How can foxes be made unwelcome?...

[Eco-Chic]

A mirror will also keep the vampires away!

How does it scare the vampires? The undead don't have reflections or shadows

The lion poo idea is very likely to work since the foxy instinct tells him that this came from a predator much bigger than himself. The fact that there is no way they would ever meet in nature makes little (or no) difference. The other possible option (brutal and/or messy, but perhaps effective) is to acquire a very dead fox, and scatter bits of it about the boundaries. You may find suitable roadkill, or if you have a friend with a rifle..... I don't know whether the message 'they kill foxes here' would be efective. It works for some other species, but.......

I think the Lion poo idea might be a goer, but the scattered fox is not likely to find favour

Don't think we can get rifles in London. I think Kalashnikovs and cannon are the weapons of choice here

[di]

Sorry to hear that Frias



They had to call the RSPCA to attend to one which looked very ill. It had mange and was gassed in the van as it was too far gone to treat. The rest of the 'family' had to be trapped and taken away to be treated as they were all infected.

Sorry,I'm possibly going to come across as cold hearted now,but I just don't get why the RSPCA...supposedly a fairly struggling charity....spend their resources on trying to make foxes better???...I'm sure I caught the end of a programme last week where they were talking about either a mole or vole that they had successfully treated???

[OverWyreGrower]

I'm sure I read somewhere that human hair is a deterrent as well.... if you can get cut hair from your hairdressers, and hang it in a leg from an old pair of tights, that's supposed to deter them I think.

Although our birds are in a roofed pen, once I've locked them up for the night I allow our dogs in to have a wee round the edges of the pen. We've not been bothered by foxes yet, although it could also be to do with the fact our next door neighbour shoots on site

If you have a specific fox problem, you could always try and find someone local with a shotgun and licence? Maybe offer to pay for their ammo?

[frias]

My OH has just gone to my sons house to help put some wire netting across all the fences. This is not going to keep the foxes out (that's almost impossible) but to keep the dog in. She chases the foxes away every day but follows them through the fence and disappears for hours. As my son says "My dog goes for a long walk every morning, just wish I knew where she went!"

[OverWyreGrower]

We've got 6ft fencing and/or hedging round our garden and field.

I'm fairly sure both dogs could clear it if they really felt the need, but none of them have!

[frias]

Son's dog is only little, goes through or under the fence where bl**dy foxes keep making holes. Shows the importance of having a well trained dog but she's my daughter-in-laws really so I'll keep quiet!

[miss_corerupted]

Our main problem is our dog. She's a sheep dog and keeps trying to round the chickens up but then accidently kills them. She around the coop all day but her smell hasn't stopped the fox yet.

I'm debating staying up late and shooting it (the fox not the dog)

Might try lion dung is it expensive?? and i presume it will need repeated applications?

[Hilary B]

Our main problem is our dog. She's a sheep dog and keeps trying to round the chickens up but then accidently kills them. She around the coop all day but her smell hasn't stopped the fox yet.

I'm debating staying up late and shooting it (the fox not the dog)

Might try lion dung is it expensive?? and i presume it will need repeated applications?

The herding instinct is developed from hunting instinct. Without specific training, the border tends to be crossed (often without any intention to do harm). My dog (part greyhound) has accidentally killed a couple of squirrels. She just wants to play, but when she grabs them, they stop playing, and it is quite obvious she is upset and confused about it!

Some garden centres sell "Silent Roar" (there are probably other similar products) and a box which, last time I looked (a couple of years back now) was £5.99, shoulld last a while, because you don't need a LOT, but yes, it will need topping up after haevy rain, or after several showers.

[bobgreenfinger]

hi sounds like a lot of fuss to me there is some one in every town that will fix your problem is name is winchester or colt or webley & Scot i think good luck. i do think your right keep them out of town ..

[Runningwolf]

foxes

Hiya all

Just thought I'd add my bit. Foxes are very intelligent creatures and are fun to watch, especially when they are cubs. They are distant relatives to dogs and sometimes urine works, especially male. However as I have read some of the threads it seems to me that this idea is not working, as some of you have said you have dogs that urinate around the coop. Its clear then that foxes are becoming totally used to being around humans and are getting bolder. I have used silent roar around my garden and it does deter cats, but then as the product is pelleted lion poo it makes sense. Yep after rain you have to re do the area. Not sure about its use against foxes though. as foxes are predators they will go for easy targets and will kill to survive. Another idea that may work is to use wolf urine which can be bought on the net. As the wolf is the direct alpha to domestic dogs and is also a predator this might help deter against foxes as its more pungent that domestic dog urine. The reluctent option as someone else has said that maybe the only way to stop foxes is to shoot them.

regards runningwolf

[Twinkle]

Luckily I live in a very rural faming community where gun ownership is the norm and groups of men regularly go out "lamping" for foxes at night (not much else to do )

Most people with hens round here also have dogs - they've had hens killed despite this... We don't have a dog and we've only lost one in 18 months so far *crosses fingers*

[matthew2riches]

I use the shotgun as a deterrent. I think all the foxes round here know not to come to my 'ol gaff!

[Nicos]

Safest place for a bunny is indoors.
doesn't take long to litter train them.
lovely pets..much more fun than 'living ornaments' from the garden

Chooks on the other hand...........

[frias]

Safest place for a bunny is indoors.
doesn't take long to litter train them.
lovely pets..much more fun than 'living ornaments' from the garden

Chooks on the other hand...........

Litter training a bunny is easy but when the TV goes up in a cloud of smoke you realise it's not so easy to train them not to chew wires!

Oh, if only you could train chooks to use a litter tray.

[Eco-Chic]

Ben the bunny's carer is considering taking the advice given earlier on this thread and disinterring a dead fox from the front garden and dismembering and scattering the carcass around the boundary of the back garden to see if that puts off trespassing Reynauds