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I've tried red devil, believe me I have but they just can't get the hang of putting the lid down after and insist on wiping their behinds with the squirrels after, who now look like a grey and brown skunk (and smell like it too)


Let's face it there is no training them !

try beating them at their own game and peeing on your garden.


1. Human scent marking


This is by far the most widely suggested method and this is almost certainly because it is simple, effective, readily available and completely free. Foxes mark their territories by urinating around the perimeter and for all their bad press foxes do seem to at least respect the territories of neighbouring groups so it won?t take a great leap of imagination to understand why this works so well. There are two methods of human scent marking that are well used and both can be extremely effective. The first involves collecting human hair (male works best), either your own after a trim or by asking at your local barbers. Stuff some into a pair of old tights and hang them around the margins of your garden. The other involves directly mimicking a fox?s territorial behaviour by the application of male urine to your boundaries ? you can choose whether you apply directly or, more discreetly, fill a container for later use. If you don?t fancy peeing on the primroses then Scoot Fox Repellant work on a similar principle.

red devil Wrote:

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> I tried that where the foxes come into the garden,

> but it didn't stop them. Maybe I need to go back

> to drinking Stella...



Just throw down an old MU shirt wherever it is you would rather they did their sh1t.

Sue Wrote:

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> Who do they dedicate it to? :)


Oh c2ap I didn't did I ....


Okay that brings me to another bug bear ... Predictive text and the mess it gets you into



I have lost track of how many times I have had to send out apologies after...

TheArtfulDogger Wrote:

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> Predictive text and the mess it gets you into

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It's ok, I'm used to it ::-p

Despite a relatively dry month and a bit, the temptation has been too strong and I can confirm I am now back on the juice. Sat in the lounge (literally), supping a very drinkable C?te du Rhone. Happy Friday to one and all!



Louisa.

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