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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2007 14:31:52 GMT 1
I reckon we have badgers in the garden.
A hole appeared a week or so ago under my fence. On my non gardening neighbours garden the other side is an enormous thicket of wild shrubs, Pampas grass etc. I blocked the hole up with some bricks and then another hole appeared.
THEN yesterday morning an enormous hole appeared under the opposite fence where my other neighbour has an apple tree with loads of apples that have dropped. The hole is way too big for my little doggy to have dug aand although we have foxes they usually jump the fence.
I looked closer into the thicket and there is a big mound under there of dried grasses etc. which is where I think they/it is. Apparently badgers are seen in our road nosing round the bin bags.
What can I do? I don't want a rerun of The Great Escape each morning.
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Post by madonplants on Nov 2, 2007 15:00:37 GMT 1
I reckon we have badgers in the garden. A hole appeared a week or so ago under my fence. On my non gardening neighbours garden the other side is an enormous thicket of wild shrubs, Pampas grass etc. I blocked the hole up with some bricks and then another hole appeared. THEN yesterday morning an enormous hole appeared under the opposite fence where my other neighbour has an apple tree with loads of apples that have dropped. The hole is way too big for my little doggy to have dug aand although we have foxes they usually jump the fence. I looked closer into the thicket and there is a big mound under there of dried grasses etc. which is where I think they/it is. Apparently badgers are seen in our road nosing round the bin bags. What can I do? I don't want a rerun of The Great Escape each morning. The only sure way, would probably be an electrified fence, as badgers are good diggers. Do you know why it wants to get into your garden? Would an electric fence be practical or not? I have just looked into describe your garden thread to try and remember what your garden was like. Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2007 15:09:28 GMT 1
I reckon we have badgers in the garden. A hole appeared a week or so ago under my fence. On my non gardening neighbours garden the other side is an enormous thicket of wild shrubs, Pampas grass etc. I blocked the hole up with some bricks and then another hole appeared. THEN yesterday morning an enormous hole appeared under the opposite fence where my other neighbour has an apple tree with loads of apples that have dropped. The hole is way too big for my little doggy to have dug aand although we have foxes they usually jump the fence. I looked closer into the thicket and there is a big mound under there of dried grasses etc. which is where I think they/it is. Apparently badgers are seen in our road nosing round the bin bags. What can I do? I don't want a rerun of The Great Escape each morning. The only sure way, would probably be an electrified fence, as badgers are good diggers. Do you know why it wants to get into your garden? Would an electric fence be practical or not? I have just looked into describe your garden thread to try and remember what your garden was like. Keith Completely impractical Keith. Don't think the dog would be too keen! I'm thinking more along the lines of how to make it move on. It's down towards the end of the garden between the greenhouse and the big area of decking. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 2, 2007 15:23:37 GMT 1
I've just been googling about urban badgers and I think you've got a problem Mick....... www.cornwallbadgergroup.org.uk/damage.htmIs this the first time you've had them visit? I would be thrilled if badgers moved into my garden but I don't live in an town and I don't really have anything that would attract them...so that's not a lot of help then....sorry  |
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Post by madonplants on Nov 2, 2007 15:29:28 GMT 1
The only sure way, would probably be an electrified fence, as badgers are good diggers. Do you know why it wants to get into your garden? Would an electric fence be practical or not? I have just looked into describe your garden thread to try and remember what your garden was like. Keith Completely impractical Keith. Don't think the dog would be too keen! I'm thinking more along the lines of how to make it move on. It's down towards the end of the garden between the greenhouse and the big area of decking. That is why I didn't think it would be practical, cos of your dog. Even ultrasonic pest control would affect it as well. This is a hard one. I have just been to the RSPCA site and that says the only way is an electrified fence. Suppose your dog would get to know the fence was shocking and not go near to it. I grew up in the country and there was electric fences everywhere and dogs learn not to go near. Taken from their site... The most humane and long-term solution to discourage badgers from your garden is to remove or prevent access to whatever attracts them