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The city fox scratches in bins for his food
But, out in the country, his cousin lives well
On rabbit and pheasant and other fine game
Whilst rough, tatty townie recoils from the smell.
What could I feed to a fox that's coming to the garden?
But, out in the country, his cousin lives well
On rabbit and pheasant and other fine game
Whilst rough, tatty townie recoils from the smell.
What could I feed to a fox that's coming to the garden?
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So nice to see that so many people are willing to help foxes. Foxes in the garden can be very useful. It is a fact that a lot of people don't like cats coming into their garden. Having a fox smell in your garden will deter cats, so encouraging foxes can be beneficial if you are a gardener and hate having your seedlings scratched up by cats. Around where i live, right on...
14:17 Sun 19th Jun 2016
I am not (jealous) while I like to see foxes and do not wish them to be hunted, their poo stinks like nothing else on earth and if you start encouraging them you will need to take extra special care over your dustbins. You may not be popular with the neighbours either....Oh and have you heard them scream when they are hunting for a mate?
I can understand the interest in having wildlife by where you live and helping them survive, but it is probably unwise to encourage the species to consider urban areas as their patch. When they lose their suspicion of humans that's when they cause trouble. They can probably get their fill of cats, rabbits, and guinea pigs anyway.
sandy, foxes cache food so it will take the fat blocks and bury them if it is full of dog food.
I've had foxes in my garden for nearly 30 years without a problem. Bird food is put out of reach of them, no killed cats in the area but I have watched them catch rats and mice. Before we had wheelie bins we had to put black bin bags out for the dustmen and it was the magpies and seagulls that attacked them, not the foxes. Now we have wheelie bins there is no problems like that.
We still have plenty of frogs and newts in the garden at certain times of year but sadly no hedgehogs. That is due to the badgers who love to eat them.
My friend has a huge family of foxes living in her huge garden and has wildlife photographers come to take advantage. One of my favourite photos of hers shows a fox sitting in the middle of the lawn watching a photographer erect a hide. She does feed the foxes but always keeps her distance.
She feeds them tinned dog food and dog sausages which she hides around the garden. She also has an online diary which is enjoyed by thousands of people around the world which documents the daily lives of the photos, with photos. So far none of her neighbours have complained and some come to watch the cubs. I have a photo showing 13 foxes sunbathing in her garden.
Foxes do make spine chilling noises at certain times of the year, it is true.
I've had foxes in my garden for nearly 30 years without a problem. Bird food is put out of reach of them, no killed cats in the area but I have watched them catch rats and mice. Before we had wheelie bins we had to put black bin bags out for the dustmen and it was the magpies and seagulls that attacked them, not the foxes. Now we have wheelie bins there is no problems like that.
We still have plenty of frogs and newts in the garden at certain times of year but sadly no hedgehogs. That is due to the badgers who love to eat them.
My friend has a huge family of foxes living in her huge garden and has wildlife photographers come to take advantage. One of my favourite photos of hers shows a fox sitting in the middle of the lawn watching a photographer erect a hide. She does feed the foxes but always keeps her distance.
She feeds them tinned dog food and dog sausages which she hides around the garden. She also has an online diary which is enjoyed by thousands of people around the world which documents the daily lives of the photos, with photos. So far none of her neighbours have complained and some come to watch the cubs. I have a photo showing 13 foxes sunbathing in her garden.
Foxes do make spine chilling noises at certain times of the year, it is true.
the problem with foxes is that you don’t get “a” fox. If there is food available and foxes close by, then the fox population will increase to use all of the available food....same as most other species. Offering food intended for the foxes as well as the fat balls will just encourage more foxes. Also rats. I have gone over to the suet pellets and I only put out enough so that its all eaten in the daytime.
When we moved to this house, it had been empty for about 10 months and the local foxes had taken over the garden and marked it liberally. We didn’t know this and when we went in to measure up, we took our darling dog with us. It was a sunday, more than 20 years ago so few shops open. While we measured, we let dog have the run of the garden and he came racing back in soooooo excited and covered in fox poo....in someone else’s carpetted house! We managed to get kitchen towel and tomato ketchup in the local small store and mitigate the smell and get most of the filth off before hurrying home with all the car windows open! So no, I don’t want foxes in my garden!
