Hi everyone,
Apologies if this post duplicates anything I've posted recently - I tried to post something to the 'introductions' forum this week, which got moved to rabbit chat, but in the process either the message has disappeared or I have not been able to notice it!
I am new to this forum and indeed new to rabbits. We got a lovely pair of 4-year olds from RSPCA a month back - Cookie and Cream. Sadly, Cookie passed away within 2 weeks of arrival, and it appears it might have been GI stasis. We have been devastated, even though the vet does not think we did anything wrong.
Thankfully, Cream is going strong, and is full of energy and mischief - we all love her to bits.
However, we have a new worry now. My wife thinks she encountered a fox poo in the garden yesterday. Cream lives in a converted shed with a bolting door for the night. She has access to a run with galvanised wiring. In the last week, I have enjoyed also giving her fairly free run of the garden during the day (within an enclosed space of the lawn). But after this fox poo sighting, I am going to be much more cautious. I have just obtained 'Get off my garden' repellent. Does anyone have experience of discouraging foxes with this? I am also thinking of the 'ScareCrow' sprinkler, since some reviews suggest it works well. Any advice?
Grateful for any thoughts.
Cheers,
Bhavani
Apologies if this post duplicates anything I've posted recently - I tried to post something to the 'introductions' forum this week, which got moved to rabbit chat, but in the process either the message has disappeared or I have not been able to notice it!
I am new to this forum and indeed new to rabbits. We got a lovely pair of 4-year olds from RSPCA a month back - Cookie and Cream. Sadly, Cookie passed away within 2 weeks of arrival, and it appears it might have been GI stasis. We have been devastated, even though the vet does not think we did anything wrong.
Thankfully, Cream is going strong, and is full of energy and mischief - we all love her to bits.
However, we have a new worry now. My wife thinks she encountered a fox poo in the garden yesterday. Cream lives in a converted shed with a bolting door for the night. She has access to a run with galvanised wiring. In the last week, I have enjoyed also giving her fairly free run of the garden during the day (within an enclosed space of the lawn). But after this fox poo sighting, I am going to be much more cautious. I have just obtained 'Get off my garden' repellent. Does anyone have experience of discouraging foxes with this? I am also thinking of the 'ScareCrow' sprinkler, since some reviews suggest it works well. Any advice?
Grateful for any thoughts.
Cheers,
Bhavani