To: Sparticus
Find a beagle/hound mix. When we had one, we had no rabbits. But we had moles. The Akita gets rid of the moles, but finds possums more fun that rabbits, unless he can find a nest of baby bunnies. However, he does a great job of keeping the deer away from the lilies and tomatoes.
Beagles love to chase rabbits, they fixate on the scent and it is fun to watch them zig and zag exactly on the rabbit trail. Then they find them and eat them! The trick is to keep them from getting too fat to chase rabbits.
And I sympathize: I had a 5-year old ornamental vine destroyed at the roots by the nasty beasts. They leave a pile of identifiable droppings, so there was no mistaking the culprit. We need another beagle.
54 posted on
10/23/2006 2:56:12 PM PDT by
reformedliberal
("Eliminate the mullahs and Islam shall disappear in fifty years." Ayatollah Khomeini)
To: reformedliberal
Get an Ibizan Hound and you'll have no pests of any size or species.
If it can't run [or fly] faster than 40 mph, they'll catch it.
55 posted on
10/23/2006 4:17:14 PM PDT by
Salamander
(And don't forget my Dog; fixed and consequent.......)
To: reformedliberal
Our beagles aren't very good hunters. :p They are cute when they try, though.
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