Hi Caroline I went out to the garden last week in the early evening, and came across a fox hiding in the leaves. He was startled by me, and ran off. Do foxes hibernate in back gardens, and if so, should we leave some food out for him to get through the winter? I live in London. Benhttps://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,4276#msg-4276Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:52:50 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,26710#msg-26710 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,26710#msg-26710
I just wanted to say I am very overwhelmed with the amount of positive responses I have been witnessing regarding the well - being of the urban fox. I hear so much negative press about the sightings and behaviour of them. To me it is just simply white noise. They are great night hunters and have such a freedom that makes me infinitely envious of. But, I am pleased to see you are looking at ways to help feed and keep the fox's safe. Long may it live!

Jamie]]> Jamie Goff Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 05 Nov 2015 19:19:49 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,26564#msg-26564 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,26564#msg-26564 vlc Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 21 Sep 2015 20:50:48 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25572#msg-25572 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25572#msg-25572 Caroline Gould Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 13 Apr 2015 11:54:42 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25570#msg-25570 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25570#msg-25570 ???? Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSun, 12 Apr 2015 19:23:24 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25557#msg-25557 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25557#msg-25557 Jizzjazz Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 06 Apr 2015 07:20:47 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25338#msg-25338 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,25338#msg-25338 Jojoblanco Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 02 Feb 2015 19:12:50 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24478#msg-24478 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24478#msg-24478Is it ok to leave raw chicken out for a fox or is it best to cook it]]> Tom71 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 02 Aug 2014 14:08:24 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24295#msg-24295 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24295#msg-24295 a lineham Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 28 Jun 2014 00:51:16 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24269#msg-24269 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,24269#msg-24269 manjit Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 16 Jun 2014 22:32:58 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,23214#msg-23214 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,23214#msg-23214Just wondering what to do. My garden has an old railway embankment at the end and runs along the bottom of everybody's garden on the street (I live on a terraced street). I have seen a lone fox for the past 3 weeks on and off now on the embankment just behind my neighbours fence so decided to investigate a little....behind the fence has been used as a dumping ground with a dining table and lots of hedge clippings on top. I assume this would me an ideal 'home' for the fox. The fox seems a little smaller to me, is it right for a fox to be alone this time of year? Or do you think it may be a female looking for a place to have her cubs? Just want to keep an eye on it to make sure its ok.
Thanks guys :)]]> Kate Melton Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 08 Feb 2014 10:59:34 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,23028#msg-23028 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,23028#msg-23028 Mary of Michigan Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSun, 15 Dec 2013 23:46:01 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22823#msg-22823 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22823#msg-22823 bethan Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSun, 15 Sep 2013 22:26:03 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22603#msg-22603 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22603#msg-22603 mk19 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 08 Aug 2013 12:04:33 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22269#msg-22269 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22269#msg-22269
Do any of you still feed foxes? Im just doing some research - would be good to know!

Thanks

Fern]]> fern Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationWed, 03 Apr 2013 10:36:42 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22046#msg-22046 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,22046#msg-22046 Trisha Stanton Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 26 Jan 2013 00:33:32 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,21051#msg-21051 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,21051#msg-21051I just wondered if it was legal to set a dog onto fox cubs just because they are noisy?

I do leave some dog biscuits out every night and watch them come to feed, which is a lovely sight for me and my grandchildren. They are very wary and always run away if they spot us.]]> L.Wren Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationFri, 27 Jul 2012 09:35:16 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20896#msg-20896 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20896#msg-20896 mena Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 24 May 2012 08:56:06 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20880#msg-20880 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20880#msg-20880 cores Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 17 May 2012 17:07:57 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20195#msg-20195 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20195#msg-20195
I have been putting food out( discreetly) as not to annoy any neighbours who may not like it!

This is a very informative forum. I will be looking on here regularly.

I noted that foxes eat Markies so intend to get some. I also put eggs out which the fox took. Do they eat the shell? It appeared that he was carrying the eggs in his mouth. (It was dark so not too sure about this).

