fencing to stop rabbits??

angelavdavis

My OH has problems with them and reckons the Were rabbit story was based on his local rabbits!!! They can descimate newly planted shrubs overnight! :EasterBun
I just consoled him last year by making him rabbit stew!!!! OK I didn't go after the local ones with my meat cleaver but he didn't know that - strangely we haven't seen a rabbit since - seriously!!!:rotfl:

sausagefans

navig8r wrote: »

Just a question from someone who is never too old to learn! how do you get the posts firm with a 3 foot trench of loose soil??

Cheers
Dave

In our case the posts were put in first and then the trenches dug out. The holes for the posts were deeper. I think perhaps my memory of the rabbit fencing was longer than the reality and perhaps it only goes down 1.5 feet. I will double check when I go there tomorrow.

sausagefans

Sorry, I have just checked some pictures and it is more like 1.5-2 foot and not 3. Sorry for my awful memory! It is not my area of specialism, I was just in the right place at the right time!

lizzie12_2

This is probably rather extreme - but could you put a lot of sand bags down, they would be far too heavy to move.

sausagefans

lizzie12 wrote: »

This is probably rather extreme - but could you put a lot of sand bags down, they would be far too heavy to move.

Not 100% sure if they would burrow through but also I would have thought that would be pretty pricy depending on the area...

mikeywills

When we had rabbits as kids my father put chicken wire under the run about a foot down and covered it with soil and turf, they tried digging down but soon got discouraged when theyfound the wire. Rabbits by nature like to dig, if they want in they will persevere. You could try this approach though digging in chicken wire from a roll its generally about 60cm wide all around you boundary half in half out. I imagine this would discourage all but the persistant ones.

amyandoli

i have an outdoor rabbit and 2 outdoor guinea pigs with hutches built into the shed, and 24/7 access to big outdoor runs. The runs are made from 10mm square wire rolls from b&q, pinned to round log posts on the corners and 1x1in wood batons to make the frame. They 'sit' on the grass. Maybe it's because they are domestic, but none of them try and dig under the wire. Maybe just a bit of wire mesh sitting on the soil would suffice?

navig8r

amyandoli wrote: »

i have an outdoor rabbit and 2 outdoor guinea pigs with hutches built into the shed, and 24/7 access to big outdoor runs. The runs are made from 10mm square wire rolls from b&q, pinned to round log posts on the corners and 1x1in wood batons to make the frame. They 'sit' on the grass. Maybe it's because they are domestic, but none of them try and dig under the wire. Maybe just a bit of wire mesh sitting on the soil would suffice?

Nah! not a chance..Might work with your well fed pets but when a hungry bunnie is sitting outside your fence and there is tasty plant that you have just spent a tenner on in view on the inside something that has taken a little more effort is called for to keep them out.:D

Dave