How do i get rid of a family of foxes

[MiZzy]

I’ve got a big problem…. It smeem’s a family of foxes that has the run of the whole of back of mine and my streets gardens has taken a likeing to our garden so far they have ripped up twice I may say ..My flower pots of tulips left dead kills in the garden…for there cubs I think. they defecate all over the garden and this isn’t even half of it I’ve just made my new spring vegi patch the veggie seedlings are indoors lucky but I’m wanting to plant them out soon with the Polly tunnels thing is. There going make a beeline for it… I’m in panic mode.. How do I…stop them coming in to our garden???

Please please help

Missy x

[TheGoodEarth]

Depends how barbaric you want to be. You could shoot them with a .22 air rifle. Wait until it gets dark then shine a 1 million candle torch at them which will stop them in their tracks for a few seconds and then try and get a clean shot to the head.

If you are too much of an animal lover then try and enclose your garden with chicken wire dug 6 inches into the ground in an L shape with the bottom bit of the L facing out.

[MiZzy]

I can honesty say I think some one on our street is feeding them, twice now brazen as day I’ve seen one of the big foxes leap across our fence with a baby duckling of some sort our next doors boss lives down the rd and next door was saying how the foxes walked in to his kitchen while the baby was playing.. I understand there a lot of fox lovers around so were going try diffent methods this week, Today I saw the baby foxes on my veggie patch scratching so I screamed at them lol they ran so we will see….i don't think id need to use a gun as i might get arrested lol!

[Zaf]

there is something you can spray in your garden that should put them off - not sure how organic or not it is, I believe the smell deters them but (I'm sorry) I cant remember what on earth its called.

did a quick google and found this - not what I was thinking about but it might work http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/wild-a ... googlebase

found this too http://www.foxolutions.co.uk/foxolutions.htm
Scoot

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Get Off My Garden

Get Off My Garden is a citronella scented jelly granule product. Specific applications are for defending soil areas such as flower beds or planters against fouling and digging.

Wash And Get Off

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still cant find the one I know about - think it starts with an R - not much help though

[MiZzy]

I’ll let my b/f look over this see what he says I was looking for home remedies that might work I got told today if we use lol…human scents aka urine that will work also 'tomato ketchup' not too sure about that one lol! Its just so annoying I never paid foxes any attention until they started ruining our garden. they haven't touched next doors garden left and right to us. Our right next doors just had his garden done new lawn and everything haven't touched his... its just us i'm like what on earth we ever done to you lil foxes.

[thesunflowergal]

I am sure that I have read that adult male urine around the boarders will deter them. I am sure that people here have used it when they have chickens.

Good luck!!

[becks77]

Yup, the male urine works for us around the chuckie coop.

[JulieSherris]

You see, here we call the local gun club if we have errant foxes... they then come armed to the gunnels on a Sunday morning & invade the woods & surrounding fields... a lot of shouting and a couple of bangs later & they come back to their cars with a tail or two....Or you could use a spade, like Camile does

Problem is, it sounds like your foxes are urban foxes & they're a whole different ball game altogether..... Lion or Tiger poo is supposed to work though..... but I wouldn't like to be the one asking the local wildlife park for it

[MuddyWitch]

Try to avoid watering late in the day as the foxes dig the damp Earth looking for slugs etc.

An urban fox can EASILY scale a six foot fence: I know 'cos I've watched this happen on several occasions. As for chicken wire, you'll need to bury it over two feet down to have any effect & be sure to get the none rusting sort.

I don't have any problems with foxes these days...I have two ex-racing, killing machines!

MW

[MiZzy]

Thanks for your help guys! I can easy say -fingers crossed- the b/f ex water supply is working!!! He thinks it’s the most funniest thing in the world as I been giving him milk cartons at the end of the day to go I think the nabours been as posh as they are would have issues seeing my b/f doing as nature does in garden lol..But I can say its worked…they haven’t been near the tulips. They haven’t been near the garden patch! Yay though I found a slugs/snails trial but no leaves have been bitten I don’t mind if they eat the baby leafs as adult leaves come though the radishes, and as for sweet corn I’ve no idea lol! So for now I am one happy lil chicka hopefully have lovely harvest of veggies this summer !

thank you so much people!
Mizzy xx

[Zaf]

just remembered what the fox repellent was called (Renardin) but when I googled I discovered that its no longer available!

This might be interesting though

http://www.oxfordcroquet.com/care/foxes/index.asp

[Annpan]

Have you tried contacting your council's vermin control dept? they might be able to help, if not deal with them directly.

I would say foxes (in an urban setting) are vermin.... it might be worth a try.

[SamNurse]

get your BF to widdle all over the place