Xochi, maybe an idea to surge the hell out of it too then tackle the smell? Surgical spirit will help kill some of the niff and totally disinfect it too

I've just gone in the bathroom and sprayed my deodorant all over my bathroom floor!  After my bezzie had already scrubbed as best she could. I"m hoping the stink will be gone tomorra Cos. 

nahh, foxes are gherkin munchers! 

Well, as long as we don't have to waste mushy peas on them.

Pickled eggs!  Someone's got to go for the pickled egg?

Hadn't thought of surgical spirit Slinkeh! Great idea! Thanks! 

You telling me the fox had BO too?  

See, what I need is one of those 1000yr old eggs. Proper deterrent! 

Take a wild shot on that Cos. 

Yep. Thanks for that uplifting message!

Xochi, you going to be able to ventilate the bathroom over night?

Can you leave a window open?

So still have the patio door open. No way in without my foe seeing me. 

 

I'll update as necessary. 

Fox correspondant here. Clearly not Murdoch related post.  

 

There have been no recent sightings of Foxes. 

Nope Cos. Can't reach it but will get my pal to do that tomorrow. Good idea but I'm so short of coping mechanisms atm. 

no reshent shitingsh either I hope  

 

Hope you'll be ok until tomorrow, Xochs.

Am off to bed, so I'll catch you later 

And good night to you too Mrs Sean Connery 

I have no idea to what you are referring. But I do. So I'd win BB because I'm a totally up-front HM. I have my flaws but I'm honest. Honest. Pick up your phone for me. The number is.... 0000999942281111111. And add 08 for me. 

Ta ra. I will update the feral info tomorrow folks. 

I swear by Zoflora every time for getting rid of lingering odours.  Relatively cheap and available in most supermarkets.  Failing that, there are products called Odour Neutraliser or Biodour-Ex (made by Selden), both popular with care homes for getting rid of smells.

leave piles of anti water retention pills outside the door, then the fox can eat those and have a good pee before he comes back in!

Oh Crikey, it looks like I missed all the fox action last night! What an absolute pain in the backside for you xochi There's already been some good suggestions, I'd try any of them that you can I hope you can find a way to get rid of the fox

Be careful of them Xochi. They can wander in and out and seem ok but they can be vicious if cornered.

Maybe your local council could advise you as regards it coming into your home,it may be classed as a pest and they might trap it.

You have my sympathy as regards fox piss,it's rank.We have urban foxes but they stay outdoors,they actually shit in the wild birds water bowl contaminating it.They also pea against the wheelie bins and the stench is awful,easy to wash down outside of course.

So I want you all to know the obvious solution was to rip the carpet out of the bathroom.  Got a mate around to to do it and it has been packed up in bin bags now. The carpet, not the foxes but if you asked me right now... Anyway, I'll phone a carpet bloke near me and talk about vinyl tiles or lino stuff for my bathroom. I think I need lino or vinyl now and for my hallway too to make my wheelchair roll more easier. Anyone got any links to take this up and whether it keeps the heat in when it's cold ? 

Genius - rip up the carpet! 

Was going to back up Cinds with the Zoflora recommendation; but do NOT use the hyacinth scented one.  It smells like pee

 

No idea with lino or vinyl stuff Xoch's, so am of no help whatsoever.

Cushionfloor vinyl should be warmer than bog-standard (excuse the pun) vinyl or lino, though it will be a bit more expensive.

 

Who should be responsible for keeping the garden neat. If the state of it is allowing 'vermin' in then it could be classed as an environmental hazzard.

The council might be able to serve them with a penalty.

Aww Xochi! Sounds like a great night the other night! Ripping up the carpet was probably the best thing in the end, Lino now adays is good at keeping heat in, it will not be as good as carpet but in a bathroom I think it's much more practical. Hope the little pest stays away!!

I well remember seeing a fox half jump/climb/scramble over one of my fences. Currently my lawns are in a right state, it's probably cats. Even so a local Sir Bufton Tufton type keeps telling me to get a .22. "shoot the buggers!" he says. After reading all the stuff about buying other animals excrement, pulling up carpets, disinfectant etc. one can't help but think that he is right.

I've seen the local fox at the patio doors twice in a month now - they were closed though. Built up area.

 

Back and side is a fully enclosed six foot fence.

 

One of the bin lids doesn't sit right - the disposable one and I wonder if that is luring it in.

There are various Fox repellents on Amazon, Xochi - there's an ultrasonic repeller that's triggered by movement........but the only trouble is, it works on dogs as well so if your neighbours are dog lovers I guess that's not an option.

 

Sorry you had such a bad night, sounds scary.

We have a fox in the back gardens, but we back onto fields. I worry about the cats and the hedgehog I have in the garden (although none of them seem to bother him now they know he hurts). They make the strangest noise, even if they aren't chased by a pack of hounds.