Pet Rabbit in My Garden
by Traute Klein, biogardener
Rabbits, Rabbits, Rabbits
I grew up with rabbits. My father raised them so that we would have some meat to eat in tough times in World War II. We had one rabbit for Sunday dinner each week, and that is the only meat I ate as a child.
My little brother Hans was very fond of the rabbits. He was also fond of getting into trouble. That's what little brothers are best at, right?
One day, Hans disappeared and all the children of the neighborhood searched for him. We did not find little Hans, but we found our rabbits hopping all over the neighborhood. So instead of looking for Hans, we started catching the rabbits to put them back in their cages. That is when we found Hans. He had opened all the cages and had crawled into one of them, and there he sat all curled up until we found him and pulled him out.
Feeding a Rabbit
I learned early in life what food a rabbit needs and which foods could kill a rabbit, and some day, I may tell you about that.
Today, however, I want to tell you how you can use your pet rabbit as a lawn mower.
Lawn Mower Rabbit
The last time I visited some of my friends in Germany, I learned a wonderful way of letting your rabbit have fun. Here are the directions:
Get your dad to make you a wooden cage. The cage has no bottom, and the four sides and the top should be covered with strong chicken wire. The box also could use a handle to make it easier to lift up. The box should be at least big enough for the rabbit to turn around in.
I hope that your lawn has not been treated with poisonous herbicides. If it has been, then this method will not work for you, because your rabbit would get poisoned. If you let your rabbit do his work, you will not need herbicide. Here is what you do:
Set the rabbit somewhere on the lawn and place the box on top of him. He will eat the lawn inside the box, and when he has finished, you move the box to a different location. If you do this every day, he will take care of all the grass cutting, and he will love the dandelions the most.
Caution
Don't leave the rabbit outside by himself, because he could get hurt or even killed by a cat or dog. Or, if someone decides to lift up the box, the rabbit could get lost.
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