Q. We are planning a wall to surround our yard so we can
keep the rabbits out. We live in Sun
City Anthem in Henderson. We have been told that the local rabbits can jump
very high, and our 3 foot wall will not work to keep them out.
keep the rabbits out. We live in Sun
City Anthem in Henderson. We have been told that the local rabbits can jump
very high, and our 3 foot wall will not work to keep them out.
A. We have both the Desert cottontail and the jackrabbit. I don’t agree with the advice you were given. Our
chicken coop wire at three feet tall was very effective at keeping them out of
our vegetable plots as long as they could not lift the bottom edge of it with
their noses or dig a little bit and get under it.
chicken coop wire at three feet tall was very effective at keeping them out of
our vegetable plots as long as they could not lift the bottom edge of it with
their noses or dig a little bit and get under it.
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| Black-tailed Jackrabbit |
Usually
animals will not jump walls if they cannot see the other side. If they can jump
to the top of it and look then that is different. I have never seen rabbits do
that. But check and make sure there are not gaps in the wall itself. If they
can get their head through a hole, they can get the rest of their body through
it as well.
animals will not jump walls if they cannot see the other side. If they can jump
to the top of it and look then that is different. I have never seen rabbits do
that. But check and make sure there are not gaps in the wall itself. If they
can get their head through a hole, they can get the rest of their body through
it as well.