Foxes

[Hawaythelads]

Tried lots of ways to deter foxes from my garden, they're a local resident family, no joy, any ideas please ?

[johnny.5]

buy some tigers

[DDIL]

Are they urban foxes?

Foxes do not like strong smells like vinegar, pepper or chilli.

[ToraToraTora]

get a Jack Russell 🐕

[Ken4155]

Use a sound deterrent - cheap enough at around £30

Don't leave anything edible laying around your garden

Make sure your fencing is secure

[netherfield]

Or get a Fox Terrier.

[barry1010]

James May built a deterrent last night in his new series. 

Those ultra sonic things do work

 

[Khandro]

What harm are they doing, do you keep hens ? I put food out at night for pine martens and hedgehogs, it always goes & no harm done other than an occasional spot of doo-doo.  Good karma!

[maggiebee]

Agree with Khandro, what harm are they doing?  I've a family of urban foxes who visit my garden regularly and cause no bother whatever.  

[barry1010]

If you've got dogs, foxes can cause a lot of barking in the early hours. 

Another problem with dogs and foxes - dogs love rolling in fox poo, it's like catnip to them and the stench is horiffic.

Foxes love digging up everything that is freshly planted and they will eat any fruit and veg that you're growing.  

Foxes will eat hedgehogs occasionally, and not as tidily as badgers.  They also eat birds, one took a wood pigeon sitting on her nest in my garden this year.

So they can be problematic.

[Cloverjo]

Just leave them. I love watching the foxes in my garden. Contrary to popular belief they don't make hideous noises or leave much mess or smell. No more than any dog who wanders in from the beach.