Often, the source of the rabbits is on another property. Some traditional methods of rabbit control, such as shooting or poisoning with 1080 are not possible. When non-dominant males are excluded from family burrows they seek other feeding areas and establish other warrens. Rabbits are territorial. Rabbits will not find, let alone eat, bait placed outside their feeding areas.
Rabbits are prolific breeders able to produce many litters per year.
In order to breed, they require access to green grass in their diet. Survival of young is substantially increased when rabbits have safe harbour, especially in earth burrows. Harbour destruction, however, is a vital step in rabbit control. Many sources of shelter are available in urban, semi-urban and domestic situations and it is impractical to eliminate them all. Buildings cannot be moved and property owners are understandably reluctant to remove shrubs and landscaping.