Foxes and deterrants
Discussion
We have an issue with foxes at the moment, especially this year. They are sh****ng everywhere, digging up the garden, p****ng on the grass and also wind up my dog - who then decides to rocket about the lawn causing craters.
We can see them on the cameras and have had it where they have tried to get into the house. There a few young ones and a pretty fat older one.
Anyone have any luck with deterrents or something to make them avoid the property? We have a combination of stone walls, wooden fences, picket fence and driveway.
The latest thing we are trying is a motion activated sprinkler (couple of days).
The wife has veto'd a BB gun and the ultrasonic thing did nothing aside from irritate the dog.
The neighbours dogs barks and runs after them in their garden, but they still go in there, and the little Cocakpoo has little hope of catching one. Unfortunately our dog is 40mph murder rocket and likely to catch one, and then we'll have mega vet bill.
We can see them on the cameras and have had it where they have tried to get into the house. There a few young ones and a pretty fat older one.
Anyone have any luck with deterrents or something to make them avoid the property? We have a combination of stone walls, wooden fences, picket fence and driveway.
The latest thing we are trying is a motion activated sprinkler (couple of days).
The wife has veto'd a BB gun and the ultrasonic thing did nothing aside from irritate the dog.
The neighbours dogs barks and runs after them in their garden, but they still go in there, and the little Cocakpoo has little hope of catching one. Unfortunately our dog is 40mph murder rocket and likely to catch one, and then we'll have mega vet bill.
Piss in the garden? Or maybe not https://foxrepellentexpert.com/human-urine/
Jasandjules said:
balham123 said:
I used to know someone who used to shoot them from his office window with a moderated rifle. This is in a South London terrace house btw, not some country estate. I assumed it was bs until he showed me the photos, he'd shot dozens.
He is a tw&t. HTHIt's that time of the year where cubs leave their parents and find their own territories, so there is a lot of foxy activity at the moment. It'll soon die down and they'll just get on doing their own thing and out of people's hair.
Edited by vixen1700 on Tuesday 14th October 22:20
Jasandjules said:
balham123 said:
I used to know someone who used to shoot them from his office window with a moderated rifle. This is in a South London terrace house btw, not some country estate. I assumed it was bs until he showed me the photos, he'd shot dozens.
He is a t
t. HTHvixen1700 said:
It's that time of the year where cubs leave their parents and find their own territories, so there is a lot of foxy activity at the moment. It'll soon die down and they'll just get on doing their own thing and out of people's hair.
Fair enough, makes sense.Username checks out too!
dhutch said:
vixen1700 said:
It's that time of the year where cubs leave their parents and find their own territories, so there is a lot of foxy activity at the moment. It'll soon die down and they'll just get on doing their own thing and out of people's hair.
Fair enough, makes sense.Username checks out too!
Foxes can be real d!ckheads, especially if you keep a flock of chickens, often killing for sport rather than food. Id you want to keep them out of a garden id suggest digging wire deep into the ground to avoid them digging under fences and either taller fences or spiked fence tops to keep them out. Id no issue with shooting a fox to keep them away from killing chickens but its on shooting them for just stting in a garden etc.
tting in a garden etc. 
Ry.Clarke said:
Neighbour feeds them. Does my nut in
Yep another neighbour same. Puts out food that is actually harmful to domestic and wild animals. Cooked chicken carcass, mince pies at Christmas, chocolate and fruit cake. The other week they left out two complete stinking pork rib racks.Stuff gets dragged and then left to rot in middle of road. Complaints are met with F Off.
Will get a shock when the community protection order notice lands.
dhutch said:
I dont know, is it that much worse than taking a BB gun into a barn and shooting rats?
You don't know? Wow! Not a fan of wildlife then?
Two of the many urban foxes that have come through our garden over the years. If you're comparing these creatures to rats, you need to get out more.
Sixpackpert said:
Not what happens round our way. In the gardens most days all year round.
Same here. They have literally been here all year. This morning I have another massive hole near our fence and last night the god almost caught one when he went out for his last toilet break.My main issue is the dog, I don't want him catching one and them both being injured, he will maul it and he is fast enough to catch one. Also they carry lungworm, which means more drugs for the dog as he's already had a bout of it.
Just to clarify when I say BB gun I mean an airsoft, plastic firing one. Not an air rifle or metal pellets. Currently we are on a watergun, but it doesn't quite go far enough.
Our neighbour also feeds them and I keep finding chicken wings and similar on the patio.
Edited by Wildfire on Wednesday 15th October 11:15
vixen1700 said:
dhutch said:
I dont know, is it that much worse than taking a BB gun into a barn and shooting rats?
You don't know? Wow! Not a fan of wildlife then?Two of the many urban foxes that have come through our garden over the years. If you're comparing these creatures to rats, you need to get out more.
Certainly I am against fox hunting and badger culling, much of the practices withing Greyhound racing, and other such things.
Just gotta make sure you bring boots and work gloves in overnight, else they we nick them and or piss on them.
Fox piss on the children toys and dog toys is also nonideal.
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