O/T Foxes

Monkey Man · Nov 11, 2013

I really like foxes. I love seeing them about. I don't mind them pooing outside my house. I don't mind the noise they make. They are beautiful, intelligent, resourceful creatures and I find them fascinating.

However. A family of them seems to have moved in under part of our house (timber construction, suspended floors) and everything I've read and heard about this suggests that this is not a good idea. Aside from being unhygienic, and noisy, there is the issue of chewed pipes and cables and possible structural damage.

Anyone got any experience of this? Obviously killing the animals isn't an option, trapping them isn't practical ... they need to be persuaded to leave. But how?

Superphil · Nov 11, 2013

Urinate around your garden, especially around where they go in and out of their den, do it often, apparently they don't like male human wee. I do it round my garden and it seems to keep them away, or at least I don't have any fox problems.

Monkey Man · Nov 11, 2013

Superphil said:
Urinate around your garden, especially around where they go in and out of their den, do it often, apparently they don't like male human wee.

Thanks, I'm going to try that. Only problem is the access is via a neighbour's garden and to get to the entrance the foxes have made I need to crawl under a fairly aggressive hedge.

Superphil · Nov 11, 2013

Knock on the neighbours door?

TheJasperCo · Nov 11, 2013

They mate on my trampoline every night during the summer, it's like one bloody great big feral orgy out there, and Heaven help you if you dare turn the sprinklers on :annoyed:

Commander · Nov 11, 2013

Superphil said:
Urinate around your garden, especially around where they go in and out of their den, do it often, apparently they don't like male human wee. I do it round my garden and it seems to keep them away, or at least I don't have any fox problems.

If that doesn't work then try defecating at various points surrounding your property, that is sure to work.

Barrel of Fun · Nov 11, 2013

Superphil said:
Urinate around your garden, especially around where they go in and out of their den, do it often, apparently they don't like male human wee. I do it round my garden and it seems to keep them away, or at least I don't have any fox problems.

Commander said:
If that doesn't work then try defecating at various points surrounding your property, that is sure to work.

Superphil said:
Knock on the neighbours door?

I'm not sure the neighbours will answer, if he follows the previous advice. The police might knock on his door though.

Horses Arse · Nov 11, 2013

I'm getting a deerhound greyhound cross shortly. Foxes are supposed to be a little bit wary of them - I can send you some of his wee and poo to spread around your house if you want?

HovaGirl · Nov 12, 2013

TheJasperCo said:
They mate on my trampoline every night during the summer, it's like one bloody great big feral orgy out there, and Heaven help you if you dare turn the sprinklers on

Bonking on the bounce. It's a great vision!

albion534 · Nov 12, 2013

I have plenty of poo, with additional sweetcorn to pass out

Jesus Gul · Nov 12, 2013

Have you tried communicating with them in M-M-M-M-Morse?

Rugrat · Nov 12, 2013

Superphil said:
Urinate around your garden, especially around where they go in and out of their den, do it often, apparently they don't like male human wee. I do it round my garden and it seems to keep them away, or at least I don't have any fox problems.

Agree. I had foxes make a home under my shed, pissed in a can and threw it around every day. They were gone in 2 weeks and never returned

mikeyjh · Nov 12, 2013

Commander said:
If that doesn't work then try defecating at various points surrounding your property, that is sure to work.

If you're still struggling, crack one off at strategic spots in your garden, that can't fail.....

banjo · Nov 12, 2013

Where's Junior when you need him

Return of the Rev · Nov 12, 2013

There are always two sides! What does the fox say? :moo:

Monkey Man · Nov 12, 2013

Right. The day began by pouring my own piss into my neighbour's garden, right into the entrance hole under my house.

This afternoon, several rags were liberally doused with Scoot at max concentration and poked as deep into the burrow as I could get them. I also made a grille over the hole with canes - the foxes can still get out (and in) but it will help me monitor movements over the coming days or weeks - they'll be repositioned by me every day until they're no longer disturbed. Then we start thinking about concrete.

Scoot then sprayed all along their exit route. Just time for another wee into the hole and it's time to sit back and wait.

Sounds like a lot of effort but less so than removing all my floorboards, as some websites recommend.

Billy the Fish · Nov 12, 2013

Horses Arse said:
I'm getting a deerhound greyhound cross shortly. Foxes are supposed to be a little bit wary of them - I can send you some of his wee and poo to spread around your house if you want?

If this doesn't work I can send you some of my wee and poo if you like?

Mabye if we have an NSC meet up in Monkey Man's back garden and all have a go pissing and shitting somewhere - they'll never go near it again :thumbsup:

Return of the Rev · Nov 12, 2013

billy the fish said:
if this doesn't work i can send you some of my wee and poo if you like?

Mabye if we have an nsc meet up in monkey man's back garden and all have a go pissing and shitting somewhere - they'll never go near it again

Could be the morning after bozza's christmas curry quiz night

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jevs · Nov 12, 2013

Get yourself a lion, they won't go anywhere near your garden then. Im thinking of getting one to patrol the front of the rockery to stop those pesky foxes digging up my grass in search of chafer grubs and leatherjackets !!!!!! Hopefully the squirrels (who ate in the region of 30,000 newly planted spring bulbs last year) and the resident heron might think twice about coming back !!!!!!

LOL

Horsham Gull · Nov 12, 2013

7th December get down the Amex you can really shout some abuse at the foxes

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