Daydream thread continues.....

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

No I'm pretty sure there's just one.

And you are right, I don't want another one moving in and starting a family!

But is it an orphan?

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

But is it an orphan?

I promise to try and find it a place at an orphanage if I can, if I catch it live.

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I promise to try and find it a place at an orphanage if I can, if I catch it live.

And its siblings? Rabbits aint fussy. They will do it with their sister, or mother,or whatever.

Itismehonest

What we mean, Lotus, is that, unless someone has kidnapped it from the nest & brought it to your area, it won't be alone. There will be others. It's just that you haven't seen them or you've seen more than one. It's very hard to tell one wild rabbit from another.
The odds are that somewhere near you is/has been a nest.

Just be prepared is all we're saying. In one breeding season a female can produce 800 newborns when you count her own children, the grandchildren etc.

Lotus-eater

Itismehonest wrote: »

What we mean, Lotus, is that, unless someone has kidnapped it from the nest & brought it to your area, it won't be alone. There will be others. It's just that you haven't seen them or you've seen more than one. It's very hard to tell one wild rabbit from another.
The odds are that somewhere near you is/has been a nest.

Just be prepared is all we're saying. In one breeding season a female can produce 800 newborns

I know what you mean but I'm quite experienced with wild rabbits. I know where all the local warrens are as well. None anywhere near our gardens. And I know roughly where this ones is, although I haven't bothered finding it as it's full of nettles atm.
This one is alone atm and it's definitely the same one, me and my neighbours fully agree.

I found quite a good plan for a live trap, it has a much better chance of catching it than me shooting it I think. It never stops for very long.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Turn-your-recycle-bin-into-a-rabbit-trap/?ALLSTEPS

lostinrates

Why not eAt it?

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

Why not eAt it?

I might do, but I already have a couple still in the freezer and obviously we don't like cooking them that much as we always seem to find a reason to eat something else.
They've been there a while now...... :rotfl:

lostinrates

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I might do, but I already have a couple still in the freezer and obviously we don't like cooking them that much as we always seem to find a reason to eat something else.
They've been there a while now...... :rotfl:

Don'tfreeze it,chuck it straight in tne pot.

Lotus-eater

lostinrates wrote: »

Don'tfreeze it,chuck it straight in tne pot.

Ohh, it's really lickle it would feel a bit wrong. And it won't have much meat on it.

Anyway, this is all conjecture. I've got to catch it first :rotfl:


Yesterday, me and my DS saw what I think is my first wild black rabbit as well. Maybe I saw one when I was a teenager, I'm not sure.

lostinrates

We had a kot of black ones where i was before. Beautiful things,all of em. But....well. Shame really.