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[peggyoh]

I just learned that rabbits don't hibernate.  During the winter they develop a thick fur and eat tree bark and twigs.  We had a rabbit and her little rabbits during the summer but I don't see them anymore.

[Mz iMac]

@peggyoh  The rabbits in my neck of the woods, stay inside burrows all winter.  Only come out to eat or take the food back inside their burrows.

[Bookplate]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@peggyoh  The rabbits in my neck of the woods, stay inside burrows all winter.  Only come out to eat or take the food back inside their burrows.

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[fthunt]

My rabbits are out nights & under backyard sheds.  From snow tracks...."somebody" tried to nibble on the porch fake bush in a pot.

Deer have visited in the past too.

[on the bay]

I have a rather large rabbit who comes out late at night in all kinds of weather.

If I stand very still he won't run away but if I say hi he will run as fast as he can,

so I've learned not to say anything.

Once there was a whole crew of them running across the yard. There must have been at least 10! It was like something out of a movie. I've never seen that again.

(and I wasn't seeing things:womanlol!

[piperbay]

We have rabbits here every night. When I let the dogs out when it's dark, first I scope out the yard to see if they are there. I don't want them catching them.

[Kachina624]

It never even occurred to me that rabbits hibernate.

[peggyoh]

thanks for all your replies

[skatting44]

    In my area of the country. you can follow rabbit trails in the snow all winter . If you ski slow enough  , you can see rabbitts jumping around in deep snow out west on the slopes

[tototwo]

There's been a family of bunnies living under our deck since we moved here 20 years ago. We see them out all winter, making paths in the snow. We buy rabbit food at PetsMart and put it out in bowls for them. We love having them around and they're kind of used to us.