Rabbits (Orytolagus cuniculus) live in a network of burrows called a warren in gardens, under foundations of buildings, train track embankments, around bridges river banks.

They not only damage the crops but make structures weak and dangerous.

For these reasons and others like spreading disease they have to be controlled.

if you have a problem with Rabbits call Wiltshire Pest services for advice.

How to Identify Rabbits
• Holes
• Small digs or scrapes in the surrounding area
• Droppings, round in clusters usually around the entrance to burrows or where they are feeding.
• Vegetation being eaten
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Possible Treatments
• Trapping
• Ferreting
• Gassing
• Fencing
• Shooting

Useful tip/ interesting fact

Their whiskers are the same width as their body and are used to determine whether they will fit through a hole, which stops them from getting stuck in tunnels.