Rabbits attacking polytunnel

[Paddington]

The inside of our polytunnel is looking like a battlefield, holes and digging everywhere. We have old clay roof tiles around the outside to stop them digging under and I'm doing a daily round of blocking new entrances, but now they are just chewing through the plastic. Wondered about putting tiles around the sides at the bottom, (how high can a rabbit reach ?) or a strip of weldmesh around the base. Anyone had similar problems ?

 

[Kidds]

Chicken wire all round mine.

 

[renewablejohn]

We had to protect our polytunnels with chicken wire. 3ft wide, 1ft laid above the buried sheet and 2ft above fastened to battens. Doors were always a pain

 

[CPF]

If you’ve got any spare, good smearing of marmalade around the circumference of the poly tunnel may do the trick.

 

[Danllan]

If you’ve got any spare, good smearing of marmalade around the circumference of the poly tunnels may do the trick.

No, bear risk, use carrot puree.


@Paddington

 

[Lamb's Orchard]

Just planning for a polytunnel here. Thinking more of a polycrub type thing, but hadn't even considered the risk of rabbits breaking in. Aggghhhh, another thing to worry about.

 

[Old Boar]

The white netting from silage wrap - they hate it as it hurts their teeth. Try ripping it with your bare hands and you will see what I mean. A layer against the wrap and another layer dug in and up round about a foot away. A good dollop of chilli powder around is a good deterrent too.

Sand mixed with diesel in a line also works, but does not do the soil much good, but you could use it on the tiles.

 

[Danllan]

Joking apart... we have found that if on top of a concrete base, just a row of concrete blocks works. The rabbits don't seem to like 'working' at the dizzying height of eight inches or so.

 

[Hill Ground]

We had rat and mole trouble in ours. No rabbits though.

We enticed a stray cat in....problem solved!!

 

[Kidds]

We had rat and mole trouble in ours. No rabbits though.

We enticed a stray cat in....problem solved!!

I have a cat problem in mine if anything.

 

[Flatlander]

Just planning for a polytunnel here. Thinking more of a polycrub type thing, but hadn't even considered the risk of rabbits breaking in. Aggghhhh, another thing to worry about.

I built a tarp shelter a few years back and was advised to sit it on a wall to get it away from critters. Between mice rabbits and squirrels it was money well spent. 4 ft high