Fertiliser as a fox bait?

T

Triggermortis

Well-Known Member

• May 16, 2026

• #1

Listening to gardeners question time a listener stated that they could not stop foxes digging up areas they’d put fish,blood and bonemeal on so as this comes in handy buckets in pellet form I was thinking would it work spread down a fence line or even around areas that a bait pipe can’t be used on like near a public access area maybe ?
Triggermortis

 

J

jall55

Well-Known Member

• May 16, 2026

• #2

Why complicate things ?

Dog biscuits - simple

 

B

bungycool

Member

• May 16, 2026

• #3

It works too well on a football pitch I have permission on - for exactly the reason that the foxes dig the pitch up and crap everywhere! line marking paint has fish oil in - I originally advised them to put pepper in the paint, that didnt work so took 32 foxes off the ground in a year.

 

T

Triggermortis

Well-Known Member

• May 16, 2026

• #4

jall55 said:

Why complicate things ?

Dog biscuits - simple

Click to expand...

Because kilo for kilo bonemeal is half the price ?
And I’m guessing the smell will stay around a lot longer?

 

S

sako85708

Well-Known Member

• May 16, 2026

• #5

Go to a fishing tackle shop and buy some Halibut pellets or even better a kilo of fishmeal based boiles, or a big bag of flake maize add boiling water and a tin of sardines in oil

 

nocturnaldave

Well-Known Member

Supporter

• May 16, 2026

• #6

Local farm shop sells dry dog food in small ball nut type shapes…… 20kg bag is £10….. poured into 3 feet of 6” pipe with a Disney themed mouse hole door cut at the bottom a stood on its end and tied to a post Leave it for three or four nights in situ….. seldomly fails to produce multiples. Seems a good balance between the foxes nose and mine!

 

finnbear270

Well-Known Member

Supporter

• May 16, 2026

• #7

Patience, anyone seen this stuff in tins or packets?

 

C

Cyres

Well-Known Member

• May 16, 2026

• #8

Dried cat food from Lidl works v well. Especially fish based biscuits.
D