabbits that nest under my shed. They dug right under it. I guess it's generations I have lived here for 23 years and every year I have nesting.
I never feed them they know what to eat. On occasion they will eat dropped birdseed and corn Especially in the winter... I always keep a brush pile for them to run to. I have a large koi pond so I have plenty of water.
The little bugger like to eat my iris and daylilly rhizomes/roots
2007-05-25 18:53:53 · answer #2 · answered by LucySD 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Plant hostas in a semi-shaded section. Rabbits love those vegetation. I planted some below my deck some years in the past, and the rabbits ate them all the way down to the floor. you additionally can evaluate putting uncooked carrots out for the critters. they additionally like uncooked cabbage leaves.
2016-11-05 10:31:20 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't plant lettace it makes them sick. Rabbits enjoy on a small amout of grass, carrots, brocolli stems, ends of strawberries. Things like that. also keep any other pets away from it.
2007-05-25 18:30:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
if this is a wild rabbit and not a pet you should not feed it. Wild animals should be kept wild. If you move then this animal that you have been feeding will need to find food for its self and may not know how because you have been feeding it.
2007-05-25 18:26:14 · answer #5 · answered by bubbles 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