What should I do about a baby bunny eating my flowers?

I have the tiniest baby bunny living in my front flower bed. It is eating my black eyed susans and petunias. What should I do about it? I'm not sure if it is normal for a baby bunny to be on its own already... maybe momma deserted it?!?





At any rate, it is cute as heck and I don't want it to starve but I would also like to preserve my landscaping. Can I feed it something else?

What should I do about a baby bunny eating my flowers?
Critter Ridder comes in a pump spray from Home depot, you'll probably only find it by asking an associate. At least, thats how I found it after looking on my own for more than an hour. It's expensive ...$17.00 for the bottle. Or you could put up a small chicken wire fence around the plants you want to keep. Also consider putting some other vegetable greens, or rabbit pellets (avalible anywhere pet supplies are sold) and water out for the cute little bunny, you can actually train him to come and eat what and where you want him to!
Reply:put moth balls around
Reply:Spray your plants with garlic/pepper tea :





To make garlic/pepper tea, liquefy 2 bulbs of garlic and 2 hot peppers in a blender 1/2 to 2/3 full of water. Strain the solids and add enough water to the garlic/pepper juice to make 1 gallon of concentrate. Use 1/4 cup of concentrate per gallon of spray. To make garlic tea, simply omit the pepper and add another bulb of garlic. Add two tablespoons of molasses for more control.





Don't worry about the rabbit - he'll find food elsewhere.
Reply:Capture baby bunny, take it to the vet, and keep it as a pet. That way you get your flowers, and she gets a safe momma who's going to love her.
Reply:Forget all the `cutesy wootsy` stuff, shoot it or your garden will live to regret it. Make that, will NOT live to regret it !
Reply:Quick, plant some lima beans! Seriously, I have the same problem, only the bunny is eating my lima bean plants just as they come out of the group, get some in the ground and as soon as they sprout I bet your bunny will go for them. Lettuce, cabbage and things like that might also help.


Good luck!
Reply:Rabbits are constant foragers, meaning that your plants are only a portion of it's diet. If you feed it something else, it will eat that AND your plants. Once a rabbit has found a food source, it will continue to eat that food source it's entire life. The only way to fix the problem is to trap it and relocate it to another area, or kill it. You don't seem to be a rabbit stew kind of girl, so I would suggest calling the city and ask them to bring a live trap by your house. Most citys will loan you a live trap at no charge. When they catch the rabbit, they will take it to a park and release it.
Reply:Kill it and make a stew.
Reply:Buy some toy plastic snakes. This will frighted the cute out of them. Just place them near the flowers.
Reply:You don't need to feed wildlife just because it's cute, rabbits can survive on their own. If the baby bunny is more than 5 inches long, it is old enough to care for itself. If you know where it lives, don't follow it as your scent trail will lead predators to it. Rabbits will eat clover, so if you want, you can have a contractor replace your yard with a clover field.
Reply:You should try to give it alternative food. Little bunnies often eat flowers because there is nothing else around. But, given the choice, they probably want to eat something else. So, you should go to the pet store and buy a variety of different rabbit foods and little bowls to put them in. Then, put to food right next to all your flowers. If the bunny still eats the flowers, then change to a different food until the bunny finds the one he or she likes. It is important to keep track of what food you put where. If this doesn't work, you may want to try carrots, celery or even bacon. But remember, you must present a well balanced meal - you are responsible for nutirition and if you give the rabbit a lot of junk food early on you could stunt its growth.