Predator PreyBeware these Rabbit PredatorsRabbits are a major factor in predator prey relationships around the world. These are the rabbit predators most likely to hunt your rabbits and chickens for a midday or midnight snack.Sponsored Links The vast majority of rabbits are kept outdoors in various housing situations. Most outdoor rabbits are either pets, show rabbits or the family’s small meat rabbit herd. The majority of outdoor rabbits are kept in:
We don’t know where you live, but in our opinion, the rabbit owner will do best to know the major rabbit predators in his area, and ensure his rabbits are securely housed against predation by the local predator prey chain...
We’ve gone all summer with nary a sighting of a raccoon, though we know a family of them lives within spitting distance of our home, just down an embankment toward a ravine. But 2 nights ago, around 9:30 pm, I went out on the back deck and down the stairs. Low and behold - raccoon footprints on the deck (pictured above). They had apparently come up to the sliding glass door, hoping to find a morsel of cat food unfinished by our cats. I would have known nothing of this foray except for those unmistakable, and recent, raccoon footprints. The raccoons that made these prints are only going to get hungrier through the winter. We can’t let our guard down for even a moment, if we want to keep all our livestock rabbits and chickens alive.
Thankfully, our 2 rabbits survived, although the raccoons were able to damage an ear of one of the rabbits. What predators might threaten YOUR rabbits? After encountering this scene on a cold December morning, we built a wooden box for the rabbits to hide in. But we don’t actually think the lack of a box was the problem. We think the rabbits were used to our friendly cats, and did not initially realize the raccoons wanted to make them the main course. We suspect they hopped over to touch noses all friendly-like, and realized their mistake a bit late. Here are some other links you may enjoy:Go from Predator Prey to Rabbit Run New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
It was about a year ago, in December, that raccoons attempted to break into a rabbit run. They were sorely coveting fresh rabbit for a midnight snack. 
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