Hi Sam

I have been involved in rabbit and fox control in residential areas including Keilor, Sunbury, Westmeadows and Taylors Lakes. My main experience is in using Pindone for rabbits, sometimes within bait stations other times trail feeding in more out of the way areas. We have always informed all residents via letter box drops articles in the local papers and contacted all the local vets to ensure that Vitamin K (the andidote) is in good supply and to be on the look out for pets showing symptoms of Pindone poisoning. I have had one dog showing symptoms in over 10 years of doing this work. We dropped him to a vet who fixed him up in five minutes. I think he ate a poisoned rabbit from within a warren. He was a small foxy he survived ok and was reunited with his owner. 99% of rabbits die in the warrens from Pindone we normally get the contractor or crew to sweep the are for any rabbits that do rarely die out in the open.

Good contractors are hard to find if you call me I can put you in touch with a few. I find that baiting with pindone then I usually have two free feeds then at least three to up to five poison feeds to ensure all the population are killed. Monitoring the bait left after each feed gives you a good indication of how things are travelling. Where we have had good bait uptake the response from the vegetation is significant especially palatable species such as She oaks etc. The weeds also respond well to less grazing. It is not until you get them under control do you realise the full impact they have on the ecosystem.

Foxes I have only really been involved in live trapping with good success with the right contractors.

Happy to chat about anything I have mentioned

Thanks