Fox problem

brightman

we have a problem with Foxes in our Garden,we have a Foxwatch Ultrasonic device but still they use our Garden as toilet,apart from shooting them does anyone have any ideas or suggestions to rid them or deter them.
Thanking you

Lotus-eater

Human hair and male urine put round the outside of the garden is supposed to help.
Doubt it would though.
Maybe worth a try.

amistupid

brightman wrote: »

we have a problem with Foxes in our Garden,we have a Foxwatch Ultrasonic device but still they use our Garden as toilet,apart from shooting them does anyone have any ideas or suggestions to rid them or deter them.
Thanking you

Try a pack of hounds Steve.

MaximumImpact

Have tried many ways to deter them and even resorted to the 20 bore....but doing that didn't do much good either as the saying " kill one fox and twenty come to his funeral" is so true!!!

Now I have double the problem...I just tend to let them get on with it now and just let the dogs out whenever I see one in the garden..it keeps them away for a few weeks and then they return and the fun starts again!!!!

zzzLazyDaisy

I love having foxes in my garden, they bring their cubs in and are a joy to watch. I leave food out for them and now have a badger who also comes in for food.

Maybe you could 'live and let live'?

<scurries off before someone aims a 12 bore at me>

MaximumImpact

Don't get me wrong, I think that they are lovely creatures and I also love to watch them play and bring their cubs in but I have chickens, geese and ducks and I know that they would do a lot of damage given half the chance!!!

I don't really want to hurt them or move them on but I have to weigh up the pro's and con's of having them around!!! And unfortunately, they aren't really compatible with my garden or my ladies!!!!

Don't get me started on b***dy badgers...destructive little animals...tried to kill next doors rabbit...fortunately he made so much noise, he woke up half the county and we managed to see him off....as did the dogs when he tried to break into the chicken coop.....Now he might get a 12 bore wake up call!!!!

:rotfl:

brightman

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

I love having foxes in my garden, they bring their cubs in and are a joy to watch. I leave food out for them and now have a badger who also comes in for food.

Maybe you could 'live and let live'?

<scurries off before someone aims a 12 bore at me>

too many Foxes they have become Vermin like Wood Pigeons all need thinning out

margaretclare

If you could contact the National Fox Welfare Society perhaps they might have useful advice/suggestions. https://www.nfws.org.uk

Winter is the foxes' mating season so that is when we're going to get more 'scent-marking' of territories, competition between males etc.

radiohelen

Sorry - I have to agree with those who want rid of Mr Fox. We've got them on both sides of the house - living in a railway embankment and living in the park opposite. It makes life awful . They stink - I mean really stink and at the minute they love our front garden for "amorous encounters" which have often had me with the finger on the 999 button cos I thought some teenager was being raped outside the house! They are so brazen - they strut around the garden looking sleek and fat during the day (probably because someone is feeding them) - they've gone for the cat and just laugh at me and the broom. Now I've got a baby and I'd like him to enjoy his garden without the fox !!!!!! and the threat of being bitten. I can't leave him out in his own garden for two minutes because they will be there sniffing round. We can't use a 12 bore here cos it's the middle of town, the council won't do anything so I'm seriously considering poison....not nice but what else is there? You used to be able to call in a todhunter....not anymore.
In any other country they would be classed as wild dogs and culled as a matter of course.....it's just us crazy Brits who can't get over the Doggy likeness!
Sorry - rant over!

brightman

radiohelen wrote: »

Sorry - I have to agree with those who want rid of Mr Fox. We've got them on both sides of the house - living in a railway embankment and living in the park opposite. It makes life awful . They stink - I mean really stink and at the minute they love our front garden for "amorous encounters" which have often had me with the finger on the 999 button cos I thought some teenager was being raped outside the house! They are so brazen - they strut around the garden looking sleek and fat during the day (probably because someone is feeding them) - they've gone for the cat and just laugh at me and the broom. Now I've got a baby and I'd like him to enjoy his garden without the fox !!!!!! and the threat of being bitten. I can't leave him out in his own garden for two minutes because they will be there sniffing round. We can't use a 12 bore here cos it's the middle of town, the council won't do anything so I'm seriously considering poison....not nice but what else is there? You used to be able to call in a todhunter....not anymore.
In any other country they would be classed as wild dogs and culled as a matter of course.....it's just us crazy Brits who can't get over the Doggy likeness!
Sorry - rant over!

I am with you 100% also considering Poison have you any suggestions?

radiohelen

brightman wrote: »

I am with you 100% also considering Poison have you any suggestions?

I have absolutely no idea!!! I've never had to do this before! Now I read on the fox lovers website that poison is illegal....well thanks a milllion for that! I don't know anyone with a shotgun license and anyway I've got an old people's home at the back of our house :eek:

Here's what my local council's website says:

Most people enjoy having foxes in the neighbourhood and do not wish to have them controlled. However, some people are genuinely distressed by having foxes in their gardens and there are a few methods that can be employed to discourage them from the garden:


Foxes dislike strong smells like diesel oil, and rags soaked in this hung strategically where the foxes enter will keep the foxes away.
Secure all rubbish in a tight, sealed bin
Refrain from feeding birds, unless the food is placed on a 'fox proof' bird table.
Fix holes in fences and attach wire mesh across gaps where foxes enter the garden.

I've done all of this....have had the husband peeing round the garden, no bird feeding, secure bins and mostly secure fences.....I'm at my wits end!