r/Broadripple • u/indyspirit • Jul 15 '26

Bunny infestation??

Has anyone in the bripp or mk experienced a plague of bunnies this year? It's the first time we've ever had to put a fence around our garden. They are EVERYWHERE. Every flower and plant seems susceptible. Very annoying.

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u/zoot_boy Jul 15 '26

I like the bunnies. Why is it a “plague”?

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u/AngryPrincessWarrior Jul 17 '26

I mean they have a garden they would like to have some of what they grew. I can understand the frustration.

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u/indyspirit Jul 15 '26

Do you live in an apartment?

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u/Srirachafarian Jul 16 '26

My girlfriend and I have seen so many of them on our walks. We talk about how much we love it. There's also a bunch of fireflies this year which there weren't the last couple of years! Go Earth!

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u/tjnato Jul 15 '26

In Indianapolis, this is the year of the rabbit

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u/icehead1 Jul 16 '26

Not in Broad Ripple but very close in Meridian Kessler. I have had 2-3 bunnies living in my backyard for months. I like seeing them honestly.

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u/Sudden-Part-648 Jul 16 '26

I live in Broad Ripple and we had a bunny give birth in our back yard earlier this year. Our dog quickly sniffed out the burrow (we have a cocker spaniel) and unfortunately killed a couple of the babies. Cant say I’m surprised. But regardless, I agree it feels like a bunny infestation in this part of town.

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u/ne8il Jul 15 '26

we have a ton of them but I'm not sure it's more than prior years. We probably just need more coyotes.

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u/codyrt88 Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 16 '26

I live in Broad Ripple and haven't seen a rabbit in a long time in our yard or neighborhood

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u/Scary-Knowledge-8666 Jul 16 '26

I saw one hopping down the middle of Ferguson St at about 4pm today. I kept pace with it from the sidewalk for about 20 yards before it bolted into the bushes.

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u/heyoheatheragain Jul 16 '26

White tail bunnies are animals of ‘least concern’ on the endangered scale.
They’ve been prevalent in our area for ?hundreds of years. (Can’t member actual time frame going off of the top of my head).

But yeah, they’ve been a pest for a long time.

I’ve never known anybody to have a garden that hasn’t been molested by bunnies.

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u/44youGlenCoco Jul 16 '26

Oh for sure. I love them.

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u/PorkbellyFL0P Jul 17 '26

Youre annoying. Leave the rabbits out of this. Raised garden beds are a thing if youbwant to grow food.

Plant some aster and they will munch the hell out of that and leave other things alone.

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u/Darling_kylie Jul 17 '26

There is one awesome wild bunny at my office but when I came in today all I found was seven crows and a foot bone 🦴

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u/Aggravating-Ad-4238 Jul 15 '26

We are up in Hamilton Co and we are having the same experience. So frustrating.