chocolate laxatives

tbb · Post by **tbb** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 8:51 pm

My son in law told me that chocolate laxatives work well to attract rabbits. He told me to take a whole bunch and spread it out around my hunting grounds. What do you all think about that?

Chuck Terry · Post by **Chuck Terry** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 9:04 pm

I don't know about attracting them and I question how healthy it would be for them to eat it anyhow. I would recommend making brushpiles instead. If the rabbits are not already there, lack of cover is likely the main reason. Drawing rabbits in to unfavorable habitat with food is always a bad idea in my book. It just makes them vunerable to predation. I feel the same way about stocking. IMPROVE THE HABITAT AND LEAVE THE REST TO NATURE!

show dog · Post by **show dog** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 7:01 am

The chocolate laxatives would end up in my dogs if I did that! Chili ate a box of Laura Secord chocolates two weeks ago. Had to make her vomit to get all the big nuts out of her. Avoided vet bill with peroxide! Can't imagine what would happen using chocolate laxatives. Not for me!!! Build brush piles! Carolyn

FetchingPixels · Post by **FetchingPixels** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:11 am

I don't think this sounds like a good idea at all. It could possibly quite kill the rabbits before you get out a chance to hunt.

And would you want to deal with all of your pups having diarreah, and cleaning that out of pins, I wouldn't. I think some natural plants would probably best attract them anyway.

Jack · Post by **Jack** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 9:53 am

Salt is the thing to spend your time and money on.I have proven to the Game dept here that salt works , because of the Cottontail numbers. The Jacks were amost gone, now you see them quite a bit. I am allowed to drive any where I want on the Game land to put the salt out. If you do this toss the salt in the thick stuff, because the rabbits will vist the salt at night and the Owls will learn very fast where the easy pickings are.

houndsnmules · Post by **houndsnmules** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:16 pm

We build brush piles and cut a 55 gallon drum in half long ways and cut two small holes on the ends just big enough for rabbits to get thru. Then we put ground corn and lettuce and carrots under it.

Bart Caudill · Post by **Bart Caudill** » Mon Aug 07, 2006 4:45 pm

I'm with Jack on this one. I've used salt for 4 years now, and its the best thing I've found. Be sure (as Jack said) to put it in the thick stuff. Briar thickets, brush piles, etc.....

Chocolate

The caffeine and alkaloid theobromine in chocolate is not toxic to humans, but when ingested by dogs, the effects can be lethal.

I wouldn't chance my dogs eating the chocolate.

Bart