All About Pindone

Using Pindone to bait rabbits is one of the many strategies integrated to control rabbits. There are many questions that arise in the process of deciding if, and how, to use Pindone.

A conscientious farmer shares this story:

'My' experience using Pindone via a bait layer

• Read the instructions
• Do lots of observations on where rabbits are active.. ie scratchings and droppings to plan where you are baiting… this way you can target the areas where you are spreading pindone.
• Rabbits like disturbed soil… which is why using a bait layer which disturbs the soil is so good
• Plan your programs by looking at the forecast.. rain deactivates - so rain during the baiting programs sets you back to square 1!
• Check the bait uptake – don’t be stingey - if all the bait is eaten after the first feed them consider upping the bait load
• You need to be committed – if you don’t provide enough bait and don’t provide 3 feeds, 3 days apart then you are wasting your time
• Autumn is the best time when there is very little green grass around and rabbits aren’t necessarily breeding……. But we managed to bait effectively in spring last year when we had a run of dry weather and get good results…

To learn more and see a bait layer and how it works, go to https://vran.com.au/control_methods/baiting-pindone-with-carrots-oats/

If you are concerned about the toxicity of Pindone, see more.

If you are concerned about the life of animals that eat rabbits killed with Pindone, see about how important it is to use Pindone correctly: https://pestsmart.org.au/toolkit-resource/ground-baiting-of-rabbits-with-pindone/

You may be interested to learn that dogs and cats that die from secondary poisooning are very often killed by a rodenticide, not Pindone: see https://birdlife.org.au/news/birdlife-wa-bird-and-pet-friendly-rodent-control/?srsltid=AfmBOorHmuI718w4KrI-44196-LYDTnatYxq2PZQqofkeZmmXnwFzvb2