Catching Rabbit

[Dark Dove]

One morning I awoke from my mom shaking me andtelling me to go outside and get this rabbit. So, in my pajamas I wentoutside and saw the CUTEST white and grey spotted rabbit. I slowlycrept out to it, and it hopped away. And I didn't catch it. The nextday I saw it again, and the people behind us said it was theirs. Theyhave had SO many bunnies and I have caughten a few of theirs, and I hadto give them back. They have a hutch outside and they never lock it,and the rabbit hops out. So anyways, its the fourth day since we'veseen it, and it hides under this shed. My friend and I are trying tocatch it, (We already named it [Fantasy]) So, do you know how we couldcatch it? It isn't totally tame, but I have gotten close to it. Italways runs under the shed, but we had nets and blankets trying tocatch it.

Help!

 

[Shuu]

Try coaxing it with sweet treats such as banana,apple or craisons. If you have a dog crate put some food and hay inthere and try to be near enough so you can close it before the rabbitcan get away. Buns outside are almost impossible to catch so good luck.

 

[juicyjuicee]

Hmm, Well i've never had to catch a rabbit but ihave caught cats. What we did was got a big cat carrier and put foodinside and when they went in we shut the door realll fast. Try doingthat, but put a lot of big leafy greens in there to make it noticable.I have no clue if that will work because rabbits and cats are totallydifferent but hey it just might!



Edit: Or you can get one of those cages that when the animal walks inthe door flies down and shuts, Do you know what i'm talking about?

 

[nose_twitch]

I caught a squirrel (sp?) like this once when I was 12 years old.

 

[naturestee]

You can get Hav-a-Heart traps at farmstores. They have a trigger that will shut the door when theanimal goes inside. Just make sure to check itoften. I'm not sure where you live, but don't use it if it'sgoing to be over 90 degrees (or check it every hour) or under 40degrees. You can lure the rabbit into it with veggies andtreats.

I've used these traps in wild mammal studies and they are safe as longas you keep an eye on the temperature. Animals don't do wellin extreme temperatures when they can't move much.

 

[JimD]

Your situation reminded me of this..



Buck Jones wrote:

Received a call yesterday from a waitress who works at a localcafe we frequent. Seems there were a couple of bunnies seenloitering around and as we are known to some around here as the "bunnypeople," would we be interesting in rounding them up?

The Missus was very busy and I'm nursing a bruised rib so it wasafternoon by the time we arrived and the cafe closes after lunch, so wewere on our own. Cute broken black/white up-eared doe ran usragged criss crossing a fairly heavily trafficked street, hiding underderelict cars in a nearby gas station and squirming beneath the flattired old Chevy they called home in the vacant lot next to thecafe.

About an hour into that chase we realized a "Tucker clone" had beensitting under the Chevy all that while, unbeknownst to us.This little buck with his dark coat, just melded into the shadowsbeneath the car...clever little fellow he thought he was!

Once we realized he was there, we focused on him and he gave it upeasily. Looks just like Tucker, other than a white point onhis nose and two little dainty white sox on his forepaws.Badda Bing! In the traveling cage he goes.

The doe led us for quite a merrychase :runningrabbit::run::run:afterward forat least another 45 minutes. We knew she was tired, becauseshe would flop on her side whenever under a vehicle of a sufficientdistance from us to evade capture. My rib problem made itdifficult to crawl under any vehicle.

Eventually, I found a length of PVC pipe to use as a "chaser"underneath their "home" car, and the Missus nailed her with thenet.
Ya never can tell where the day's gonna go!

Buck

....I always chuckle when I get to the part about the "merry chase"

You've got your work cut out for you. Don't give up and don't give thatbunnie up either. Shame on them for letting the buns get out so manytimes :X

~Jim

 

[Nicky Snow]

i remember that story! it was nice to read it again,

Nicole

 

[JimD]

..bumped the thread for you

 

[Bunnys_rule63]

It's always a waiting game with rabbits, alotlike horses. If you act like something will take 15 mins it will takeall day, if you act like it will take all day it will take 15minutes.Be patient and encourage the rabbit out, don'tchase it unless you really have to and remember that they are preyanimals so try not to act like a predator.

(Also a raisin trail to the carrier, works every time:sunshine

 

[juicyjuicee]

*Bump* Did you catch the rabbit?