Rabbits don't care about music. Maybe if you had an air siren to make blasting noises on a motion sensor that might spook them for a while.

Try using predator urine, liquid fence, or other scent deterrents, those will work better. A motion sensor sprinkler can help a little. Actual physical barriers work best.

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haha I figured it was a long shot. I have a lot of outdoor experience and I always thought the motion activated sprinkler was the best idea to date. We have dogs but they are inside at night. The rabbit in question has found a way in. I figured out where and patched it but the style of fence I have makes it only a matter of time before he finds a new way in. I have hundreds of feet of fence with woods on the other side. There is not easy/cheap way to fence.

The bunny has had a taste of my garden for a week now so I doubt deterrents will work - but would be effective against other rabbits.

A few days ago I caught a rabbit in a Hav-a-heart trap which was baited with pecans. It was supposed to catch a pesky squirrel but this bunny liked nuts too. Being in a rural area it was easy to relocate.

If it's already tasted, then make it taste bad. Scent deterrents can work great. But if you rather not do that, then taste deterrents can also work well.

Motion sensor lights can work and be gotten used to. Sometimes flash tapes and pinwheels can be used, and sometimes gotten used to. Some folks like to use ultrasonics or high pitched noise makers, but a lot of folks with pets rather not use those. Owl scares can sometimes work- motion sensor automated ones or ones that otherwise move work better than stationary ones over time. Some folks use snake scares or coyote scares with varying success.

If you got enough land or can go outside that fence you could try the trick of making somewhere else more appealing so they don't go to your garden. Kind of like how some folks put out deer feed seed out on back lot so the deer graze there instead of in the gardens closer to the house. Not a perfect solution, but it can help.

Is the fence you have a yard fence, or your garden fence? How big is your garden(s)?

In my experience, urban wildlife are hard to repel. They are "street-smart" with regard to noise, smells, scarecrows, etc. They are fully used to humans being around, and just laugh at such attempts. That being said, predator threats like urine might work, though I've tried it with cat litter, and have had no success.

I did plant "distraction" stuff but it is near the woods and in more shade and taking longer to grow. What really worried my is my motion camera took pics of him coming in at midnight and out at 4am. That was 4 hours exploring......

I am actually shocked it has not ate a lot more - yet.

I have had zero luck with live traps in my yard. To much "safe" food.

My yard (a so-called "lawn") has a lot of wild white clover mixed in with several other weeds and the clover seems to keep the bunnies satisfied most of the time. When I used to grow strawberries they'd go after those for dessert but not bother much else.

We were talking about this the other day! In the 90's the downtown area started putting up speakers very high and blasting classical music to deter the goth people!

Ended up with a new generation of classical music lovers!

Rather than music, try using something noisy, plugged into a motion-sensing light socket. I kept deer away from my apple trees that way, with a motor which powered a pipe snake.

Might think again.

https://www.rabbitcaretips.com/do-rabbits-like-listening-to-music/

Rabbits have big ears with a top range of 49khz so ultrasonic noise will drive them crazy. The best sound imo would be amplified high wattage frequency that oscillates between 25khz and 50Khz similar to a police siren and would make rabbits very uncomfortable because they can't hear predators and will avoid the area, Do I know this for a fact? No but what noise would drive you out of the house? Just increase the frequency.

Kevin, that might drive the rabbits crazy but it would drive me crazy too! LOL

In the perennials forum we talk about this all the time. The most reliable method for those who report success is something like Liquid Fence. But on veggies that you eat, I can't see that as a good idea.

I am over run with rabbits - and there are no predators. My dog has fun chasing them once in awhile, but they are way faster than she is and she knows it and they know it. And they are usually back in the yard 30m later. We have fence and I just added new stockade fence but I do have some picket and some post and rail and even though the post and rail is backed with metal fencing, when I installed it, it was to keep the dog in and rabbits were not an issue so the holes on the metal fencing are too large. They do find ways to get in. I've tried to figure ways to keep them out, but aside from installing metal fencing all along the perimeter and dig a foot down to make sure they can't dig under it...I don't see how I can keep them out, and it's not reasonable to have to do that.

I am trying raised planters for veggies this year and that does keep them out of the veggies there, but....I just started doing it and I'm not sure what I'm going to be able to grow in them. I also started a large pot with cucumbers and pole beans, but in this heat wave they aren't doing too well so far. I really hate growing in containers, In the ground, I have tomatoes and peppers and they ignore those completely. Of course, that means a really small veggie garden. If the one planter I am trying this year is successful I will buy more and be done with it. And eat more tomatoes and peppers. [g]

Maybe sounds of volves, coyote, owls, hawks, rattle snakes, ... will work better?

FYI I took 3' tall chicken wire and ran it around my wood fence. I bent it so 6"-8" are on the ground. I then used random branches etc to hold it down. My fence is surronded by woods full of rabbits. If there is a large gap a rabbit can jump through I cover that to. I have NEVER had a rabbit dig under the fence. I have found this keep 95% of rabbits out. True they can get it if the want but they rarely do.

Once one does I find the hole they used and patch it. 100% of the time they find a new place. Point is once they are in they never stop until they are dead. However my fence is cheap and easy and very effective. According to experts rabbits can easily get in - and this is true because once they come in I cannot stop them from returning.

Again my 2-1/2' tall chicken wire with nothing under ground works fantastic.