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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWho knows if Moses in the cradle are/is dangerous to rabbits?
Valid question, but cray-cray is welcome.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)poor rabbits.
grasswire
(50,130 posts)That was such a cute moment.
Denninmi
(6,581 posts)However, you asked about rabbits. I don't have a clue.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)There are so many things that get them sick, I'm surprised I don't find them dead all over my yard because I have a lot of tropicals out there.
mopinko
(70,074 posts)bunnies are a damned plague here these days.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)Nasty bugger.
NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Ants and termites, and maybe aphids and ticks.
Win! the pangolin!
mopinko
(70,074 posts)NYC_SKP
(68,644 posts)Well, I was raised in the country by my grandmother and mother, with sister, on the grounds of my grandfather's asparagus farming operation, lots of shops barns equipment.
And we raised chickens, for sure, year round, nice digs for them, and what fun feeding them every day!
But one year a hen was killed by a fox or feral cat, leaving I think just one chick who we are allowed to tend to indoors.
I named her "PeePee", because of the sound she made. When PeePee reached chicken adolescence, you know that awkward age where their not so cute anymore but not adults yet either, we put her back out with the rest of the birds.
Some months later we were having chicken for dinner (we slaughtered our own) and, after the first few bites, it was announced that we were eating, yes, PeePee.
Obviously, it's stuck with me.
mopinko
(70,074 posts)i thought one of my barred rocks might be a rooster, but she is acting like a she, and no crowing. however out of 4 'easter eggers' i have 2 roosters and a red star. so i think one rooster will be dinner and the other will get to stick around until i have a few more hens. then he will also be invited to sunday dinner.
i figure if i can't eat a chicken i raise, i shouldn't eat chicken.
REP
(21,691 posts)A lot of it has to be eaten, and it usually isn't fatal - but avoid feeding it to rabbits.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)There are some baby rabbits in the backyard and I want to transport the plant from the other side of the yard. So far, the rabbits taste everything I've planted, but leave it alone after a day or two if it's not edible.
REP
(21,691 posts)Which I believe means neither critter finds it tasty enough to eat.
Depending where you are, be careful where you put it - it can overpower native plants pretty easily. It's a huge problem in Florida and Australia. It's not cold-tolerant, so again, depending upon where you are, that problem might sort itself out.
Mine lives in my kitchen in California, so I'm pretty sure I'm not destroying native plants with it it was hard to resist a plant that purple.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)I have plenty around the area and I'm planting it in an area that is too shady and too dry to handle just about anything but bromeliads and Kafir lilies.
REP
(21,691 posts)Very nice for filling in spots (or making plants for purple-loving friends). I bet it'll look great!
If you're feeling extra generous towards the rabbits, plant some clover away from the Rhoeo to give them something healthy to devour and distracted from the ones that'll give them an upset stomach. Or you can spray the Rhoeo with either Dr Doright's Pest Control or Zero Tolerance; both are herbal and bird and wildlife safe but contain garlic, cloves, etc oil that keep pests - and critters - away. I use both on my orchids for pest control and can vouch it doesn't harm or deter bees, hummingbirds, finches, doves, etc.
Baitball Blogger
(46,699 posts)Thanks for the info.