Foxes!
 

Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo

"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see
my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my
seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds
on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few
lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Renadine


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Jo

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from "Jo" contains these words:

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to
see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on
other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few
lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Yes, but how big is your garden? A ·577"/·450" is a fine deterrent, but
the Dibble might object to it...

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Renadine

Waste of money, IME.

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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 19:17:11 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades
wrote:

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from "Jo" contains these words:

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to
see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on
other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few
lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Yes, but how big is your garden? A ?577"/?450" is a fine deterrent, but
the Dibble might object to it...

Prick.

"Alan Holmes" wrote in message
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"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning
to see
my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything
in my
seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower
beds
on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last
few
lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Renadine

Renadine, which is very expensive, is ineffective against foxes. They
soon get used to it. I dunked teabags in Renadine and placed them
amongst my young heathers, but foxes (I saw them) continued to cause
damage regardless.

The only effective way to stop foxes causing damage is the selective use
of strips of barbed wire and that is not very acceptable.

I think that the main reason why the fox digs in such a manner is to
hunt for worms when conditions are dry and there are no lobworms on the
surface. But sometimes they cause damage whilst playing.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

"compo" wrote in message
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The message
from "Jo" contains these words:

Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo


How about a wire fence around the garden? Bury the wire about a foot
or
so into the ground all around so that he/she cannot easily dig under
it
and he/she will probably go elsewhere.

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Cheers,

Compo.

How tall do you think the wire fence should be? bearing in mind
that a fox is very agile and I have seen one jump over my five foot
fence, probably after it had been disturbed.

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see
my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my
seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds
on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few
lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
I have heard that urinating on your boundaries and or sprinkling human hair
[from the barbers] leave so much human scent that the foxes avoid that
area. I don't have any personal experience as the foxes that visit our
garden don't do too much damage, now that the only live stock are few rats
in the compost.

"Diane Epps" wrote in message
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"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see
my little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my
seed tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds
on other occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few
lettuces and a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
I have heard that urinating on your boundaries and or sprinkling human
hair [from the barbers] leave so much human scent that the foxes avoid
that area. I don't have any personal experience as the foxes that visit
our garden don't do too much damage, now that the only live stock are few
rats in the compost.

Perhaps I'll get my hubby to 'water' the garden this evening! Thanks for
the tip.

Jo

Jo wrote:
Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo


Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again.


Mr? How do you know it is a 'he'?

Us poor blokes get the blame again :-((

"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

Oooh, how impressive. Not.

"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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SNIP
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

Oooh, how impressive. Not.

He answered the question. Hardly calls for your sarcastic comment.

Dave

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 18:38:22 +0100, "Dave P"
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"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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SNIP
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

Oooh, how impressive. Not.

He answered the question. Hardly calls for your sarcastic comment.


Tosser.

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 16:34:11 +0100, Derek Turner somewhat@odds
wrote:

Jo wrote:
Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo


Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

PLONKer