6 foot fences or walls are nothing to them. My Dad had a hedge about 8 foot high ( and wide ) and one regularly used to sunbathe on it as well. It climbed up through the other vegetation, hedges, fences nearby.
Water scarecrow works with them as well as all other interlopers. The pigeons are hilarious when it catches them....
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The water scarecrow my daughter uses is made by Pestbye and is available on Amazon. We only chose that one because it was the cheapest though so others may be better.
Fox scat and cat poo usually look radically different. Fox poo is generally blacker, I think, and hard. Fresh cat poo - that nasty brown soft squishy mess - is quite different. A fox can get under or over anything. I used chilli powder to some good effect, for foxes, cats and slugs but it's only good for rain-free days. I can be useful to break pooing habits in a certain area. I bought a 1kg bag online for £3. 1 kg goes a long way. http://www.tradewindsorientalshop.co.uk/acatalog/Chilli-Powder---1kg.html
The foxes in my garden do enormous, disgusting, squishy, often quite liquid poo. Not improved by the fact that they can't seem to stop themselves eating yew berries, which definitely don't agree with them. So for a good part of the year there are part-digested yew berries in it.
Sorry for graphic detail!
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Fox poo definitely dark messy and stinks. Cat poo is not messy unless they're ill. I thought fox poos was the worst - our terrier likes to roll in it - till she discovered coypu poo. Yuk!
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My foxes' poo is not at all sticky, stinky or messy - more like little hard black sticks. I suspect there is no good water source near by for them to drink from. It takes all sorts, I suppose.
Lol at all the graphic poo descriptions . Anybody know the difference by taste? (kidding!!!).
Without CCTV it's going to be hard to find the culprit but like so many suggested, it may be possible from the poo left behind.
From personal experience, fox poo is usually so dark it looks almost black. Can be solid or runny and absolutely stinks if you get in on clothing or your dog rolls in it, otherwise it's easily overlooked.
Cat filth (not poo as calling it poo is an insultto faeces) comes in a multitude of colours/shades from light grey to dark brown and is usually solid but sometimes runny. If it's buried or partially buried in loose soil, it's most likely a cat. If it's a light colour and on your lawn, it's a cat. If it smells like the most evil substance you've ever had the misfortune of experiencing and can be detected from many feet away, it's a cat. If it's cats - be prepared for a war that will be fun for you if you can afford the deterrents previously mentioned. If not, it's going to be a misery and will probably put you off from gardening at that house.
Also, if it's on a hedge, wall, shed roof, window sill (oh, yes) etc it's mostly like to be a fox, not a cat. I have to say, I am pretty relieved that my foxes are a bit dehydrated.
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Oh - they're b***ers alright Craig!
6 foot fences or walls are nothing to them. My Dad had a hedge about 8 foot high ( and wide
) and one regularly used to sunbathe on it as well. It climbed up through the other vegetation, hedges, fences nearby.
Water scarecrow works with them as well as all other interlopers. The pigeons are hilarious when it catches them....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The water scarecrow my daughter uses is made by Pestbye and is available on Amazon. We only chose that one because it was the cheapest though so others may be better.
Fox scat and cat poo usually look radically different. Fox poo is generally blacker, I think, and hard. Fresh cat poo - that nasty brown soft squishy mess - is quite different. A fox can get under or over anything. I used chilli powder to some good effect, for foxes, cats and slugs but it's only good for rain-free days. I can be useful to break pooing habits in a certain area. I bought a 1kg bag online for £3. 1 kg goes a long way. http://www.tradewindsorientalshop.co.uk/acatalog/Chilli-Powder---1kg.html
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=fox+poo&client=firefox-b&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhqYf3zYPUAhXHDMAKHTICAGcQ_AUICigB&biw=1200&bih=590
The foxes in my garden do enormous, disgusting, squishy, often quite liquid poo. Not improved by the fact that they can't seem to stop themselves eating yew berries, which definitely don't agree with them. So for a good part of the year there are part-digested yew berries in it.
Sorry for graphic detail!
Interesting. I guess it does depend what they are eating and how much water they have access too. I learn a lot on this forum.
Fox poo definitely dark messy and stinks. Cat poo is not messy unless they're ill. I thought fox poos was the worst - our terrier likes to roll in it - till she discovered coypu poo. Yuk!
My foxes' poo is not at all sticky, stinky or messy - more like little hard black sticks. I suspect there is no good water source near by for them to drink from. It takes all sorts, I suppose.
http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/fox-poo-faeces.html
Lol at all the graphic poo descriptions
. Anybody know the difference by taste? (kidding!!!).
Without CCTV it's going to be hard to find the culprit but like so many suggested, it may be possible from the poo left behind.
From personal experience, fox poo is usually so dark it looks almost black. Can be solid or runny and absolutely stinks if you get in on clothing or your dog rolls in it, otherwise it's easily overlooked.
Cat filth (not poo as calling it poo is an insultto faeces) comes in a multitude of colours/shades from light grey to dark brown and is usually solid but sometimes runny. If it's buried or partially buried in loose soil, it's most likely a cat. If it's a light colour and on your lawn, it's a cat. If it smells like the most evil substance you've ever had the misfortune of experiencing and can be detected from many feet away, it's a cat. If it's cats - be prepared for a war that will be fun for you if you can afford the deterrents previously mentioned. If not, it's going to be a misery and will probably put you off from gardening at that house.
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Also, if it's on a hedge, wall, shed roof, window sill (oh, yes) etc it's mostly like to be a fox, not a cat. I have to say, I am pretty relieved that my foxes are a bit dehydrated.