to the area. Food is the number one attraction; only provide food for wild birds on bird tables or in feeders and clear away windfall fruit. Make sure your dustbin is securely sealed with an expanding strap. To stop badgers getting in to your vegetable patch, use electrified flexinet fencing (pegged down along its length to prevent badgers squeezing underneath) or two strands of electrified Polywire at 7.5-20cm above ground Not a lot of help, was it? Badgers could be a good thing, thinking about problems with slug, even if their favourite food is worms. I'll think more, but got to soon get ready to go out. We never had problems with them and they lived within 100 yards of our house. Maybe there was enough food about not to worry about coming into our garden. Keith |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2007 15:41:59 GMT 1
That is why I didn't think it would be practical, cos of your dog. Even ultrasonic pest control would affect it as well. This is a hard one. I have just been to the RSPCA site and that says the only way is an electrified fence. Suppose your dog would get to know the fence was shocking and not go near to it. I grew up in the country and there was electric fences everywhere and dogs learn not to go near. Taken from their site... The most humane and long-term solution to discourage badgers from your garden is to remove or prevent access to whatever attracts them to the area. Food is the number one attraction; only provide food for wild birds on bird tables or in feeders and clear away windfall fruit. Make sure your dustbin is securely sealed with an expanding strap. To stop badgers getting in to your vegetable patch, use electrified flexinet fencing (pegged down along its length to prevent badgers squeezing underneath) or two strands of electrified Polywire at 7.5-20cm above ground Not a lot of help, was it? Badgers could be a good thing, thinking about problems with slug, even if their favourite food is worms. I'll think more, but got to soon get ready to go out. We never had problems with them and they lived within 100 yards of our house. Maybe there was enough food about not to worry about coming into our garden. Keith No, that was helpful Keith. Unfortunately they have picked the area that I am going to turn over to vegetables next spring. Incidentally, the garden where I think they are "nesting" has 2 small children. |
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Post by Sleepy on Nov 2, 2007 15:45:33 GMT 1
That is why I didn't think it would be practical, cos of your dog. Even ultrasonic pest control would affect it as well. This is a hard one. I have just been to the RSPCA site and that says the only way is an electrified fence. Suppose your dog would get to know the fence was shocking and not go near to it. I grew up in the country and there was electric fences everywhere and dogs learn not to go near. Taken from their site... The most humane and long-term solution to discourage badgers from your garden is to remove or prevent access to whatever attracts them to the area. Food is the number one attraction; only provide food for wild birds on bird tables or in feeders and clear away windfall fruit. Make sure your dustbin is securely sealed with an expanding strap. To stop badgers getting in to your vegetable patch, use electrified flexinet fencing (pegged down along its length to prevent badgers squeezing underneath) or two strands of electrified Polywire at 7.5-20cm above ground Not a lot of help, was it? Badgers could be a good thing, thinking about problems with slug, even if their favourite food is worms. I'll think more, but got to soon get ready to go out. We never had problems with them and they lived within 100 yards of our house. Maybe there was enough food about not to worry about coming into our garden. Keith No, that was helpful Keith. Unfortunately they have picked the area that I am going to turn over to vegetables next spring. Incidentally, the garden where I think they are "nesting" has 2 small children. Are they troublesome and annoying small children? That might work ;D |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 2, 2007 15:52:18 GMT 1
No, that was helpful Keith. Unfortunately they have picked the area that I am going to turn over to vegetables next spring. Incidentally, the garden where I think they are "nesting" has 2 small children. Are they troublesome and annoying small children? That might work ;D Unfortunately no. Their parents are though. |
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Post by mickthecactus on Nov 8, 2007 10:07:05 GMT 1
The badger lady came last weekend, She suggested Reynardine might work and if we clear away some of its cosy den it might go. It apparently came for the windfall apples in the other neeighbours garden but because they are half rotting they get drunk and find somewhere cosy to sleep it off.
Needless to say one neighbour hasn't cleared the den and the other hasn't cleared up the windfall but there has been no new hole for 3 days so it might have moved on.
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