Fox problem

For some reason the local neighbourhood fox has decided that my lawn is the prime location to utilise as a toilet.

Can anyone recommend any methods of stopping them pooping on the lawn. I don't mind the foxes being there, they are more than welcome in the garden (I may change my mind should I ever get chickens...) I just don't want them making my lawn such a mess.

Thanks

Julia

bodger

Fox poop isn't generally much of a problem. Its usually quite firm without being runny ( is that too much information ? Shocked

) and is quite easy to scoop up and put in the bin without leaving any residue. Laughing

Are you sure its a fox thats leaving its calling card ? Apparently wandering albatrosses can be quite a handful. Rolling Eyes

Treacodactyl

Sadly I'm becoming quite an expert on fox droppings and they can be runny or firm, seems to depend on what they eat. They also see to use it to mark territory so you get bits all over the place. Confused

As for stopping it, if you find out let me know. Laughing

All I can suggest is not putting anything out that they may feed on but even then, a garden that attracts wildlife seems to attract foxes. The only thing I've found that works is an electric fence.

Moniar

Best solution would be a 12 bore or rifle Mad

I used to think they were cute, and live and let live - until they took all of our ducks and a large number of chickens and some prize cockerals.

If you are feeling generous, I have a recently built large fox trap available for sale - cash on collection from Anglesey - which should enable you to trap it and give it a damn good thrashing (sorry, I meant telling off!) before releasing it - seriously the guy that made it for me said they used them at the turkey farms where he worked as a full time trapper, and the fox rarely came back after it had been caught and shouted at by the passing workers before being released the next night.

They are nice to watch though - as long as you dont have chickens or lambs

quixoticgeek

[quote="Moniar"]Best solution would be a 12 bore or rifle Mad

oldish chris

The allotment site where I try to grow stuff is plagued with rabbits, pheasants and partridges (the latter two because rich people like killing things).

Am I right in thinking that if I were to cover my plot with foxy doo-doo, the above mentioned wildlife would feel more at ease on another plot?

In which case quixoticgeek could scrape it up, package it and market it as a pest repellent.

beean

Maybe try the same stuff that supposedly stops neighbours dogs from doing the same? There's the chemically stuff, but also lion-poo stuff (called something like Silent Roar) which works reasonably well for dogs and cats so maybe would work for foxes (assuming they're passing through rather than specifically visiting to eat chickens/ducks/etc).

Tavascarow

Moniar wrote:

If you are feeling generous, I have a recently built large fox trap available for sale - cash on collection from Anglesey - which should enable you to trap it and give it a damn good thrashing (sorry, I meant telling off!) before releasing it - seriously the guy that made it for me said they used them at the turkey farms where he worked as a full time trapper, and the fox rarely came back after it had been caught and shouted at by the passing workers before being released the next night.

It's illegal to release foxes once trapped & they should be humanely destroyed.
By releasing you are only passing on the problem to another landowner & making the animal all the more difficult to catch next time.

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