Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

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Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

when cats do this the best way is to get your own cat ...
Hayley

On Mon, 19 May 2003 16:52:20 +0100, Judy Rigby
wrote:


Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

One and a quarter ouces of BB-size lead shot travelling at 1400 ft/sec
seems to do the trick for me. are you anywhere S Leics? I'd be happy
to oblige.
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In message , Judy Rigby
writes

Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

There is a product called Renardine available at garden centres which I
have used before to deter foxes from maintaining a latrine. It smells
somewhat disgusting - put a short cane in the ground by the latrine, tie
a rag to it about 30/40cm from the ground and soak it with the
Renardine.
--
Robert

On Mon, 19 May 2003 16:59:54 +0100, "hayley"
wrote:

Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

when cats do this the best way is to get your own cat ...

in that case invest in a pack of fox hounds etc.
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martin

In article , Robert writes

There is a product called Renardine available at garden centres which I
have used before to deter foxes from maintaining a latrine. It smells
somewhat disgusting - put a short cane in the ground by the latrine, tie
a rag to it about 30/40cm from the ground and soak it with the
Renardine.


Good - thanks That's the sort of thing I was looking for. I see the
National Fox Welfare Society recommend mixing it with sharp sand &
scattering that around the areas you need to keep them away from ...
don't know if that would be more effective than the rag soaking or not.
Anyway, I'll give it a go.
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Judy
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http://www.rigbys.demon.co.uk

"Judy Rigby" wrote in message
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Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

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Judy
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bluelotusrising/index.html
http://www.rigbys.demon.co.uk

The other suggestions I have heard, though have no evidence that it works is
human urine, supposedly pungent enough to keep most foxes away.
Duncan

you could try placing some cut thorny twigs in the affected area. I do this
all the time to keep the cats of the veg plot. I use holly, rose, bramble
etc and just loosely place it on the ground with a rock or two to stop in
being moved.
You could also put some stakes in the ground every 6-8" around the area and
tie some string between them and across the whole area.

AndyP

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"Judy Rigby" wrote in message
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Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

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Judy
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bluelotusrising/index.html
http://www.rigbys.demon.co.uk

The other suggestions I have heard, though have no evidence that it works
is
human urine, supposedly pungent enough to keep most foxes away.
Duncan

Funnily enough, I was given the same advice for keeping cats away just this
Sunday (by a retired lady at the allotments, who was rather embarassed at
discussing this topic with a young (to her, at least !) man). However, she
did suggest that only male urine did the job - something to do with
pheromones used for marking out your territory? Dunno, but I'm not sure I'm
desperate enough to try weeing all over the back fence just yet ;-)

Martin

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Please ... any good, safe ideas on how I can discourage the fox from
using a particular area of the garden as a toilet ? The dear animal is
quite horribly prolific in its activities ...

Foxes usually prefer a raised stone or log to deposit it on; they are
marking territory. I suggest you re-mark the territory as not-for-foxes,
either with your own urine and a watering can, or borrow some dog poohs.
Even just hanging a well-worn shirt nearby might be enough of a
deterrent.

Janet.

In article , Druss
writes

The other suggestions I have heard, though have no evidence that it works is
human urine, supposedly pungent enough to keep most foxes away.
Duncan

It may well come to that ...

.... I've just put Renardine soaked rags all round the area. And to my
horror found that was the whole can used up, & at over 8 quid a go
that's not very attractive - especially as it's recommended to reapply
*every* time it rains, which on current form would come to a rough
estimate of 60 quid a week. What with this & the slug control, I'm
beginning to wonder how cost effective home grown organic vegetables
really are ...

--
Judy
http://members.lycos.co.uk/bluelotusrising/index.html
http://www.rigbys.demon.co.uk

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In article , Robert writes

There is a product called Renardine available at garden centres which I
have used before to deter foxes from maintaining a latrine. It smells
somewhat disgusting - put a short cane in the ground by the latrine, tie
a rag to it about 30/40cm from the ground and soak it with the
Renardine.


Good - thanks That's the sort of thing I was looking for. I see the
National Fox Welfare Society recommend mixing it with sharp sand &
scattering that around the areas you need to keep them away from ...
don't know if that would be more effective than the rag soaking or not.

That's interesting, I've used the rag soak method and it is effective, but
the
other way might be worth a try.

Alan
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On Tue, 20 May 2003 14:02:40 +0100, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

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Foxes usually prefer a raised stone or log to deposit it on; they are
marking territory. I suggest you re-mark the territory as not-for-foxes,
either with your own urine and a watering can, or borrow some dog poohs.

Er ... you mean you'd give them back afterwards? :-)


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Ermm - after six months of trying all forms of cat repellent (who seem to do
their stuff on my lawn rather than borders and bury it - we don't have a cat
and there is a large cat population on our estate), and out of pure
financial exasperation I tried the Human Urine 'marking my territory' bit.

It works very well ! Repeat every fort night (I collect mine in a milk
bottle in the down stairs toilet and then sprinkle it over the lawn and
fence posts after dark !!). The cats get the message.

Sorry for those eating their tea whilst reading this post !!

Sydney


"Martin Richards" wrote in message
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The other suggestions I have heard, though have no evidence that it
works
is
human urine, supposedly pungent enough to keep most foxes away.
Duncan

Funnily enough, I was given the same advice for keeping cats away just
this
Sunday (by a retired lady at the allotments, who was rather embarassed at
discussing this topic with a young (to her, at least !) man). However,
she
did suggest that only male urine did the job - something to do with
pheromones used for marking out your territory? Dunno, but I'm not sure
I'm
desperate enough to try weeing all over the back fence just yet ;-)

Martin

On Tue, 20 May 2003 16:25:50 +0100, Judy Rigby
wrote:


... I've just put Renardine soaked rags all round the area. And to my
horror found that was the whole can used up, & at over 8 quid a go
that's not very attractive - especially as it's recommended to reapply
*every* time it rains, which on current form would come to a rough
estimate of 60 quid a week.

a box of 25 BB 12-bore cartridges comes in at about £4
--
Derek Turner

Outlook Express is worth precisely what you paid for it.