I have a problem in a client's garden.

Small town garden, shed in rear corner, fence behind, another fence 30cm
away, shed beyond.

Foxes appear to have den below one or other of sheds accesses via the
inaccessible (sic) area between the fences/sheds.

Garden is now foxes playground and unusable by the two kids.

sonic devices have so far failed to deter them

1. Any advice on getting rid?

2. Any suggestions for suitable sterilizing spray/wash for the climbing
frame, trampoline etc that the foxes have crapped on?

PK

"PK" wrote in message
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I have a problem in a client's garden.

Small town garden, shed in rear corner, fence behind, another fence 30cm
away, shed beyond.

Foxes appear to have den below one or other of sheds accesses via the
inaccessible (sic) area between the fences/sheds.

Garden is now foxes playground and unusable by the two kids.

sonic devices have so far failed to deter them

1. Any advice on getting rid?

2. Any suggestions for suitable sterilizing spray/wash for the climbing
frame, trampoline etc that the foxes have crapped on?

PK


yes, I think you can buy it from Scats.

Comes in a small container sometimes marked Eley or Gamebore..........get
the 0000 strength, one dose per animal is all that is required. But you
might have to buy 25 doses minimum.

"tpow" wrote in message
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yes, I think you can buy it from Scats.

Comes in a small container sometimes marked Eley or Gamebore..........get
the 0000 strength, one dose per animal is all that is required. But you
might have to buy 25 doses minimum.






LOL!

pk

PK wrote:
"tpow" wrote in message
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yes, I think you can buy it from Scats.

Comes in a small container sometimes marked Eley or
Gamebore..........get the 0000 strength, one dose per animal is all
that is required. But you might have to buy 25 doses minimum.






LOL!

pk
Bring back the hounds I say!

"tpow" wrote in message
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"PK" wrote in message
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I have a problem in a client's garden.

Small town garden, shed in rear corner, fence behind, another fence 30cm
away, shed beyond.

Foxes appear to have den below one or other of sheds accesses via the
inaccessible (sic) area between the fences/sheds.

Garden is now foxes playground and unusable by the two kids.

sonic devices have so far failed to deter them

1. Any advice on getting rid?

2. Any suggestions for suitable sterilizing spray/wash for the climbing
frame, trampoline etc that the foxes have crapped on?

PK


yes, I think you can buy it from Scats.

Comes in a small container sometimes marked Eley or Gamebore..........get
the 0000 strength, one dose per animal is all that is required. But you
might have to buy 25 doses minimum.


Wouldnt one require a dispenser as well? these can be quite expensive.
You could fill all gaps surrounding sheds with chicken wire, this will
persuade the foxes to go elsewhere.
If foxes had brick built homes we had holes in the ground, what would they
use to get rid of us?

regards
Cineman

"tpow" wrote in message
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"PK" wrote in message
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I have a problem in a client's garden.

Small town garden, shed in rear corner, fence behind, another fence 30cm
away, shed beyond.

Foxes appear to have den below one or other of sheds accesses via the
inaccessible (sic) area between the fences/sheds.

Garden is now foxes playground and unusable by the two kids.

sonic devices have so far failed to deter them

1. Any advice on getting rid?

A piece of lead in the ear. That's because I keep chickens and lost
patience with going down the kind route for years.
If you are not able to do this yourself, get a pest controller in, one who
advertises that he does farms, not the softies who do ants, wasps and
mice/rats.

In message , PK
wrote

1. Any advice on getting rid?

Get them pet fox of their own.
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Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Hi, I am a bit of a fan of the fox, I envy them, if I could be just
half as good a hunter I'd be as fat as lard !!

Having said that, I can see your problem, and if you are in a residential
area a shotgun will get you in deep doodoo.
Jeyes fluid might be effective, and will kill any germs.
I have been told that they hate the smell of human urine, but I
don't suppose your clients will like it much either.
I will watch with interest to see how you solve this one,
Good luck.

"Tim Perry" wrote in message
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I will watch with interest to see how you solve this one,
Good luck

I came across this today......

http://www.foxolutions.co.uk/foxproblems.htm

pk

I came across this today......

http://www.foxolutions.co.uk/foxproblems.htm

pk[/quote]

Hi PK,
Took a peek at that website, what method will you try.

I know many will disagree, but my feeling is this,
Any damn fool can destroy, but very few could create.

If you keep animals, be they dogs, chickens, hippos, whatever,
the onus is upon you to keep them SECURELY CONTAINED.
I kept sheep for 25 years, never lost one to a fox, plenty to stray
dogs. Similarly, I am not amused if next doors chickens scratch
hell out of my fresh seedbeds.

The onus is not upon the fox to ignore free and so easily got
grub.

