| Topic: | Re:Urban Foxes | |
| Posted by: | Melissa Davies-Wright | |
| Date/Time: | 01/10/09 18:21:00 |
| I too hate what the foxes do to litter, rubbish bins and the shrieking in the early hours. I'm not sure if anyone remembers, but a few years ago I made a post about Mr Heron getting my fish in my fish pond. Since then we tried several deterrants - plastic heron (encourages them), netting, ultrasonic deterrent, to no avail. Then we found a water "spitter" that detects motion in the garden and spits a jet of water in an arc at whatever triggered it - see one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/WATER-PEST-REPELLER-ANIMAL-CHASER-PEST-CONTROL-650_W0QQitemZ330364252114QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV?hash=item4ceb3e6fd2&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 It is the best deterrent to both herons AND foxes in the garden. The only thing is, you need to remember to switch it off when you / guests are in the garden, otherwise, there are loads of opportunities for comedic dousings! It is a bit NIMBY, but seriously, they don't come into mine any more, and it doesn't harm a hair on their body! With regards to the council, I'd have thought that they might at least catch the really mangy foxes that are on their way down and out of this world, of which there are plenty in the winter. Maybe they could undertake a male sterilisation programme too (on the basis it is probably the simplest/cheapest way to do it), but I wonder if it would really reduce their numbers sufficiently? |
| Topic | Date Posted | Posted By |
| Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 10:43:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 11:16:00 | Penny Crocker |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 11:21:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 13:24:00 | G Lord |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 13:53:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 16:39:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 17:23:00 | Robert Darke |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 18:44:00 | Hugh jones |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 19:09:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 20:02:00 | Diane Gill |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 20:50:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 03/10/09 12:11:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 05/10/09 17:08:00 | Carol Atkinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 06/10/09 16:40:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 21:16:00 | Roz Crosby |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 18/09/09 22:43:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 20/09/09 23:38:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 21/09/09 06:40:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 19/09/09 15:42:00 | Mavis Walker |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/09/09 17:15:00 | Hugh jones |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 12:20:00 | Tony Colliver |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 23/09/09 23:18:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 23/09/09 23:55:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 24/09/09 06:20:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 24/09/09 12:07:00 | J Smith |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 14:27:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 15:16:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 19:54:00 | Chris Bell |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 22:26:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 15:41:00 | Tony Stavides |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 25/09/09 20:54:00 | Tony Luckhurst |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 26/09/09 06:23:00 | Graham Weeks |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 17:27:00 | Sarah Felstead |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 29/09/09 21:12:00 | Roz Crosby |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 30/09/09 14:15:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 01:01:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:06:00 | Barbara Yerolemou |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:17:00 | Mark Yates |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 11:19:00 | J Smith |
| Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 13:05:00 | Robin Hall |
| Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 14:26:00 | Julie Devine |
| Re:Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 15:26:00 | Tony Colliver |
| Re:Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 15:43:00 | Philip Slater |
| Re:Hunting in groups | 01/10/09 16:32:00 | George Knox |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 03/10/09 12:15:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 01/10/09 18:21:00 | Melissa Davies-Wright |
| Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:11:00 | Derek McNulty |
| Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:23:00 | Carol Atkinson |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 16:25:00 | Dave Hughes |
| Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 08/10/09 17:23:00 | Derek McNulty |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/10/09 16:24:00 | David Fox |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/11/09 19:58:00 | Robert Darke |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 13/11/09 22:47:00 | Alan Brainsby |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/11/09 01:17:00 | Robin Taylor |
| Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Urban Foxes | 19/11/09 11:45:00 | Graham Weeks |