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NorthernMonkeyGirl
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46054 Location: yes
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Posted: Sun Jan 02, 22 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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you have limited options
gas can be legal but is not nice
best of etc with shooting enough to reduce them let alone remove them
oxy/propane rodinator, see digging and not legal
could you put a "kennel" or "exercise area" on the warren? it might not eliminate them, but persistence might make them move
bunnies can be a nightmare if you have limited options for whatever reasons
my best option would be ferret/nets/mutt and if the ferret is lost it is lost, no spades written in the contract
most ferrets will come out after a while
bycatch matters and should be avoided
could the site be ringfenced to prevent reinfestation after clearance?
ps as well as nasty iirc the toxic gasses available are not ideal in "delicate" sites, a railway embankment is a bit different to chemical archaeology or "where have the bunnies gone?"
if the bunnies dig up fun stuff gas is off the menu to preserve the data
not gas, nasty, area denial, it works
chilli as dust, spray or fumes will get most mammals to move, under a shed no prob, a warren might need a leaf blower, paint sprayer etc
tis one of my de ratting methods, it should work for bunnies if you scale it up a bit, i want to try it
preventing reinfestation needs thought, but a decent chilli load is quite effective for a while after an eviction |
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Nicky cigreen
Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 9785 Location: Devon, uk
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dpack
Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Posts: 46054 Location: yes
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 22 6:26 am Post subject: |
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shooting is at best a means of harvest and perhaps reducing overall numbers a little, to remove them is a far bigger task
removing "vermin" is not pretty, it can be done whatever the ethical and practical obstacles that reduce the options
pumped concrete would work as area denial in that burrow system others may be dug around it later, expensive, invisible on top, ugly underground and rather permanently intrusive on a sensitive site, ugly
rodinator , not legal in the uk, fuel air barometric will disrupt a burrow system beyond use, ugly and disruptive
could you flood them by redirecting a stream or whatever? rat burrows are vulnerable to water and liquid mud
see scaled up but pumped mud/clay slurry would work and would be less intrusive than concrete in a sensitive place
both are ugly
you may have noticed the ugly theme, ask them politely to go away is an option, get genocidal on their fluffy scuts is probably the practical option
would a heavy harvest reduce them to acceptable numbers?
if so personal might be sufficient
if they must be gone this will get ugly, the kindest effective ugly is the best way to feel ok about what had to be done
ugly, umm, any chance of importing a mixy bunny or one with that horrid "new" bunny disease?
blowback and by catch are always a problem with biological warfare and an empty warren is a desirable property
not quite so ugly, would a bit of help for bunny killing critters reduce them to acceptable levels?
big owls, stoats etc foxes(oh dear) are all quite keen on a bunny dinner
snakes? probably not a good idea
a falconer might like a place to fly the birds, i recon bunnies might be packing their bags after a few weeks of death from above
how fluffy are you feeling? gone away forever can have a high moral price which might be ok if the circumstances deserve it, reduced to acceptable numbers is easier and usually less ethically challenging.
the practical stuff is situation specific, what is acceptable from the practical options adds an important set of parameters
ps caddyshack is not a comedy movie, it is among the things they dont teach you at school
preventing reinfestation as well as the clearance needs consideration before the bunnies are approached with bad intent
undefended prime real estate will be re occupied, plan for the long game and the opening moves will become obvious ![](images/smiles/icon_wink.gif) |
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dpack
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