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Rabbit in garden

  • 20-02-2019 9:37pm
    #1
    Flyer29
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭


    Hi all. Over the last few days I’ve noticed a very young rabbit in my garden. No sign of any accompanying adult with it.

    It sits in the same spot in the garden for hours at a time before disappearing and then returning to the same place for another while

    What should I do in this case? Should I leave it to it’s own devices? Should I try and trap it and release it in a field across the road? Or is there somebody I should contact?

    If it was a bit older I wouldn’t mind as much but this one looks to be struggling on its own

    Thanks all


Comments

  • #2
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    Do absolutely nothing, unless you want rid of rabbits about the garden. What you describe is completely normal; as I can attest to with my own garden.


  • #3
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Flyer29 wrote: »
    Hi all. Over the last few days I’ve noticed a very young rabbit in my garden. No sign of any accompanying adult with it.

    It sits in the same spot in the garden for hours at a time before disappearing and then returning to the same place for another while

    What should I do in this case? Should I leave it to it’s own devices? Should I try and trap it and release it in a field across the road? Or is there somebody I should contact?

    If it was a bit older I wouldn’t mind as much but this one looks to be struggling on its own

    Thanks all
    Fire up the cooker


  • #4
    baaba maal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 772 ✭✭✭baaba maal


    Could it be a hare by any chance?


  • #5
    Flyer29
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭Flyer29


    Jaylen Short Suicide wrote: »
    Do absolutely nothing, unless you want rid of rabbits about the garden. What you describe is completely normal; as I can attest to with my own garden.

    Thanks for the reply. I’ve left him be and he seems to happy out living in the garden. Have discovered that he’s sleeping in a cavity block at the bottom of the garden

    I’ve absolutely zero problems with him being there. Was just concerned as I live in a concrete jungle as such. A busy estate with the nearest field/woodland being a 10 minute walk away and across a busy motorway. He also looks to be very young.

    If there was something I could have done to help get him back to his normal habitat I would have done whatever was required but if you tell me he’s okay where he is I’m happy to leave him there :) Thanks again


  • #6
    Flyer29
    Registered Users Posts: 124 ✭✭Flyer29


    baaba maal wrote: »
    Could it be a hare by any chance?

    No, 100% a rabbit. Very young too by the looks of things. Could easily fit it in the palm of your hand


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  • #7
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    Leave him out some lettuce? a carrot?


  • #8
    stereo_steve
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,227 ✭✭✭stereo_steve


    1874 wrote: »
    Leave him out some lettuce? a carrot?

    Both are quite bad for rabbits. Carrots are very sugary for them and can cause dental issues over time.

    Diet should be about 90% grass. If you want to leave something out kale is a great choice.


  • #9
    Bogwoppit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,799 ✭✭✭Bogwoppit


    stereo_steve wrote: »
    Both are quite bad for rabbits. Carrots are very sugary for them and can cause dental issues over time.

    Diet should be about 90% grass. If you want to leave something out kale is a great choice.

    Fatten him up.


  • #10
    1874
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,404 ✭✭✭1874


    stereo_steve wrote: »
    Both are quite bad for rabbits. Carrots are very sugary for them and can cause dental issues over time.

    Diet should be about 90% grass. If you want to leave something out kale is a great choice.


    Well Bugs bunny has a lot to answer for then, but lettuce? theres barely anything in lettuce anyway :) just water and green


  • #11
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 32,688 ✭✭✭✭ytpe2r5bxkn0c1


    1874 wrote: »
    Well Bugs bunny has a lot to answer for then, but lettuce? theres barely anything in lettuce anyway :) just water and green

    lactucarium in some lettuce isn't very good for them.

    But, let's get real here. It's a wild rabbit and well able to look after and feed itself.


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  • #12
    Deagol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,714 ✭✭✭Deagol


    Flyer29 wrote: »
    Hi all. Over the last few days I’ve noticed a very young rabbit in my garden. No sign of any accompanying adult with it.

    It sits in the same spot in the garden for hours at a time before disappearing and then returning to the same place for another while

    What should I do in this case? Should I leave it to it’s own devices? Should I try and trap it and release it in a field across the road? Or is there somebody I should contact?

    If it was a bit older I wouldn’t mind as much but this one looks to be struggling on its own

    Thanks all

    Are you sure it's a wild rabbit? I've seen domestic rabbits being released into the wild - my sister found a beautiful young domestic rabbit someone had cruelly dumped. Kept him as a wonderful pet for years. Domestic rabbits cannot survive on their own.


  • #13
    m5ex9oqjawdg2i
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,221 ✭✭✭✭m5ex9oqjawdg2i


    Do nothing at all. Leave him be, he will be fine on his own ;)


  • #14
    corks finest
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,708 ✭✭✭corks finest


    Bogwoppit wrote: »
    stereo_steve wrote: »
    Both are quite bad for rabbits. Carrots are very sugary for them and can cause dental issues over time.

    Diet should be about 90% grass. If you want to leave something out kale is a great choice.

    Fatten him up.
    beat me to it


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