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[albitz]

A wheelie bin full of water and drop the trap in 

That would be unspeakably cruel and highly illegal.By all means control numbers and kill vermin imo,but it should always be done with the attitude that no suffering will be caused in the process.

[ozzycat]

A wheelie bin full of water and drop the trap in 

That would be unspeakably cruel and highly illegal.By all means control numbers and kill vermin imo,but it should always be done with the attitude that no suffering will be caused in the process.

albs i wouldnt dream of doing that and im sure cleggys coments were tounge in cheek  anyway the fox hasnt been around for 2 nights  so you never know he might of breaked orff

[the alarming man]

A wheelie bin full of water and drop the trap in 

That would be unspeakably cruel and highly illegal.By all means control numbers and kill vermin imo,but it should always be done with the attitude that no suffering will be caused in the process.

it would be....but so is removing them from where you found them as foxs ( also squirrels) are hugely territorial and will fight untill there death.So all in all a pest control expert is the way to go

[amba]

Do think its an ongoing problem though....get ride of 1 or several dependant on the family size,and before you know it another crowd move in.

A readily available food supply is why they make their homes so thats the only sure way of totally stopping it ,but in my case thats impossible as our back garden is the boundary of a large school field/wooded area and the school kitchen wheelie bin area is a ready made take away

[ozzycat]

pest control dont want to know if i see it in the field behind us it will get a no 4 shot up nits arse

[ted_one]

Yep,I'm with Albitz on this one,because some of the things suggested on here makes me wonder about the human race in general,nothing like putting a bit of poisoned meat down,what about domestic pets and other innocent wild life,anti freeze in water FFS! GET A GRIP PEOPLE it's a small feral dog.I live right on the edge of open country side...'get orf moy laand' and the fox problem is minimal because most end up as  road pizza very quickly.Possibly the farmers get a few, but foxes here  usually don't like to be any where near humans and when ever I see one its seen me long before that and it disapears 'just like that' I do accept that urban foxes are a problem but trying to figure out the most lingering and painfull way of killing one and more than likely illegal is really not what a car forum is for IMO.

[amba]

Thats why I suggested the service of a pest control expert who will trap the creature in a humane manner and then release at a remote point or what ever method he employs.

[cleggy]

Yes it was a tongue in cheek comment , just as I'm sure blasting them with guns in an urban area is. The use of poison is a big mistake when considering other wildlife, pets and children

They are a problem and vermin, I keep chickens and keep foxes at bay with an electric fence to protect my stock. Another problem is that they are riddled with mange which can be fatal to pet dogs, and expense vet bills. Foxes are the last thing you want in your garden so detering them is paramount, the tip of urinating around your property does work but may not go down too well with your neighbours. Then again 

If they really are a problem then as already suggested a pest control expert would be the path to take

[ted_one]

Commonsense has got to be paramount because there are people in this world who would believe that these suggestions are legitimate advice and would go on and try them.You only got to go to places like Cyprus where the locals put poisoned meat out because of the large amount of feral cats and dogs and guess what? dead domestic animals. My sister in law lives in Grenada and her dog kept chasing the neighbours chickens and it got the meat treatment and died in absolute agony,the only good things that happened from that incident was that they did'nt get another dog and the neighbour got a a right good 'beasting' from my brother in law......cost him a few $ with the local cops to make things go away,as is the way there

[ozzycat]

 right to stop any more aeguments
1 its illeagle to poison
2 if you trap you cannot rehome vermin and a fox is vermin so has to be killed same as a squiral
3 i can leagaly shoot it  i have a licence and a gun but the wildlife policeman has asked me not to because of the people that live around me
4 i can trap it then take it to somwhere else and shoot oi
the rspca do not want to know but warned ne about poiconing it as its cruel
5 i can use repelant or pee to make life ucomfotable so it moves out
6 get a dog
7 keep blocking the holes up at both ends of the earth or den so it gets fedup and moves out
8 pest controle will not do anything unless its in my house
9 i can just leave it alone so it contiues to stink my house out and just keep picking up the mess it leaves in my garden -ie napies fox shit dead carcases it brings every hight
10 if it has cubs i cant do anything to it or thrm because its agenst the law to disturb them when they have cubs
so you fan see my problem a fox is vermin they carry disease which household pets can pickup
so this ones days are numberd if it dosent move out by next week i will shoot it
1 shot is all it will take job done no poison no drowning just 1 babg and lights out then ive got the mess under my shed and garden to clean up
i dont wish to ofend anybody and ive asked all the atuoroties about this and they agree wiyh my solution
which is repelant the try a borowed trap and dispose last resort shoot it

[cleggy]

You can hire fox traps I'm sure I read about it on the Chicken Keeper site

[doz]

I'd go straight to option 3. I've got to go and buy some more chickens the weekend 

[ozzycat]

You can hire fox traps I'm sure I read about it on the Chicken Keeper site

yes your right cleggy  £30 a week wnich ill get for the weekend cheers mate

[ozzycat]

I'd go straight to option 3. I've got to go and buy some more chickens the weekend 

that will happen next week if nothing else works if only to apease the local bobby

[scimmy_man]

10 if it has cubs i cant do anything to it or thrm because its agenst the law to disturb them when they have cubs

no its not, just make sure you kill the vixen first then the cubs.
if you kill a cub first she will move the litter, but still come back to make a mess,