If rabbits are kept in the garden, will they burrow?

They like to dig in a sheltered, secluded spot, so if you set up a pallet up on a cinder block right in the middle of your colony, you will probably find the rabbits will choose to burrow in there. This keeps them away from your perimeter. read more

Yes. When the pregnant future mommas are wanting to have kids they will burrow and make houses under the ground for their babies. It is good. I have noticed that once good burrow exist, they remain mostly stable. However the rabbits will likely eat everything in your garden. Rabbits are not very compatible with gardens. read more

They nibble on plants and shrubs, dig up vegetables, lawn and plant roots, and carry diseases that you don't want in your garden. Cottontail rabbits don't do much digging, but jackrabbits are diggers that also jump fairly high. read more

Hi, I'm new here :wave: My neice and nephew have had rabbits for about six months now (in my back garden), and they kept trying to dig holes close to the fences. read more

Wild rabbits do live happily in burrows but they also only live a year or two because of predators. You will have to weigh up the advantages/disadvantages of the total freedom of a rabbit warren and lower life expectancy, or being kept in at night and living for 10yrs+. read more

Since rabbits are great sniffers, powdered red pepper sprinkled around the garden or on targeted plants may keep them out. Irish Spring soap shavings placed in little drawstring bags around the garden will also help to keep rabbits away. read more