Foxes and badgers

[chris_m]

oh yes, I'd forgotten the biting through the power cable.
not sure whether to be glad or annoyed it wasn't live at the time.

I did, somewhat jokingly, suggest to Dad that if he left the power on then the problem would solve itself

He didn't take me up on that suggestion

[goosander]

Have seen foxes run up an 8ft. high wall with ease and badgers tearing through netting to get to the hens.
I am different from most as the only answer to foxes is the old fashioned snare. All round us when you are out with the dogs the stink of foxes would make you sick [in days gone by].
Bob.

[Billy's lad]

You can buy a fox trap on ebay and then transport it somewhere else where it may be not as much of a nuisance

[DannyK]

I did, somewhat jokingly, suggest to Dad that if he left the power on then the problem would solve itself

He didn't take me up on that suggestion

It should have been on an RCD so it wouldn't have made any difference. As I've found from bitter experience leads need a conduit. I use 1" pond hose.

[Wheelie]

I couldn’t bring myself to harm any of them . I love them dearly, and as we live just 50yds from woodland, that’s their natural habitat. The only reason they come here all the time is because the neighbour buys them sausages every night! What normal animal would say no to that?

[veggiechicken]

You can buy a fox trap on ebay and then transport it somewhere else where it may be not as much of a nuisance

You may need to check the legal position on capture and release of foxes.

[goosander]

Post 18.
As far as I am aware you need a licence from the police to operate a fox trap same as you now do for the Larson trap and snares. As far as I am let to believe you are not allowed to release a fox into the wild also without the necessary licence.
Bob.

[4Shoes]

I couldn’t bring myself to harm any of them . I love them dearly, and as we live just 50yds from woodland, that’s their natural habitat. The only reason they come here all the time is because the neighbour buys them sausages every night! What normal animal would say no to that?

Depends on the quality of the sausage... my butcher does a good line in chilli and Iru Bru

[DannyK]

Providing you follow the rules you can trap foxes. No licences are needed.

BUT it's a waste of time as the vacant territory will be taken over by another fox. It'll be a war of attrition which you'll lose. It's bad practice to release elsewhere and you'd have to go a long way as a radio-collared vixen homed 35 miles in 12 days.

I like foxes. They keep the rats down. Unfortunately they're not fast enough to get squirrels and magpies.

For the official side see http://www.colchester.gov.uk/CHttpHa...x?id=11725&p=0

Don't like badgers, they dig up bees' nests, killed a fox cub and dug some big holes.

[Wheelie]

I would never trap them. I think it’s cruel. I really don’t mind them being here and enjoy watching them. I just don’t want them ruining my crops.

[DannyK]

We're orff!



"And they didn't even have any brown sauce!"

[Dalrimple]

Wheelie you can get a small energizer off the ebay that runs on 12 volt & 9volt batteries or mains power using a transformer ( old phone gharger or the like) they are called Brocot and cost about £30 ,if you fix two copper wires around your beds leaving a 20mm gap between them the fox /cat will put its paws on the wires and make a contact ! it will not arm them and they learn to avoid the beds ,its only a small charge but will make you jump if you forget to turn it off before doing any work on your bed I know I tested it on my fench ! atb Dal

[Dalrimple]

they are called small animal energizers atb Dal

[Wheelie]

Beautiful. I’ve not seen any babies yet, but I’ve heard the awful mating noises so there may well be some soon

[Wheelie]

Wheelie you can get a small energizer off the ebay that runs on 12 volt & 9volt batteries or mains power using a transformer ( old phone gharger or the like) they are called Brocot and cost about £30 ,if you fix two copper wires around your beds leaving a 20mm gap between them the fox /cat will put its paws on the wires and make a contact ! it will not arm them and they learn to avoid the beds ,its only a small charge but will make you jump if you forget to turn it off before doing any work on your bed I know I tested it on my fench ! atb Dal

Thanks for that, I shall go take a look