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Raphaël Blais

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A young rabbit are loose! I did catch it one time, but he is not letting catch a second time! Do you have some tips about that? My hens are always free ranging, so the rabbit will probably fine, i was mostly tinking about the safety of my garden !

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Is it a wild rabbit or one you are raising?

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Mine could never resist alfalfa cubes in a live trap. Would get them every time lol.

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Raphaël Blais

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One i'm raising. I don't have alfafa pellets around here, juste cheap normal one. It prefere fresh clove from the lawn! I'll continue the trap but my hope aren't high.

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dandelions, collards (any brassica) are like crack for my rabbits, but without fail they immediately go to whatever plant I value the most when they get loose. Usually once it gets warm they look for somewhere shady to rest, so it might be best to try to catch them during the bright of the day if you haven't caught him yet (they're most active at sunset and dawn, the rabbit might try to shelter near the others). I've found it easiest to catch them by throwing a blanket or towel (i don't have a net), they tend to freeze underneath and I can grab them.
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Bananas. Fortune cookies. Don't ask how I know, lol.

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I once caught someone else's escaped pet rabbit through sheer persistence because I didn't know what else to do at the time. I knew if I didn't, a coyote or fox would. My partner helped me corner them and I grabbed them. I would not recommend this route. Rabbit claws are sharp! The rabbit rescue people who showed up to take the bunny were very surprised I'd caught him. They told me their method is to have at least two people approach the bunny from opposite directions with small sections of short fence, the kind you use for play pens or the like. Each section forms a 90 degree angle, so when two of them meet, they form a square around the rabbit, trapping them. It sounded like it worked well for them. Though if you're willing to wait, a live trap could be easier. Some critters are quite wary of them, plus there's the possibility of catching unintended critters, which probably serves to make others even more suspicious of the traps. Good luck catching the rabbit!

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I've consulted an expert here. My recommendations:
1) Classical music.
2) Being very quiet.
3) Spear and magic helmet.

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Heather Staas

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Sunflower seeds were a close second to alfalfa cubes, and might be easier to get ahold of! Not sure if they'd be attracted if they hadn't had them before but worth trying!

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put some carrots in a live trap. how i caught mine when the neighbors' kids let it out.

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How old is the rabbit? Old enough to mate?

The trick I use is to set a live trap directly touching a rabbit tractor with a rabbit of the opposite sex. Set the trap in a way that makes it look like it is part of the tractor, or a tunnel that leads to the tractor. I put leaves and branches around it to disguise it. The rabbits cannot resist. They are horny, and they want to mate. So the "wild" rabbit will sneak around the tractor, sniffing around, and notice the trap. Before long it will go inside, believing it is part of the tractor. This trick usually works within a half hour and doesn't require you to run around like a fool chasing an animal that is extremely well adapted at outrunning and dodging you. They cannot resist their hormones. It works better for males, but females will also fall for it.

It ought to work for younger rabbits too. Chances are it will be curious and go to meet the other one, either to mate, to play, out of curiosity, or to fight. It makes no difference what its motives are, only that you get it in the trap.

The longest this trick ever took was overnight, on one occasion. But that rabbit was experienced, and had been trapped in this exact way at least five times previously (He is an escape artist). He knew it was a trap but could not help himself. Rabbits just want some lovin.

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Number one thing,..
evweone should be vewy vewy quite when catching wabbits:
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Raphaël Blais

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Thanks everyone for all those tips! I finally did catch him overnight with a livetrap and a handful of red clover flowers. Will train them to love and run to it, will be easier next time if it happen again!

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Well done!

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Take note of the direction he runs to cover when yo try to catch him. Set up a way to funnel him in that general direction using steaks or large dimensional lumber or anything else (don't provide any gaps the bunny can fit through. But at the end of the funnel put a live trap, or a box or something of the sort. go to catch him. He will run, get funneled into the box. This is how natives used to snare rabbits. They will take the easiest path of escape and seek out small holes or opening to dive through. Make every option unavailable except a nice safe looking hole at the end of the funnel, it will dive right into it voluntarily

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