Im trying to catch a cottontail rabbit. what should i put in the trap as food to try to catch it.?

Question

do they eat corn starch? thats what i have in there right now.

Answer 1

Throw a towel on it and wrap it up.  That is how I've caught two.  It also calms it down.

Answer 2

No no no.

Put in some carrots, lettuce, apples ect.

...why don't you just buy one?

Catching one could be dangerous and honestly isn't fair to the rabbit itself.

It has a home and a family and free places to roam. Why would you take that away?

lol. sorry for the preaching  x)

Answer 3

Don't catch it if it is wild! I have a family of rabbits in my back yard, they don't eat any of the food that we put out there.

Answer 4

My friend had pet rabbits and everytime in their yard they escaped..and the door of the fence was closed!

Well he used to get a blanket and when the rabbit pops out he threw the blnket on it so it wouldn't escape.

I'm not sure about you,but this usualy works for him!

Answer 5

Why are you trying to catch it?

Do not use lettus is is deadly to rabbits.

Answer 6

leave it alone, cottontail rabbits will die of fright if you keep them indoors around people it is better off outside

Answer 7

It's against the law in all states--rabbits are a hunted species and classified as 'wildlife', you can only keep them if you have a permit from the DNR or are licensed as a wildlife rehabber.

The fines are pretty significant, you should be checking with your state's DNR office (in the government pages of the phone book).

Answer 8

Wow. Why do you want to catch it? Leave it alone if you want a pet go find a domesticaded rabbit. Lettuce no ice burge, fruits. Def not corn starch. Cant domesticate wild rabbit. Thats just wrong and crule.

Answer 9

Taking a wild animal from the wild & confining it to a cage is not only cruel but illegal. Aside from that rabbits don't do well with stress. Doing something like that will likely kill it.