You just have to make those sheds seem much less enticing, and
scent is a good option. Diesel, Creosote, Jeyes Fluid, could work
and is far safer than some clown blasting away with a shotgun.
What if that shot passes through the hedge and into someones
kiddy. Besides, I think you will find it is against the law to use one
in that environment, and for very good reason.

"Tim Perry" wrote in message
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I came across this today......

http://tinyurl.com/58tboy

pk

Hi PK,
Took a peek at that website, what method will you try.

I know many will disagree, but my feeling is this,
Any damn fool can destroy, but very few could create.

If you keep animals, be they dogs, chickens, hippos, whatever,
the onus is upon you to keep them SECURELY CONTAINED.
I kept sheep for 25 years, never lost one to a fox, plenty to stray
dogs. Similarly, I am not amused if next doors chickens scratch
hell out of my fresh seedbeds.

The onus is not upon the fox to ignore free and so easily got
grub.

So we close up our chickens in the evening.

And the fox comes in during the day, even when we're within feet of it, it
having clambered up and over a six foot wire fence.

And the fox kills the chickens - not for grub because they're only killed,
not eaten.

So your next answer?

You just have to make those sheds seem much less enticing, and
scent is a good option. Diesel, Creosote, Jeyes Fluid, could work

Could?

They don't work for long.

Tim, you're wrong.

So do you have another answer?

We've spent a huge amount of time, energy and money building a fox-proof
fence but even that wouldn't be possible in some situations.

Fox are vermin, especially in cities, and should be destroyed. A gun,
properly used, is the only effective answer - but it's not permanent because
others will fill the void.

Mary

"Tim Perry" wrote in message
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Alan;811524 Wrote:
In message , PK
wrote-

1. Any advice on getting rid?-

Get them pet fox of their own.
--
Alan
news2006 {at} amac {dot} f2s {dot} com

Hi, I am a bit of a fan of the fox, I envy them, if I could be just
half as good a hunter I'd be as fat as lard !!

Having said that, I can see your problem, and if you are in a
residential
area a shotgun will get you in deep doodoo.
Jeyes fluid might be effective, and will kill any germs.
I have been told that they hate the smell of human urine, but I
don't suppose your clients will like it much either.
I will watch with interest to see how you solve this one,
Good luck.




--
Tim Perry


Yes, I have seen that in a pet shop it was called "**** Off"......

Yes, I have seen that in a pet shop it was called "**** Off"......[/quote]

Thanks for that intelligent response.

The message
from Tim Perry contains these words:

Hi, I am a bit of a fan of the fox, I envy them, if I could be just
half as good a hunter I'd be as fat as lard !!

Aye. And kill and kill and kill and kill in a frenzy of blood and
feathers? One night a couple of years ago a fox killed 400 of a
neighbouring gamekeeper's pheasants. And yes, they were *HIS* pheasants,
not any syndicates.

Allowing for the cost of raising a pheasant, that's around £2,000-worth.

Having said that, I can see your problem, and if you are in a
residential
area a shotgun will get you in deep doodoo.

But an air rifle just on the right side of legality will sort one,
assuming you are a good enough shot to hit it straight between the eyes.

If not, don't even think about it.

Jeyes fluid might be effective, and will kill any germs.
I have been told that they hate the smell of human urine, but I
don't suppose your clients will like it much either.
I will watch with interest to see how you solve this one,

Human urine has absolutely no effect on them.

An infusion of fetter litter watered round their access points will, OTOH.

Also deters sats, mice, etc, and moles.

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Rusty
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Rusty, there are more ways than 1 to interpret most things.

Aye. And kill and kill and kill and kill in a frenzy of blood and
feathers? One night a couple of years ago a fox killed 400 of a
neighbouring gamekeeper's pheasants. And yes, they were *HIS* pheasants,
not any syndicates.

And the fox was supposed to know they were 'his' pheasants, how exactly?

Whenever we create a totally artificial set of circumstances, for example a large gathering of, lets face it, foreign birds, be they pheasants or chicken,
then you have upset the natural order of things, and should expect problems.

What was the intended fate of those pheasants ?, Oh yes, thats right, a frenzy of blood, feathers and shotgun pellets, so how are we any better ?.

It is possible to build fox-proof pens, not too far from where I sit the hunt, until recently, had several where they used to breed foxes for release half an hour before they let the hounds loose.

And before anyone calls me soft, I hunt, but it's just me, a good dog, and sometimes a hawk. But thats not for 'sport', or to make me feel superior because I can destroy something. I hunt to fill my belly, I eat what I kill, and only kill what I eat.

An infusion of fetter litter watered round their access points will, OTOH.

Also deters sats, mice, etc, and moles.

O.K., then thats something else PK can try. That was the original purpose
for this thread, remember.