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Post by alpacasock on May 23, 2023 15:42:50 GMT -5
gardendmpls, you are an angel! I read that it's illegal in NJ to keep/rehab wildlife without some certificate. While, on one hand I can understand why they try to discourage people it doesn't seem like a system that is enforceable or really that practical. I looked online and the county I garden in only has two people to contact and I really doubt they have the time to help all the critters in need.
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Post by breezygardener on May 23, 2023 17:11:44 GMT -5
breezygardener, have you ever had to help orphaned bunnies go the bathroom? I was reading last night how the mothers lick that area which helps facilitate the process. Yes, I've done that. Done it with baby squirrels as well. Part of the "fun" (ahem) process of trying to save the little buggers. Had a bunch of old washcloths that I'd rinse in hot water & wring out before using - worked every time. Of course this was all those cloths were ever used for & were thoroughly "sanitized" between uses.
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Post by desertwoman on May 23, 2023 17:19:10 GMT -5
bunnies I ended up putting a bunch of chicken wire around areas which I rather them not munching in. Do you know about how to rabbit proof an area with chicken wire? In case not, you need to go down at least 6 inches and bend the chicken wire at a 90º angle coming away from the garden. Bunnies are clever and will get under chicken wire, unless well secured. Another option would be to secure the wire to the ground to keep the wire tight-I've not done it this way, but burying it in L shaped angle outward has been very successful for me. It also needs to be at least 2 ft tall. Mine are about 3 1/2 feet tall)
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Post by alpacasock on May 24, 2023 6:59:26 GMT -5
desertwoman , thanks for the tips- I didn't go that deep with the chicken wire so will have to amend it. I was buying coyote urine the last few years but don't know if it did any good and boy does that stuff stink! I could literally smell it before opening the package. Also, what of using balloons and such to scare the critters away? I would suspect that they quickly realize it's a ruse.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 24, 2023 10:35:22 GMT -5
Do you know about how to rabbit proof an area with chicken wire? In case not, you need to go down at least 6 inches and bend the chicken wire at a 90º angle coming away from the garden. Luckily I have raised beds as I can encircle the bed with chicken wire or poultry netting but there is also hardware cloth under most of the beds. But last year rabbits invaded the corn rows and reared the babies there for the season. Unfortunately I don't believe the babies survived.
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Post by Mumsey on May 26, 2023 20:19:49 GMT -5
I've never buried chicken wire. We must have lazy rabbits.
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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 27, 2023 7:35:59 GMT -5
Used chicken wire for 2 beds...moles/voles got through. Need to make sure nothing goes into those 2 beds that may interest those varmints. Otherwise it's been 1/4" hardware cloth where root veggies go. I do see tunneling around the perimeter of the beds and I smile.
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