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Bigal · 21-01-2010, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Spider[_2_]

"Bill Grey" wrote in message
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"Spider" lid wrote in message
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(Large amopunt snipped for brevity)

Although my garden is used by cats (including my own) and foxes, it is
the fox's poo that is the most dificult to deal with. It is deposited
openly where one can't avoid finding it, often in the middle of a plant
where it can't easily be cleaned up. Spider

The fox has shown you the way to solve your problem. Place something
prominent like a large log or boulder for him to crap on. He is marking
his territory by so doing, and you can then easily remove the mess and
keep your plants safe from his antics.

Bill

Thanks, Bill. It sounds like good behavioural training, doesn't it? Alas,
I've got umpteen things around my garden which foxy might use, but s/he
seems to prefer plants - especially new plants ... and, no, I'm not going to
stop putting plants in the garden just to curtail (heh heh) foxy's
inappropriate toiletting:~).

Spider

Going back to the subject, whilst I remember it, I read of someone who removed the crap from the littter tray, and used the litter which was soaked in urine. The trouble is that I cannot remember exactly what they did with it (memory again). With urine being a good ferrtilizer, it may be that it was thrown on a compost heap, but I am getting an idea that the whole lot was soakeed in water to make a liquid manure. Anyone else read this?
Bigal