Carol]]> foxes18 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 13 Oct 2011 08:42:40 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20183#msg-20183 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20183#msg-20183 foxes18 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationMon, 10 Oct 2011 17:58:10 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20083#msg-20083 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20083#msg-20083Both foxes and badgers visit my garden every night. There are three distinguishable foxes and I get very concerned about the smallest one, which limps and is easily scared off by the badgers. I call this fox Flo; she survived the awful Winter that we had last year in the North West, but I would like to know if there is anything I can do to assist her through the coming Winter. I would be grateful for any advice that you can give in relation to Flo's well being.]]> ann Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 27 Sep 2011 20:11:06 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20079#msg-20079 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,20079#msg-20079
I have foxes coming into my garden but find it hard to tell the sexes. I can stand about 10 ft away from them when they are feeding but still can't tell the only difference is one will sit to ear. They only come on there own so its hard to see them together but the one that sits to eat seems smaller.
We live in the middle of nowhere with only cow fields and forestry land around us but we still get cats eating the foxes food. So we wait till the fox turns up then take his food out to him and wait till he finishes that way the cat only get his/her left overs, then repeat when the other one turns up. We love seeing them and don't mind the little presents they always leave.]]> Phil the noise Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 27 Sep 2011 10:13:53 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19484#msg-19484 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19484#msg-19484For mange get Arsenicum from Holland and Barrett and put a few drops on bread every night. In a week or so your fox will show signs of improvement and with the mites killed the coat will grow back . I have treated three with this and it really works and is harmless. Good luck! Best wishes Cynthia. Tunbridge Wells. Kent.]]> Cynthia29 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 23 Jul 2011 13:21:50 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19421#msg-19421 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19421#msg-19421We live on the edge of a large wooded valley and have had foxes (and cubs) in the garden since we moved in 10 years ago. Our current pair have raised 3 cubs which I have been feeding scraps and cheese to every night, to help them along. The adult male has now gone, but we now have 3 healthy cubs (2 female, 1 male) who wait for food each night, along with the mum. We have a large building site across from us which used to be green meadows so they have obviously lost some of their territory, but I have seen them further up the valley when I've been out walking.
Am I doing the wrong thing by continuing to feed them, now that they seem healthy young adults. I don't feed large amounts, (even the largest of scraps don't go far between 4 of them) but they hang around the garden a lot, even in the morning when I put bread out for the birds, and I'm worried that I am making them dependent on the little I am giving them. I have noticed that their faeces is small, but I can't believe that they have grown so healthy on what I am giving them, so would I really be doing any harm by continuing?
Is there a fear that they will become too tame, as they now associate the front door opening, with food, so they do tend to congregate (sometimes in a semi-circle which is very comical, as if they had their bowls out waiting). They never come within 20 foot of me and run away when I throw the food out, only to return once I turn away.]]> SUE DAVIES Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 16 Jul 2011 21:02:59 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19201#msg-19201 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19201#msg-19201release and barrier nursing.
Can someone help?]]> Phili Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationTue, 14 Jun 2011 12:16:45 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19051#msg-19051 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19051#msg-19051 night owl Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationThu, 19 May 2011 22:03:26 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19045#msg-19045 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,19045#msg-19045 queene247 Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationWed, 18 May 2011 10:13:37 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,18704#msg-18704 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,18704#msg-18704 Pat Knigcrow Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSat, 30 Apr 2011 20:46:55 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,17894#msg-17894 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,17894#msg-17894
Children should be robust, not wrapped up in cotton wool. I grew up in the countryside where we were bitten by dogs, chased by cows, fell out of trees, and played in all sorts of bacteria ridden filth. I'm still here at 50. So forget your neat lawn and fences. Dig a wildlife pond, leave wild areas in the garden, and get some bird feeders, hedgehog houses etc, Then relax and enjoy the show that nature puts on. Yes, you might have to remove a few droppings - but look what you get in return.

As for Pest Go - well isn't it a better world where we try and do the best we can for our fellow living creatures? Foxes have an incredibly hard lives - hunting (which still goes on illegally), shooting, traps, traffic accidents, starvation and mange to name but a few. We have destroyed much of their habitat and food sources - is it surpsrising that a starving fox will take a lamb or hen? They are just trying to get by - and where help can be given, I think it's the least any civilised person can do.

This morning I was charmed to see a fox eating bird seed in the garden. But when he moved off I saw he had a large injury on his back and had lost the lower part of his back leg. I will put out food to try and help him. Yes, I know he will probably not survive as he will not be able to hunt, but I'd rather be the sort of person who tries to help rather than the mean spirited, selfish types like james b and pest go.]]> Myfancy'squeen Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSun, 09 Jan 2011 12:56:55 +0000 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,17834#msg-17834 https://www.vetclickforum.co.uk/read.php?8,4276,17834#msg-17834 lynn wheldon Wildlife Rescue and RehabilitationSun, 19 Dec 2010 23:31:03 +0000