How do you get rid of badgers?
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For some reason the local badgers have decided that our tiny sliver of lawn is the ideal place to use as a latrine. There are little pits all over the lawn, most of which have an ungodly quantity of poo in them. I wouldn't mind especially, but we have a very inquisitive toddler...
So, how do I get rid of the b
ds? I've tried, err, marking my territory and putting some solar powered fairy lights up near the point where they're getting in. (A more substantial fence is on the to-do list as well, but I gather anything short of a proper mesh, dug a couple of feet into the ground is unlikely to stop them.) Any other suggestions?
So, how do I get rid of the b
ds? I've tried, err, marking my territory and putting some solar powered fairy lights up near the point where they're getting in. (A more substantial fence is on the to-do list as well, but I gather anything short of a proper mesh, dug a couple of feet into the ground is unlikely to stop them.) Any other suggestions?Edited by Chris71 on Monday 11th September 09:10
jeevescat said:
CoolHands said:
save time with the bucket nonsence and just piss on the fence
Yeap, did this when I couldn't be arsed to go to the shed. 
Logic is, piss on the fence and the badger goes around that bit. Save it all up and douse the whole boundary, badger turns and goes elsewhere.Interesting to hear it if works for anyone else.
Japveesix said:
Busa mav said:
Grandad Gaz said:
I would consider it a privilege to have them in my garden!
Then you obviously haven't had to deal with them before .Get some peanuts and a torch and let you kid watch wild badgers in your garden in the evening, awesome.
I have no intention of harming them. That said, once you've seen the mess that badgers can make of a chicken coup or even a newborn lamb they no longer seem quite so cuddly.
Limited success with, erm, marking my territory. If anyone is planning to do that, I think you need to pee into a suitable vessel throughout the day and then line the entire perimeter of the affected area at dusk! Fortunately we don't have an especially large garden and I drink a lot of tea...
It's not fully solved the problem, though. The bds are everywhere.
It's not fully solved the problem, though. The b
ds are everywhere.Burrito said:
We’ve had issues with badgers since we moved in nearly three years ago. They dig up the lawn looking for their next meal.
We knew where they were coming in so blocked up the gaps, but needed to use paving slabs and bricks as they could shift wooden sections without batting an eyelid.
Thought we’d solved it until a few weeks back when I was woken at around 4am but a badger attacking our side gate; repeatedly head butting the gate, I thought it was someone bartering our garage at first!
He’d managed to push his way under the back fence but where it had sprung back he was unable to get out again, so essentially trapped in our garden. After he’d worked his way through the lawn, he’d realised his predicament and found his most likely escape was through a locked gate. I thoroughly enjoyed flicking that gate open at 4:30am in my boxers, whilst holding a broom to fight him off if he gave me any trouble!
I’ve since firmed up where he came in and had no early morning wake ups since.
Not sure I'd be so charitable if I actually found one of them. Still, they're pretty substantial animals, you would need more than a broom.We knew where they were coming in so blocked up the gaps, but needed to use paving slabs and bricks as they could shift wooden sections without batting an eyelid.
Thought we’d solved it until a few weeks back when I was woken at around 4am but a badger attacking our side gate; repeatedly head butting the gate, I thought it was someone bartering our garage at first!
He’d managed to push his way under the back fence but where it had sprung back he was unable to get out again, so essentially trapped in our garden. After he’d worked his way through the lawn, he’d realised his predicament and found his most likely escape was through a locked gate. I thoroughly enjoyed flicking that gate open at 4:30am in my boxers, whilst holding a broom to fight him off if he gave me any trouble!
I’ve since firmed up where he came in and had no early morning wake ups since.
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