tractorboy Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 what do you do with rabbits shot with myxy ? do you leave them ,bury them or what this may well of been covered before appollogies if so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silpig5 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 we sling ours in the gutts hedge , away from burrows . makes good fox bait ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiiithy Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I've been bagging them and binning them to try and reduce the spread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr lee Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 We had this problem 2 years ago. Any we collected went into the barrel and got burnt along with any waste string etc. Our rabbit population is now starting to build up again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSA-airgunner Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 give them to the foxes they dont mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonevo Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 leave em in the hedges mate,let the critters have a feast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud9 Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 if its the odd 1 or 2 just sling them in a ditch and let the rats have them, if theres alot take them away and bin them or burn not had mixi for a while where we shoot but theres burning skips in the yard so we have no problem getting rid if need be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky-shot Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 the foxes will eat them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog546 Posted September 21, 2009 Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Myxy is spread by fleas and this means that as soon as the host cools the fleas leave it so carrying the bodies to a burning point isnt going to help much as the only warm thing around is yourself,leave them in the hedge for the carrion and foxes,but it doesnt make much difference to the spread of myxy as the main infection point is in the warrens. These only come into play when the population increases and the young driven out of the regular sets ,into the older infected warrens,once reinhabited the process starts again until a new boundary is created!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiiithy Posted September 23, 2009 Report Share Posted September 23, 2009 I've seen a dead rabbit with fleas after lying in a garage for 3 days. I've heard many say that the fleas leave the carrier as soon as it cools down, which I'm sure some do but the fleas can most certainly stay on a cold rabbit for days. Myxy is spread by fleas and this means that as soon as the host cools the fleas leave it so carrying the bodies to a burning point isnt going to help much as the only warm thing around is yourself,leave them in the hedge for the carrion and foxes,but it doesnt make much difference to the spread of myxy as the main infection point is in the warrens. These only come into play when the population increases and the young driven out of the regular sets ,into the older infected warrens,once reinhabited the process starts again until a new boundary is created!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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