Foxes under my decking.
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Japveesix said:
Does seem that you're basically giving yourself a host of other problems by disturbing them so much. A few more days/weeks and they would all have dispersed anyway.
Instead you've now got terrified homeless fox cubs cowering in your childrens bedroom and distressed adults and cubs screaming because they're seperated etc.
Doubt they'd have any problems with your cats anyway. Tens of thousands of cats/foxes seem to co-exist quite happily in this country so I imagine yours would as well. Infact with such close proximity they'd probably have a better awareness of foxes than many cats.
I agree, but I can see a parent being concerned having them in the house...Instead you've now got terrified homeless fox cubs cowering in your childrens bedroom and distressed adults and cubs screaming because they're seperated etc.
Doubt they'd have any problems with your cats anyway. Tens of thousands of cats/foxes seem to co-exist quite happily in this country so I imagine yours would as well. Infact with such close proximity they'd probably have a better awareness of foxes than many cats.
Yeah, both neighbours either side are concerned as they have young babies. It's a bit inconvenient as in this weather I like to keep the kitchen door open and let the outside in, but not the foxes 
Now I have to keep closing it if I'm going elsewhere in the house. It's also the only way for the cats to come and go as they please. Design of door, ie very old and slightly rotting Victorian means non of the standard cat flaps fit it.
Anyhow in the 2 days since I blocked the entrances to the decking and found a young fox s
tting under my son's bed, I have not seen any further sign of them.
Not sure it's the last I have seen of them though.
Now I have to keep closing it if I'm going elsewhere in the house. It's also the only way for the cats to come and go as they please. Design of door, ie very old and slightly rotting Victorian means non of the standard cat flaps fit it.
Anyhow in the 2 days since I blocked the entrances to the decking and found a young fox s
tting under my son's bed, I have not seen any further sign of them.Not sure it's the last I have seen of them though.
AceOfHearts said:
I can't see how people on here would be happy with them living in a small suburban garden and going into a house with small children and cats!
croyde said:
Yeah, both neighbours either side are concerned as they have young babies.
Media Hype - They are not that bad, leave them alone & they will leave you alone - they are very scared of us, dogs & cats!AceOfHearts said:
People think they look cute but it is still a wild predator
True, and people need to respect that. 
They are a pest & the urban fox is getting a lot braver than they used to be, but they are just doing what they have to in order to survive. Humans keep building on land & pushing them further into towns & cities, which doesn't give them the space to live or their natural food stuffs. As a result they live in our gardens and eat what they can scavenge - as we put more food waste into plastic bins to 'recycle' they get more more desparate 
croyde said:
Anyhow in the 2 days since I blocked the entrances to the decking and found a young fox scared stless under my son's bed, because he was looking for somewhere dark to hide as a replacement and it smelled a bit like 'home' (as they are used to the families smells), I have not seen any further sign of them.
Edited that for you mate tless under my son's bed, because he was looking for somewhere dark to hide as a replacement and it smelled a bit like 'home' (as they are used to the families smells), I have not seen any further sign of them.
My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
ali_kat said:
AceOfHearts said:
I can't see how people on here would be happy with them living in a small suburban garden and going into a house with small children and cats!
croyde said:
Yeah, both neighbours either side are concerned as they have young babies.
Media Hype - They are not that bad, leave them alone & they will leave you alone - they are very scared of us, dogs & cats!AceOfHearts said:
People think they look cute but it is still a wild predator
True, and people need to respect that. They are a pest & the urban fox is getting a lot braver than they used to be, but they are just doing what they have to in order to survive. Humans keep building on land & pushing them further into towns & cities, which doesn't give them the space to live or their natural food stuffs. As a result they live in our gardens and eat what they can scavenge - as we put more food waste into plastic bins to 'recycle' they get more more desparate croyde said:
Anyhow in the 2 days since I blocked the entrances to the decking and found a young fox scared stless under my son's bed, because he was looking for somewhere dark to hide as a replacement and it smelled a bit like 'home' (as they are used to the families smells), I have not seen any further sign of them.
Edited that for you mate tless under my son's bed, because he was looking for somewhere dark to hide as a replacement and it smelled a bit like 'home' (as they are used to the families smells), I have not seen any further sign of them.My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
ali_kat said:
Edited that for you mate
My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
I feel bad nowMy suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
Our house backs onto fields and farm land we have loads coming and going through our garden but our little cat does a grand job in scaring them away when she wants her own space
At the stables where we keep the horses there are some GSD 'guard dogs' who have more than once chased down and killed a fox (nothing we can do once they've dissappeared in hot pursuit) although once this resulted in mange so we now keep the dogs out of the fields where possible
They are awesome fascinating creatures to watch, I'm glad we live where we do, and as above the cats and foxes around our area get along just fine
At the stables where we keep the horses there are some GSD 'guard dogs' who have more than once chased down and killed a fox (nothing we can do once they've dissappeared in hot pursuit) although once this resulted in mange so we now keep the dogs out of the fields where possible
They are awesome fascinating creatures to watch, I'm glad we live where we do, and as above the cats and foxes around our area get along just fine
croyde said:
ali_kat said:
Edited that for you mate
My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
I feel bad nowMy suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
My edit was meant to amuse you
ali_kat said:
My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
I'd agree with that. You could also include worming and mange treatment in with their food.Fit a stable door at the back if you don't want them coming into the house.
Mobile Chicane said:
ali_kat said:
My suggestion would be to let them live under the decking, get together with your neighbours & buy a big bag of dog dry food once a month & feed them it along with all your food scraps, get them used to you so they live alongside your cats & kids; with no fear from either side.
I'd agree with that. You could also include worming and mange treatment in with their food.Fit a stable door at the back if you don't want them coming into the house.
Mobile Chicane said:
I'd agree with that. You could also include worming and mange treatment in with their food.
Fit a stable door at the back if you don't want them coming into the house.
Fit a stable door at the back if you don't want them coming into the house.
something as simple as Flora & marmite sandwiches will help keep mange at bayWorming I think may be a bit more difficult, need to talk to a Vet for dosage
Stable door is a brilliant idea!
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