Indeed, there appear to have been very few studies published on the hearing responses of foxes at all, let alone in the context of repellent development. They should be used in conjunction with your favoured scent-based fox repellent or motion activated deterrent. It's not illegal but you will get into trouble if someone gets injured on them (even a burglar or trespasser). Most fowl will begin to settle down for the night at twilight, and my experience suggests that it takes only a couple of days of being ushered into a hutch for the night for them to realize this is where they should sleep, although I know chickens sometimes rebel.

Moreover, the successful physical exclusion of foxes will often also exclude non-target mammals, such as hedgehogs.

Even more unfortunately for me, my problem is more pigeon based than cats and the pigeons just carry on as normal. It is important not to seal the hole before this because you might entomb the foxes, which would likely cause them to asphyxiate or starve to death – this is not only illegal under the Wild Mammals (Protection) Act, but it would also leave the bodies to decompose in situ.

The use of electric fencing and netting is a highly effective method of excluding foxes, but it must be deployed with care. Some people have recommended a free chemical repellent, which apparently works well to exclude badgers and foxes: human male urine. Combining prickle/brickle/Oscillot strips with chemical repellents applied to any entrance and exit holes in the garden, as well as to ‘take-off’ or ‘landing’ sites, probably provides the best opportunity to prevent foxes getting in.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. In my experience, a couple of handfuls of peanuts or dog biscuits sprinkled around the garden every few days will keep the fox occupied long enough to get a decent view and probably some photos without having any significant impact on its normal foraging behaviour. Animal fur is a poor electrical conductor and can insulate them against shocks delivered by electric fences if the voltage is set too low. But that was during the time that [one of my local foxes] was in the habit of coming there to look into the kitchen for me. The data show that the device had a “ moderate deterrent effect”, reducing both the likelihood that a cat would come into the garden and the time the cat would spend there if it did venture in.