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Morning All,
Not the best topic to start the day with,but has anybody got a Risk Assessment for clearing up Fox Excrement that they could send to me. I will try the RSPCA but it's a tad early for them at the moment
Mr Fox has found his way onto our exceptionally busy construction site and is leaving his calling card in various places.
Thanks
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Rus,
Ask a dog owner what they do with their pets fowling and treat the same.
Badger
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Barrie, what do you do about badgers??
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You poke a long cardboard tube into the sets entrance and listen to them snore as my wife will attest to!?! =O}}}}
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i would recommend a peg for your nose and gloves. they really do stink
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Might be worth contact Defra for advice? Sounds like their area of expertise.
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You sure its fox - (taste test is best)
If you pick it up it will re-mark -basically you have moved in not the fox! It is simply repainting its garden fence. Either that or you may have an active earth on site and need to watch the plant activities.
Try local wildlife groups (that might be me for the SEast) as we have volunteers that may be willing to give advice and survey for you - usually free. They should also be able to disitingush between dog, badger and fox.
I rescued a cygnet fro the A5 yesterday it thanked me with green pooh everywhere. I was at work, in the Whistle & flute (light coloured of course). I am now traumatised, and smelly, can I sue?
I hear HM is the irresponsible owner so it could be big 'Bucks'!
Cygnet Steve
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if a fenced site, are you able to prevent his access in the first place, sunk boards at bottom of heras fence , netting etc?
ensure all rubbish, especially food etc is removed at end of day, remove possible attraction
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Morgan - its a fox, its his job to get in and he is very competent at it....!
Agree with you about the waste and this might be indicative of other hazards and pests (Ratty especially) which are not so pleasant to come across and cause damage etc so waste management might be the key to success here.
sly ol' Steve
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How do foxes demonstate their competence? Surely they should have appropriate training and other skills as well?
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They went through the NVQ (Nippy and Very Quick) route and applied grandfather rights .....
Anyway if you have ever seen fox cubs and their mum you will know they are home ejucated and may not be able to spel but cerainally no ho to steal. Having no opposing thumb this makes them incompetent authors and illiterate, but experts in their own right of stealing.
Q. Does 'competence' require training or a training needs analysis?
Stealthy Steve
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Surely being a competent fox is a self-evident staus. The incompetent ones starve or get squished by cars.
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I thought this fox was incontinent not incompetent?
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This thread is a really great example of why we need emoticons on this site..
I want to post the laughing, smiling, rolling one.... LOL.
Thanks guys. a brilliant read. And one I want to copy to my office wall to prove that us safety buffs ain't all stick in the muds. Lovin it.
Steve
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I found that one of those electronic fox deterrents you can get from a garden centre work. You might need more than one on a big site however, and there is a chance of them being nicked.
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Safety Smurf wrote:Electronic foxes?
Really Smurf that was quite shocking reply ....
the foxes will get round them in the end and humans will then pull the plug.
Badger
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