Rabbit Feeding

When I lived in a house this big wild rabbit came around in the winter, right to the patio. As I recall I used to leave some carrots for him/her. When spring came the ingrate ate all the new lettuce and other plants that I put into my vegetable bed, and then one day I saw a little baby rabbit as well. They are so cute but I don't think you can train them to be in a certain area. They have a mind of their own.

I would imagine the rabbit tracks you saw if the bread was gone but the greens weren't were not rabbits but rats. Rabbits may not at the leaves though as wild rabbits will tnd to be more inspired by a growing plant. you could try rabbit feed but again that could attract rats. If you really get fed up I would ask you to consider a "biological" option: maybe a ferret. Or if you haven't the heart for that try a cat. A cat will keep them away but unless its a semi feral cat will not prey on them. Our local golf course used poison to get rid of rabbits and moles and it devastated a great deal of non target wildlife. It bugs me no end when people think foxhunting is cruel but play golf. Anyway that is your biggest concern is that without a predator rabbits tend to breed ....well....like rabbits.

The rabbits around my place love to eat the leaves off of baby bell pepper plants. I've tried sprinkling black pepper around the plants to keep them away. I'm not sure if it works, but once I discover that they've been nibbling, the black pepper seems to keep them away.

I wish that I could help you, but I don't have this issue, as my hubby and I live in a mobile home park. I would think though that if you kept putting stuff in a certain spot that they would learn to eat mostly from that area. But I am not to sure about that. I had rabbits as pets when I was younger, but never had experience with the wild ones.