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WinterDeWinter · 27/04/2024 14:06

We live in London in an area which seems to have a lot of foxes - they run around the streets quite happily during the day, and fox-shit/piss in the garden has always been a problem. I hate, really hate the smell.

We have a dog who goes nuts when she sees them in the garden at night and seems tense all evening, waiting for that to happen.

Recently one fox has started walking along our garden fence multiple times per night, right up to our big doors. It's like it's taunting us and her! It's pissing on everything, especially just outside the doors, and now that spring is coming opening them in the day lets the smell into the house.

Has ANYONE had any success with any kind of repellant?

I don't want to put curtains up (am quite uptight about the look of the room haha) but will probably have to bite the bullet

DH sprinkled his urine on the fence yesterday - fox did not GAF last night.Grin

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Longdueachange · 27/04/2024 14:44

We are okay where we live as rural foxes are shy of people, if any become a pita we can get a local to come out with a rifle. You've probably got a knobhead of a neighbour feeding them - I don't suppose you could shoot them with a water gun?

Wonderwater2 · 27/04/2024 14:40

WinterDeWinter · 27/04/2024 14:30

thanks for this @THNG5 - the lion poo and the flashing sensor were the next things I was going to try.

There's a movement-activated water spray, wonder if anyone has tried that? Tho my poor cat will be collateral damage with that one..

It really depends on the fox.

Most foxes are just after a bit of easy fun and food. Some will leave fairly easily but others are more determined

Rural foxes are much more likely to be frightened off by things like lights, city foxes will be well used to them. Some foxes hate water but others will play in them!

Be mindful that a lot of things sold as fox solutions will upset your pets. Anything ultrasonic will likely also wake your dogs and cats for example

MissMarplesGoddaughter · 27/04/2024 14:36

We had a lot of anti social fox behaviour too. It bit through the kid's football net, poo'd and wee'd in the garden, dug up plants, chewed any plastic balls left in the garden, etc. etc.. On one memorable occasion when I left the back door open early morning as I went round to the bins, it came into the house. I found it upstairs on the landing....

We tried all the usual solutions, but the only thing that worked was the NDN stopping feeding the foxes. Once this food supply stopped, they changed their habits and went elsewhere for food.

WinterDeWinter · 27/04/2024 14:30

THNG5 · 27/04/2024 14:11

So far, I've tried lion poo pellets, sonar sensor with flashing lights and getting my husband to pee in a bottle and spread around the areas where the foxes defecate. Unfortunately, the fox has a den in a neighbouring garden and doesn't seem to care about anything I try!

thanks for this @THNG5 - the lion poo and the flashing sensor were the next things I was going to try.

There's a movement-activated water spray, wonder if anyone has tried that? Tho my poor cat will be collateral damage with that one..

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WinterDeWinter · 27/04/2024 14:27

Apparently foxes bite through car brake cables too, so that's something to look forward to.

Bloody hell! I do feel like the antipathy is ramping up but that's extreme Grin

I feel slightly torn because they're such beautiful creatures and when I see one out of the street I do gasp at the fairy tale magic of it, a bit.

OTOH they are shitting bastards.

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TwelveTimesTables · 27/04/2024 14:24

We have this too. We keep a tent up in the garden through the summer and the fox bites through all the guy ropes. We tried kevlar ones and it bit through those too. So far bloke urine is working for us. DS thinks it's hilarious.

Apparently foxes bite through car brake cables too, so that's something to look forward to.

Would be glad of any tips to get the blighters to go away, though they are beautiful.

THNG5 · 27/04/2024 14:11

So far, I've tried lion poo pellets, sonar sensor with flashing lights and getting my husband to pee in a bottle and spread around the areas where the foxes defecate. Unfortunately, the fox has a den in a neighbouring garden and doesn't seem to care about anything I try!

StarlightLime · 27/04/2024 14:07

Lurking...
The buggers dug up all my newly planted patio fruit trees 😡

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