parsnipbun
Wise Old Thumper
Foxes in spring - dont think 'dog' think cross between cat/squirrel (with big Teeth)
Bumping up this old thread as NOW is the time that young cubs will be born and the vixens will be ranging over a wider area and also becoming bolder as they need to find more food . . .
Just a reminder to everyone . . . .
Foxes CAN (easily) climb 6 ft sheer fences (or 8ft upwards if there is a seat, table, shed etc within a metre or two)
Foxes CAN (easily) walk on sloping, pointy, and even glass roofs
Foxes CAN very very quickly dig under fences and runs even if you cannot see a gap - they just need a scoop of earth removed and under they go . . .
Foxes CAN squeeze through impossible looking gaps (I was told by a fox expert 10 cm is all they need - go find a ruler and see how small that is!)
Foxes CAN get through your cat flap (unless its a special one needing a microchip etc)
Foxes CAN get through windows
Foxes CAN shake, pull, tear , move and throw around 'light weight' hutches - and tear off mesh and roofs
Foxes DO have a fantastic sense of smell and hearing and can smell your bunnies from the other side of the street/field/fence
Foxes ARE 'clever' in terms of figuring out how to get into things (latches etc) - if you can train a dog to do it a fox can do it without training!
Foxes ARE superbly equipped to do what they are designed to do - scent, track down, force entry, and kill.
Foxes WILL come back night after night after night after night after night after . . . . just in the hope that one night . . .
Foxes DO come out in the daytime ALL the time - but especially in March/April/May
Foxes can live in your area for years without you ever seeing them - unless you live on a fox free island - they ARE in your neighbourhood!
IF A SQUIRREL OR CAT can get into your garden or house then so could a fox - but a fox comes equipped with MUCH bigger teeth and stronger claws etc and an inbuilt desire to eat your pets.
NEVER underestimate a fox. CHECK YOUR SECURITY NOW!!! Bolt, concrete slab, and place all hutches WITHIN runs if at all possible
(PS this is NOT aimed at anyone in particular - most people will know I give out regular 'fox warnings' and I felt that it was time for a general reminder as we have a lot of newish members).
I also give advise on protection against foxes if anyone needs it then do PM me or look at old threads.
ACT NOW check your meshing, check your runs are on impenetrable surfaces, check your bolts, check your hutches - do NOT rely on 6ft fencing -
End of Newsflash!!!
Bumping up this old thread as NOW is the time that young cubs will be born and the vixens will be ranging over a wider area and also becoming bolder as they need to find more food . . .
Just a reminder to everyone . . . .
Foxes CAN (easily) climb 6 ft sheer fences (or 8ft upwards if there is a seat, table, shed etc within a metre or two)
Foxes CAN (easily) walk on sloping, pointy, and even glass roofs
Foxes CAN very very quickly dig under fences and runs even if you cannot see a gap - they just need a scoop of earth removed and under they go . . .
Foxes CAN squeeze through impossible looking gaps (I was told by a fox expert 10 cm is all they need - go find a ruler and see how small that is!)
Foxes CAN get through your cat flap (unless its a special one needing a microchip etc)
Foxes CAN get through windows
Foxes CAN shake, pull, tear , move and throw around 'light weight' hutches - and tear off mesh and roofs
Foxes DO have a fantastic sense of smell and hearing and can smell your bunnies from the other side of the street/field/fence
Foxes ARE 'clever' in terms of figuring out how to get into things (latches etc) - if you can train a dog to do it a fox can do it without training!
Foxes ARE superbly equipped to do what they are designed to do - scent, track down, force entry, and kill.
Foxes WILL come back night after night after night after night after night after . . . . just in the hope that one night . . .
Foxes DO come out in the daytime ALL the time - but especially in March/April/May
Foxes can live in your area for years without you ever seeing them - unless you live on a fox free island - they ARE in your neighbourhood!
IF A SQUIRREL OR CAT can get into your garden or house then so could a fox - but a fox comes equipped with MUCH bigger teeth and stronger claws etc and an inbuilt desire to eat your pets.
NEVER underestimate a fox. CHECK YOUR SECURITY NOW!!! Bolt, concrete slab, and place all hutches WITHIN runs if at all possible
(PS this is NOT aimed at anyone in particular - most people will know I give out regular 'fox warnings' and I felt that it was time for a general reminder as we have a lot of newish members).
I also give advise on protection against foxes if anyone needs it then do PM me or look at old threads.
ACT NOW check your meshing, check your runs are on impenetrable surfaces, check your bolts, check your hutches - do NOT rely on 6ft fencing -
End of Newsflash!!!
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