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Rabbit Trapping Procedure
Set up
1. With the aid of a Bushland Management staff, select an appropriate, sheltered site for the trap to be located.
2. Bait the trap and surrounding area with a handful of Lucerne, fresh veggie scraps, garden herbs, etc.
3. For at least the first two nights FREE FEED to allow rabbits to become familiar with the trap.
Free Feeding: leave trap such that rabbits are able to enter and leave without tripping mechanism. Use a stick or wire in fixings on top of cage or from open door to ground. Spread feed in and around cage.
Trapping
Traps can be set at all times. However, if going away for more than 24 hours please do not set traps.
5. Check traps regularly and allow a safe release of any non-target animals. If an animal is harmed, contact either of the following:
WIRES ph:1300 094 737 or Sydney Wildlife Rescue Service ph: 9413 4300
6. Please keep a record of all species caught and the number, you may use the Rabbit Trapping Record Form. It is an offense under the National Parks and Wildlife Act to remove and/or relocate native animals to other sites.
7. The cage is not to be used to capture native animals and the resident must abide by the Cruelty to Animals Act 1979.
8. At the end of the program, the trap will need to be returned to the Boondah Depot where your bond will be refunded.
Vet Information
Any rabbits caught can be taken to any of the following Veterinary Clinics to be euthanased for a small fee:
1. Mona Vale Veterinary Hospital Ph: 9999 2269
22 Park St., Mona Vale
2. Pittwater Animal Hospital Ph: 9913 7979
Cnr Pittwater Rd & Arnott Cresent, Warriewood
3. Careel Bay Veterinarians Ph: 9918 0833
710 Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach
For any enquiries please do not hesitate to call 9970 1365.
Updated: 02 Dec 2011