Fox burrow under fence

[robmorgan]

Hi all,

I'm fitting a new fence at the bottom of the garden. I've got the old fence out but have found a fox burrow under it! Our garden is a bit higher than the neighbours and the foxes have tunneled a foot or so in to it and pretty much all the way along the boundary (20ft or so).

Obviously if I just put the posts in they won't have enough soil around them to keep them in place and the foxes will probably keep on burrowing so...

Any ideas what I can do?

I guess I need to refill the burrow with soil but how do I stop them from burrowing it out again and trashing the new fence?

Thanks,

Rob

 

[EddieM]

You need to attach chicken wire or similar to the bse of the fence on both sides then bury it at least 2 feet extending away from the fence. That errrm foxes them.

 

[breezer]

take away their shovels?

put concrete arond fence posts

 

[Symptoms]

Rob - if you do intend filling those burrow before fence building ensure they aren't entrances to dens but just ways under the fence. If den entrances leave them as there a chance that the vixen may have early cubs in there and they might get trapped.