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Fri 8 Jun, 2007 05:45 pm
I have a couple of questions if anyone is an expert on rabbits...well, hares...a leveret actually...cowdoc? patiodog? er...dlowan? Anyone?
We have a remote property with a resident young hare (well, more than one and some babies too, but I'm only familiar with one -- the not-at-all-shy one). He appears to have nodules on his ears. Is this some sort of skin disease? Is he possibly trying to self-medicate when he hangs out in the (cold) fire pit nibbling on...well, actually I'm not sure what he's nibbling on...charcoal? Or is he gnawing on the limestone rocks surrounding it? Could some mineral be released by the rocks because of the heat? (I've seen the red squirrels hanging out in there too.) Just curious. (This is my first semi-tame leveret and I have named him Everett -- beer may have had something to do with my rhyming mood...)
Cyphercat is keen on rabbits. Oh, and there is one other...
Tai Chi, you're funny.
With the rhyming and whatnot....heeheehee....
Anyhoo, I don't know nuthin when it comes to wild bunnies, sorry! but the least I can do is give you a bump up the page.
Thanks cyphercat! (Actually, after we discovered the baby bunnies we thought Everett might be female. Mr. TC wanted to rename him Evita! But I put a stop to that -- Evelyn, maybe...)
Seriously, folks...any rabbit experts?
The best way to deal with wabbits is to stew 'em, slowly, with marjoram and fennel--really, it tastes great!
Rabbit expert??
Oh hell yea. I just wait'in to use my doctorate in rabbits. I just do drywall to keep me grounded.
(Sorry Chi, Couldn't help it. Now back to the charcoal eating collyflower eared rabbit)
Ticks?
Someone get cjhsa.
Setanta wrote:The best way to deal with wabbits is to stew 'em, slowly, with marjoram and fennel--really, it tastes great!
I may resort to this in future if we ever put in a garden 'cause we all know one of the other more notorious habits of rabbits. So two more questions: Do you have a crockpot recipe? And is it just an old wives' tale that you can't eat rabbits in a month without an "r" in the name?
Amigo wrote:Rabbit expert??
Oh hell yea. I just wait'in to use my doctorate in rabbits. I just do drywall to keep me grounded.
(Sorry Chi, Couldn't help it. Now back to the charcoal eating collyflower eared rabbit)
Okay, this made me laugh. And then I got thinking -- yeah, maybe those bumps on Everett's ears are scars from you know, previous multiple piercings or something. I mean, he is a teenager after all. (And a rebel. I've seen him cross the road and he doesn't even LOOK!)
dadpad wrote:Ticks?
Someone get cjhsa.
Let's not get drastic. Besides, June doesn't have an "r" in it.
Tai Chi wrote:Setanta wrote:The best way to deal with wabbits is to stew 'em, slowly, with marjoram and fennel--really, it tastes great!
I may resort to this in future if we ever put in a garden 'cause we all know one of the other more notorious habits of rabbits. So two more questions: Do you have a crockpot recipe? And is it just an old wives' tale that you can't eat rabbits in a month without an "r" in the name?
Yes, it is an old wives' tale. That actually applies to eating Republicans.
Setanta wrote:Yes, it is an old wives' tale. That actually applies to eating Republicans.
Hang on. Aren't they toxic?
It is true that you have to soak them overnight in salt water to leach out the toxins . . . then you might want to marinate them . . .
Setanta wrote:It is true that you have to soak them overnight in salt water to leach out the toxins . . . then you might want to marinate them . . .
Yeah, I hear they're pretty tough.
a family of rabbits has made their house under one of our spruce-trees for years . they aren't afraid of humans or dogs . they'll sometimes bite off the half-open tulips and other choice young greens - i've put bloodmeal on the young shoots and that keeps them away - but bloodmeal is darned expensive - should be entitled to get it for free when we buy beef !
hbg
rabbit checking us out after having had lunch in OUR garden - we were no more than 6 ft away - the nerve- don't get no respect !
Hey, that looks like Everett! Why do you suppose they're so brave, hamburger? We've seen foxes in our neighborhood and I wonder how long our bunnies will last if they don't soon get "street smart".
The only fox in Hamburger's neighborhood is his daughter.
Setanta wrote:The only fox in Hamburger's neighborhood is his daughter.
You dog, you. She's a lucky gal
set wrote :
Quote:The only fox in Hamburger's neighborhood is his daughter.
i'm sure that fox will grab "a certain wabbitt" by the neck and shake it !
hbg
I've never seen nodules on rabbit ears. They do get ear mites, but the only way you would see external signs would be from scratching. That is the most likely scenario I see. As far as the chewing, remember that rodents and lagomorphs have teeth that continually grow, so they need to gnaw on something to wear them down to the point that they can close their mouths. Sorry I'm not more help than that.
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