• The Assman@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    One summer a few years ago, my neighbor (city woman newly moved to the suburbs) comes banging on my door. With her eyes all big she says, “you gotta come out here and tell me what this is”

    It was a nest of like 15 newborn bunnies 😁

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    7 months ago

    They’ll fuck up your garden then be killed by your dog…

    Move them to a quiet corner of a non- dog space, in range such that their mom can smell them.

    " Oh no booboobooo" I don’t give a shit, my dog will eventually find them I don’t know why they keep picking the center of my yard every year

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      7 months ago

      Next time put me serving around your garden. I recommend two layers, chicken wire and fencer wire, with a gate to get in and out. Growing up we only ever had a rabbit get past it once when the gate was improperly tied closed. If you use a raised bed then you get even better protection.

      We always had a rabbit family living under the back deck too, so we knew if wasn’t for lack of rabbits.

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        7 months ago

        No no, I never detect the rabbits until they’re shreds.

        They pick the most idiotic, unseen parts of lawn to make a nest. Once their scent dispersed at all, my dogs find em way before I do

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    7 months ago

    Many years ago, my grandmother asked me to plant a potted plant for her. I took the spade to the designated spot and stuck the tip down atop the ground cover there and something underneath screeched.

    Turned out to be a clutch of rabbits much like the one in the picture. All of them were fine. Just startled. I wouldn’t have known rabbits ever made any sound whatsoever if I hadn’t happened to disturb them.

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    7 months ago

    Yooo how did u manage to grow those. Must have used some secret sauce fertilizer to get results like that.

    (…but fr what are those cute lil things)

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    7 months ago

    I have a Leonberger and raised garden beds so they’re at the perfect height for her to checkout what happening in the bed. She always seems to find these bunnies before I do. When they are big enough she’ll take them out of the bed and try her best to snuggle with them. Nothing gruesome, she’s trying her best to have a friend.

    Worst part I’m allergic to rabbits.

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      7 months ago

      Nah they’re not smart. One left a litter in the grass next to some loud equipment. I dunno if it scared mom away or not but one morning during power up I found 3 frozen dead buns. Was not a good day.

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        Oh, that’s horrible.

        I was mowing the lawn when I lived with my parents one day and I chopped a baby bunny’s ear off even after doing a walk around before I mowed. Luckily he was gone in about an hour, but yeah, bunnies aren’t smart.