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how to prevent rabbits getting into allotment

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  • 15-12-2010 3:01pm
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    average_runner
    Registered Users Posts: 12,851 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi All;

    I have an allotment and last august, rabbits attacked our allotment.
    So i bought enviromesh to stop this happening again

    Today my wife went up to the allotment for the first time in three weeks due to bad weather and the rabbits have eaten true the enviromesh.

    Now they advertised it to be rabit proof but obviously isnt, so what can i use to stop rabbits?


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    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 49,524 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    a .22 rifle. you get food out of it too!


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    Zuiderzee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 593 ✭✭✭Zuiderzee


    Shotgun does the trick for me


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    fodda
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    There is actually a wire mesh called rabbit wire and i think it is just stronger chicken wire around 50.00 euros for 30 metres.


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    paddy147
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 15,858 ✭✭✭✭paddy147


    Hire Elmer Fudd for the day.:D


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiEUDzIrEQE


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    jezko
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    Barriers like wires mesh etc need to be right around the site and Buried a foot Plus under the ground for rabbits to have any chance for working...


    You can "Control" the Population of rabbits by using ..

    A weapon (Gun/Crossbow/Pellet Gun..) Ask your at your local Gun Club if anyone would fancy a bit of Target Practice .. However if you are near Houses or don't own the rights to the site ..you need to find if this is allowed on site and that the shooter is good enough to kill first time and right

    Birds of Prey Or Predator (Ferret) Again someone may want an Area for Excercising the Bird/Ferret ... (I believe Rabbits don't stay too long in an area if they know a Predator is hunting in their back yard)


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