Anyone any suggestions of how to get rid of a fox. It's coming into the garden every night.?

Question

I'm not against foxes! But when you haven't had any sleep for 2 weeks cos it cries and digs in the garden from 1am till the back of 5am you have good reason not to want it in your garden. All the people that have answered that they would love it in their garden you can have it gladly!

I have a dog.....so that isn't keeping it away. But the fox is keeping her awake too!!!!!!

I have rabbits in my garden. Moving them is not an option as there is nowhere else to put them and i can't give them away.

Answer 1

HUMAN HAIR

they don't come around if people are out, right? hair smells like people. go to your local hair salon and ask for some. works as a great mulch,also.

Answer 2

E-mail Prof. Stephen Harris from the University of Bristol, He's the world's No. 1 authority on urban foxes and I'm sure he'd have an opinion!

Answer 3

I have never had this problem. But you must be aware that this fox is coming into your garden for possibly food,
Do you keep Chickens?
Have you got a rabbit?
Is your rubbish sack full of unwanted food and the fox knows he is on to a good meal each night ?
These are reasons why this fox is around FOOD.

The nicest way to stop him is take away any invite of food
Have you watched him in the garden?
Then you can take away what he is coming for.
I hope this helps you.
Take care

Answer 4

Have you got any holes in the fence? Make sure that these are patched up. To prevent animals digging under the fence, lay some chicken wire along the bottom of the fence, and make sure that it's dug in, so that the fox will dig, find it can't get through the buried chicken wire, and give up.
If you're leaving food out for hedgehogs, for example, don't. That will only attract the fox.

Best of luck!

Answer 5

Borrow a really big dog, if your dog was actually in the garden the fox wouldn't come into it.

It's after your rabbits, or it's getting something to eat nearby.

I used to have them when I lived in a flat, a mother and 2 cubs, they didn't bother me because we didn't use the garden much, but they are noisy and they stink.

Since you are awake anyway, get up, put the dog into the garden, go outside yourself, basically annoy them so they go into someone else's garden instead.

Answer 6

Human Urine (or urine of a natural predator) may well work.... And hence comments about the edges of your garden!

Ultrasonic pest reppellers are available from some DIY stores, and work in some cases.

Foxes tend to stick to a pattern of hunting in rural areas..... Break the pattern..... Make your garden 'Off Limits' to the fox!

Maybe try using a noiesy firework to scare it of, but don't repeat this every visit the fox makes..... eventually it will doubt it's safety in your garden and move on to rumage else where!

I like foxes, love to spot them in the night, but, yes they can make one hell of a noise!!!!!!

Hope this Helps!

Answer 7

borrow a mates dog for a couple of nights, fox will soon shove of, or as previously said, pee in a watering can and put it around the garden where the fox enters and digs, or get a 12gauge and blow that sucker away ! they are loud arent they ! the fox not the 12`ey

Answer 8

Is it doing anything wrong? Any damage being caused? Do you live in the countryside or a city?
Animals were here before us, we've destroyed their natural habitats, so as punishment, it's something we should have to put up with. Not that it's a big deal to me.

Answer 9

Get in touch with your nearest zoo and ask if you can buy some Tiger poo, then spread it at intervals around the edges of your garden, that'll keep it out.

Answer 10

remove the reason it is coming into your garden - usually food.
Got chickens??
If it doesn't have a reason for entering the garden it will soon stop....