Small wild rabbit in garden

[GG89]

We noticed a small what I assume to be wild rabbit in our garden on Saturday afternoon hopping around then disappeared under the neighbours decking, since then it has been grazing on our grass everyday and it's now lying sunbathing. Anytime I go near it, it is off like a shot. Not quite sure what to do with him? Our grass is in a bad condition as we only moved in last year and that's on the to do list so I'm not too precious about it at the moment.

Any ideas?

Edited by GG89 on Monday 9th April 16:26

[anonymous-user]

What do you want to happen?

[alfie2244]

90 mins @ 200 C or 180 if fan assisted.

[cbmotorsport]

Er, just leave it be?

[GG89]

It's not really bothering me to be honest I'd rather not kill it but I don't want rabbit st all over the place and holes in the grass. Girlfriend wants to move the bd in!

[Vocal Minority]

cbmotorsport said:

Er, just leave it be?

Pretty much this.

If you don't mind, let it have a wallow.

if you do, you so much as open the back door it'll scarper.

[GG89]

cbmotorsport said:

Er, just leave it be?

Probably will just wanted to check if it was a done thing.

[hyphen]

One rabbit should be ok, but if it finds a breeding partner then you may be in some trouble.

If keeping it around, you may as well make friends with it, so feed it carrots and what not.

[200Plus Club]

.22 or .177 pellet just behind its eye into the brain, instant death, make sure safe back stop behind. legal in your own garden, as long as you ensure pellet doesnt leave your property. Casserole it after removing entrails etc and skin. tasty.

[GG89]

hyphen said:

One rabbit should be ok, but if it finds a breeding partner then you may be in some trouble.

Good point!

[anonymous-user]

GG89 said:

It's not really bothering me to be honest I'd rather not kill it but I don't want rabbit st all over the place and holes in the grass. Girlfriend wants to move the bd in!

Unless you kill it there isn't a lot you can do about it.

[Billiewhiz]

Get a Cat!

[hyphen]

desolate said:

Unless you kill it there isn't a lot you can do about it.

Capture and release it elsewhere? somewhere no one cares about mind.

A whole bunch turned up in a local park to me, either travelled themselves inspired by Watership Down, or someone nearby released their pets which quickly breeded. Made lots of holes around a tree and from a park user point of view, they were fluffy and something to spot when running early in the morning.

A few months on holes were plugged and were gone, so park rangers were not keen on them.

[HTP99]

Barry likes rabbit, did you want to borrow him?

[GG89]

Capture and release in the park just up the road is a good shout. Not sure how I would capture though he's absolutely rapid.

[anonymous-user]

GG89 said:

Capture and release in the park just up the road is a good shout. Not sure how I would capture though he's absolutely rapid.

Practically Impossible.

[HTP99]

desolate said:

GG89 said:

Capture and release in the park just up the road is a good shout. Not sure how I would capture though he's absolutely rapid.

Practically Impossible.

When Barry got a wild rabbit last year, it froze; Barry wasn't wresting with it or anything like that but he was tormenting it, barking at it and and nipping at it's hind legs, anyway I manged to get him away from it and I tied him to a post, the rabbit wouldn't budge; was frozen to the spot, I was able to pick it up by the scruff of the neck and deposit it over a fence, as soon as it was on the ground it ran off.

[anonymous-user]

HTP99 said:

When Barry got a wild rabbit last year, it froze; Barry wasn't wresting with it or anything like that but he was tormenting it, barking at it and and nipping at it's hind legs, anyway I manged to get him away from it and I tied him to a post, the rabbit wouldn't budge; was frozen to the spot, I was able to pick it up by the scruff of the neck and deposit it over a fence, as soon as it was on the ground it ran off.

Sounds like a job for Barry then.

[HTP99]

desolate said:

HTP99 said:

When Barry got a wild rabbit last year, it froze; Barry wasn't wresting with it or anything like that but he was tormenting it, barking at it and and nipping at it's hind legs, anyway I manged to get him away from it and I tied him to a post, the rabbit wouldn't budge; was frozen to the spot, I was able to pick it up by the scruff of the neck and deposit it over a fence, as soon as it was on the ground it ran off.

Sounds like a job for Barry then.

Since then and grabbing a squirrel a few weeks beforehand, he has been a st for running off and not coming back; got that taste for killing I think!

[Ashtray83]

Billiewhiz said:

Get a Cat!

No good in my garden, my rabbit kicked the crap out of next doors cat to such an extent it now walks around the garden not through it

we have 2 rabbits and a 6mx6m garden, we have not had to cut the grass in 3 years they always keep it a fairly good half inch long

I’d just let him/her be