how to get rid of rabbits under sheds
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rabbits can leave behind droppings and
cause damage to home gardens they can
burrow and shoo their way into areas
such as under sheds to nest once rabbits
make a nest under your shed
it will procreate and babies will be
born moreover when a rabbit dies it
could be under the shed and getting rid
of the carcass will be difficult to keep
rabbits from burrowing under your shed
you can rabbit proof it with a few
materials things you'll need
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galvanized hex netting staple gun and
staples aluminum snips garden shovel
rabbit repellent step 1 remove the
rabbits nest from under your shed while
they are away foraging try to relocate
the nest to a park or wooded area where
the rabbits can survive step two set
humane traps you can find these at
hardware stores and home-improvement
stores these catch the critters when
they return from foraging and you can
release them in a wooded area or park
set large plastic snake or elles near
the shed to create an avoidance barrier
and situate the traps away from the shed
to capture and release the rabbits step
3
hire a wildlife rehabilitation
specialist if none of the above removal
techniques work to remove the rabbits
from under your shed and on your
property at large look in your local
phonebook for wildlife rehabilitation
specialists step 1
dig a small trench around the outside of
your shed with a garden shovel the
trench should be about 12 inches deep
and six to eight inches wide you should
see the wood floor framing under your
shed as well step 2
run galvanized hex Nutting into the
trench encircling the entire shed affix
the galvanized hex netting to the sheds
wood floor framing using staples in a
staple gun pull the galvanized hex
netting taut as you staple it to remove
any slack in the netting once completely
encircled cut away excess netting with
aluminum snips step 3
we fill the trench with the garden
shovel to cover most of the galvanized
hex netting and keep it securely in
place surround the shed with repellents
such as shake away or any other rabbit
repellents e-resources
apply the repellent as directed by the
manufacturer for best results step 4
regularly check the galvanized hex
netting for holes or signs that rabbits
have been burrowing through or under the
galvanized hex netting if so replace the
netting is needed and apply more
repellent around the outside of the shed
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