Rabbit digging a hole

A video which is as strangely compelling as it is pointless.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• rabbit
• digging
• warren
• hole
• set
• .17hmr

[NinjaStarfish94]

Diggy Diggy Hole ^^ (see yogscast XD)

[pondguru]

In the old days, trappers in Nort America would regularly die from 'rabbit starvation' - quite right. You need to eat something other than rabbits if you're going to survive for any length of time.

[zipang102]

@pondguru ...in case others haven't know, I read in survival situation that eating rabbit meat only for a week with no other foods with enough fat or oil would lead to death caused by stomach upset

[pondguru]

Thanks for that, man

[zipang102]

@pondguru ..I observed from the rabbits I raised that they dig deep holes when they are pregnant 15 days before delivery and prepared it as a nest with enough nesting material they gather. Then they cover the hole entrance every time they leave it. At first I thought they were killing the babies inside by depriving them of oxygen but I think they know exactly how much air is needed and return to milk them together with fresh air. It like how they protect them from preying animals and fire ants.

[zipang102]

@pondguru ..it's easy to remove the smell from your hand or skin. I 've tried soaping it several times, with lemon, with strong detergent, alcohol but I still smell them . Then I come across about how to clean yourself coming from a violent riot with teargas clinging to you. It says apply with mineral oil (cooking oil also works)then soaping it with little water and rinse it. Repeat if necessary. Same goes with swimming in chlorinated pool.

[pondguru]

The meat isn't too bad but the smell stays on your hands when you skin them so I'm good eating beef, lamb, chicken.

I have been asked to do a video of skinning rabbits as part of my bushcraft series so you never know........

Thanks for watching.

[wannermike2]

Good wokk of the rabbit - and you .

[blownable]

Remember, though, the police are mostly gun-happy 20 year old men - especially  the ones that get sent to this sort of thing

[pondguru]

Yeah, followed by a quick call to the police from their wives and mothers.