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Rabbits (again, sorry) what to do about gates ?

a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
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Hi, lots of posts already on rabbit problems i see - i am slloooowwwwly rabbit fencing the entire garden, not a small task, but im about halfway there.  What do people normally do about gates though? the only solution i have seen is chicken wire attached to a pole that drags along the floor when you open the gate.  Not very attractive! Any ideas? 

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  • flowering roseflowering rose Posts: 1,632

    I think that might work for fencing it must go deep and out ,because they can burrow at speed.

  • hypercharleyfarleyhypercharleyfarley Posts: 345

    Wire mesh does keep rabbits out when attached to gates - but it needs to be the sort of netting that's welded in small squares/rectangles rather than the chicken-wire type.  It's much more rigid than chicken-wire, and can be fixed to a gate without needing to attach it to a pole in the way you've described.  If the gate's made of wood, you can attach it with staples, and if it's a metal gate you can use cable ties.  Provided you fix it properly, in order to keep it as rigid as possible, it does work.

    I have some netting fixed to a wooden five-bar gate - the mesh itself is in fact coated with some sort of green-coloured plastic - and doesn't need any support at ground level.  There's about a 3cm gap between the bottom of the mesh and the ground.

    If you google around a bit - or better still go & try to find a local agricultural supplies place - you might find what you need. 

     

  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Hello , I have Rabbits on my allotment and I have fenced it in but had 2 wooden gates with slates so I have stapled chicken wire to the bottom third and so far it has kept them out !image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    As has been said, rigid wire mesh fixed to the bottom of the gate AND then you need a substantial hardwood or metal 'doorstep' sunk into the ground between the gateposts - otherwise the bunnies will tunnel under the gate - it only takes them a minute or two and all your hard work is wasted.  

    Don't forget the doorstep!!!


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ClaringtonClarington Posts: 4,949
    You need wire like this: rigid St. Stl weld wire (link to image found on web search- not my own)



    ww.bharatwireindustries.com/images/portfolio/large9.jpg
  • GWRSGWRS Posts: 8,478

    Had not thought about door stops under gates , will sort something out 

    that is why I like this forum , lots of great practical ideas from people image

  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108

    thanks for rigid wire ideas, will try that out.  

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