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Title: Wild rabbits
Post by: John85 on July 15, 2012, 01:28:00 PM: At "Beechgrove potting shed " it has been suggested to sprinkle fox urine to deter rabbits from the garden.
As bottled fox urine is not(yet?) on the gardencenter shelves,I wonder if somebody has tried with cat urine and if it is efficient.
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: Martinr on July 15, 2012, 02:02:29 PM: Gosh, does your local garden centre sell bottled cat urine :o
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: Maggi Young on July 15, 2012, 02:15:16 PM: Quote from: Martinr on July 15, 2012, 02:02:29 PM
Gosh, does your local garden centre sell bottled cat urine :o

Probably not... but I think Ron M might be on to a winner here .....quite a sideline possible with 18 ginger cats.... ::)

Glad to hear you are listening , John... it was a busy day today, with more phone calls and emails
received than usual - I think it's a response to the cheery team on duty, Ian and Donald!
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: ronm on July 15, 2012, 02:37:59 PM: ;D ;D ;D

You may be onto something there John, Martin and Maggi. We are surrounded by rabbits but they never venture near. Noras veg patch is a totally rabbit free zone!. Not sure if its the urine though, ...... possibly something to do with the razor sharp claws!!
Some people swear by Lion droppings!! They're meant to keep the cats away too, :-X :-X

Even these guys stay at the maximum magnification of our pocket camera, ;D
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: John85 on July 15, 2012, 05:13:44 PM: Maggi ,More questions than usual,and yet not a single question. about..... bulbs!
Ian must have been a little disappointed.
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: Palustris on July 15, 2012, 05:58:06 PM: One used to be able to buy a product called 'Renardine' which was concentrated fox odour. Sadly they seem to have stopped producing it. did not work on moles which it was supposed to, but it might nave done on rabbits. We are surrounded by them and apart from one incursion we only see half eaten ones these days. Cats with large appetites.
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: ronm on July 15, 2012, 06:30:37 PM: Quote from: Palustris on July 15, 2012, 05:58:06 PM
.......... we only see half eaten ones these days. Cats with large appetites.

:o :o :o :o
What are you keeping there ? ..... Leopards???
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: gote on July 16, 2012, 08:46:54 AM: Some people swear by Lion droppings!! They're meant to keep the cats away too, :-X :-X

Could you not train a unicorn to skewer any stray rabbits ;) ;)
Göte
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: John85 on July 16, 2012, 09:17:20 AM: Sorry Gote,no unicorn here not even a pixie or a gnome.
Better rely on repulsives from the shops.
How good are they?Are they efficient?
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: ronm on July 16, 2012, 09:21:00 AM: John,I wasn't joking with the lion stuff. Readily available all over the place. ;D

Heres one lead, although I'm sure I've seen it in garden centres before.

http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/tools/pest-control/silent-roar-lion-manure/classid.2000004185/ (http://www.crocus.co.uk/product/_/tools/pest-control/silent-roar-lion-manure/classid.2000004185/)
Title: Re: Wild rabbits
Post by: John85 on July 17, 2012, 11:55:34 AM: Thank you Ron,but with 240 meters of fence to protect,it is a bit too pricy!
I have heard of a rope dipped in a smelly liquid and placed just above the ground.Any experience with that?And is it affordable?