[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug]
I think I will try. I suppose if I get most of the yard, I can hold off the lawn police for a little while.
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Tell them that that high tuft of grass in the middle of your lawn is an artistic statement.
With bunnies.
You do have an artistic license, don’t you?
As I said before, you should be able to mow very close to the nest without disturbing the young. That is what I did last night.
On a tangential but related note my neighbor traps rabbits in his yard in a live trap and relocates them out of town. He told me he once caught a cat and a rabbit in his trap at the same time. By the time he checked it there was very little left of the rabbit.
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
Also, Terrorcotta, Omega Glory’s spelling of your name made me realize I’ve always read it wrong.
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Oops, sorry Terrorcotta. I’ve (obviously) been reading it wrong too. I wonder how many other people I’ve misnamed in my head.
There have been threads about how we pronounce Doper names in our heads and I am one of the worse since I don’t bother with all the letters substituting a mumble of sounds. I would never have thought I could be one of the mis-pronouncees but I admit my joke is subtle.
So as not to hijack the thread - Hooray for the non-mowed bunnies! They make fine lawn ornaments.
[QUOTE=Musicat]
Tell them that that high tuft of grass in the middle of your lawn is an artistic statement.
With bunnies.
You do have an artistic license, don’t you?
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Yeah, I think the township charges a $15 a day license fee.
[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug]
So is there a way to lure this creature out of the yard for a new minutes so that I can safely mow?
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Carrots?
[QUOTE=Terrorcotta]
I know wild bunnies can be pests, I remember a saying about planting a garden - remember to plant double for the wildlife - but they are still a member of the ecosystem that’s all.
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Sorry if I strike you as out of tune with the ecosystem because I eliminate some pests - including rabbits who set up housekeeping in the middle of my lawn or certain portions of my planting beds. I use mousetraps and squish (at least some) bugs that venture into my house as well. And last year I was bad enough to aggressively go after some carpenter bees that found my cedar siding tasty.
I cut wildlife considerable slack. In fact, I’ve planted and provide food, water, and shelter for various wildlife. Just decided to draw a few personal lines - however un-natural.
[QUOTE=Anaamika]
It is unpleasant. But there’s no denying that bunnies are huge pests. They will eat your garden, make a mess, and invite more back every year. Suddenly your lawn is filled with holes that are easy to trip over. And Dinny is right when he says they are abominably stupid, so it’s hard to deal with them in humane ways.
I would do my damndest not to kill them but I don’t fault others for doing so.
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This is an excellent argument for keeping a Burmese python as a pet.
[QUOTE=Dinsdale]
I cut wildlife considerable slack. In fact, I’ve planted and provide food, water, and shelter for various wildlife. Just decided to draw a few personal lines - however un-natural.
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We’re cool, I have my limits with the wildlife as well. If it stays outside I got no problems. Move in to the house and we’ll have issues with you at the business end of the can of Raid.
I just have a thing for rabbits.
I do my best to keep a couple acres of wetlands in good shape, and it more than makes up for the occassional animal that I have to get rid of, because they do a lot of damage.
[QUOTE=Jelymag]
[QUOTE=Neptunian Slug]
So is there a way to lure this creature out of the yard for a new minutes so that I can safely mow?
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Carrots?
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Stuffed with sticks of dynamite.
[QUOTE=JThunder]
Stuffed with sticks of dynamite.
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Someone really hasn’t been watching Bugs Bunny!
But the correct answer is that I mowed around the hole and then used the weedwacker to trim further therefore accomplishing both my aims. Wish I had thought of that before I posted.
Frankly, if the rabbit’s kids go out and eat all of the weeds in my lawn then its worth it to keep them around.