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horrible little fox

kev vankev van Posts: 114
in Problem solving

Hello, we last night saw a fox in our garden we suspected we had a visitor in the garden but no idea it was a fox!!! i know where its coming from under the gate at side of the house. i have temp blocked this off with paving slabs and bricks. Whats the smallest gap they can get under? I know they can dig but luckily i have concrete inside and a public path where i have soil on the inside my boundary.  the one last night we came within 2 ft of each other which was scary. i know i can not hurt them but are there any deterrents i can use like smell of a plant? also do they climb? 

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Scary? it's a fox, not a lion



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,042

    If you clap your hands loudly they run away.

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • hypercharleyfarleyhypercharleyfarley Posts: 345

    It'll be far more scared of you! They can climb and jump quite high if they really want to, so it's not always easy to make any garden "fox-proof".  Two slightly annoying /worrying things about them are

    a) they often have mange which can affect domestic pets such as dogs, and

    b) fox poo is sticky and smells awful, and dogs seem to love rolling in it.

  • kev vankev van Posts: 114
    nutcutlet says:

    Scary? it's a fox, not a lion

    See original post

     Yep it was with its teeth showing. 

  • kev vankev van Posts: 114
    hypercharleyfarley says:

    It'll be far more scared of you! They can climb and jump quite high if they really want to, so it's not always easy to make any garden "fox-proof".  Two slightly annoying /worrying things about them are

    a) they often have mange which can affect domestic pets such as dogs, and

    b) fox poo is sticky and smells awful, and dogs seem to love rolling in it.

    See original post

     I have a dog who would lose in a confrontation with one. Explains the awful smell of my dog who then hates the immediate wash. just hope they can only climb 5ft 5in fence so they cant jump over my 6ft fence. lol. 

  • hypercharleyfarleyhypercharleyfarley Posts: 345

    No need to worry about a confrontation. The fox would run a mile - or several!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I'm saddened by the fear of the natural world.

    It's not your fault Kev, the popular press love a good scare story. We don't really have dangerous animals in the UK but one incident makes a good story and takes precedence over real life.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318

    I posted this recently on another thread and I can assure you Kev I had to be very circumspect to get the video from which this comes. The fox that visits me is a nuisance at times but I would be the worse off if the wildlife abandoned me.

    image

    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618

    image

  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318

    Was that for me Fidget? I love my fox and all the animals that visit,

    Or was that for my really bad photography? In which case it was totally justified!

    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
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