Stolzseinrotts Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Foxes are happily living in suburbia, we humans provide plenty of food and shelter for them. I think most people would be shocked to know that there are foxes in high numbers throughout suburbia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbyne Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 In our local area which is rural the rural lands protection board newletter we got a few months back said that for every fox you see there are 12 out there that you don't see. OMG thats a lot of foxes. We are lambing at the moment so we lock our ewes and lambs up in the shed everynight this is the only way we have found to stop losing lambs. We often hear the foxes calling in the night i think its a mating call just not too sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Posted August 26, 2010 Author Share Posted August 26, 2010 No action from the pest last night thankfully. Called the pest control man that I have used in the past and he is going to come out tonight and see if there is anthing he thinks he can do. Other than that I might see if council hires out traps and I'll trap it myself and call the pest guy back to take it away. Spoke to the neighbour about her compost bin as well, she says there are mice all through the bin as well. Strange cos I haven't seen any in the house at all. She put vinegar all around the bin to hopefully kill off the scent of the mice that the fox might be after and she is going to get some mouse traps today. I have only ever seen one fox in the proprety, but I would have thought there would have been more, but wow, 12..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skruffy n Flea Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 i've heard too that you may see a fox or two in some parts of sydney; god forbid there'd be another 12! good luck chicken --- i hope you can get this pest issue resolved before there's any heartache and or blood loss! oh *giggles* just an observation --- i couldn't help but laugh when i was reading thru the threads and to then see a thread by chicken about there being a fox in my yard hahahahahahahahaha sorry... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andisa Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 oh *giggles* just an observation --- i couldn't help but laugh when i was reading thru the threads and to then see a thread by chicken about there being a fox in my yard hahahahahahahahahasorry... love it - just sad I am too slow to have caught on sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Council/Parks (whoever) have had good success in a poisoning campaign in Sherbrooke Forest. It scares me because if anyone's dogs are loose and trot up the road to the forest they'd be at risk. We go through pretty much hell keeping our dogs in, and they are now locked in the house most of the time. And I hate the concept of poison, no animal deserves that kind of death, it is callous and barbaric. I heard fox calling at the bottom of our place last night, but there are certaily not as many around, seldom see them on the roads around here just lately, and they used to be as common as possums. On the up side, the little population of Lyrebirds in the forest has been able to increase this year for the first time in many many years, and it's nice to see them have a little slack given to them. Now if only there was some control over rotten cat-owners who let their cats roam at night, the Lyrebirds would have an even better chance at survival, as well as the bandicoots, but too late for them I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 (edited) Spoke to the neighbour about her compost bin as well, she says there are mice all through the bin as well. Strange cos I haven't seen any in the house at all. She put vinegar all around the bin to hopefully kill off the scent of the mice that the fox might be after and she is going to get some mouse traps today. If she needs further encouragement, this is about the best recipe for snakes in your yard that I can think of. She needs to secure the compost or get rid of it completely. Edited August 26, 2010 by poodlefan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacquiboss&scoop Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hi Chicken Ask the neighbour what they are composting , vegie scraps and garden waste should not attract foxes , we are rural with quite a few foxes about but they have no interest in the compost as we do not allow meat , egg, or cheese type scraps to be added. Also a good book on composting for your neighbour as the bin or heap should be turned regularly, kept damp ect for it to work well. Mice in the compost is a good sign it is not turned often enough and is not getting hot enough to break down Good luck with trapping the fox for a pest animal they are remarkably bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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