VALUE PACK - Scoot Fox Repellent - 4 x 100g - HUGE SAVINGS ON POSTAGE

No foxes so far, gone from nightly fox parties to nothing. Will see after some predicted heavy rain

Ineffective after rain

I have a huge problem with foxes in a very large garden. Using this is only one strategy to stop them coming in [all they do is dig up plants and pull plant makers out with their teeth and leave huge quantities of poo] So far I have only sprayed this once and plan to do so each week or so if I can get dry conditions to do so. I'm also using sprinkled chilli flakes on the sites of digging, putting huge rocks along the fence line where they are coming in. I think I'm going to have to get as willy as the foxes. This is the first time this has happened in 5 year. Product arrived promptly but was very squashed due to poor packaging, luckily it was only the boxes that were damaged.

We started getting foxes in our garden a few months ago. It was four or five cubs play-fighting on the lawn at first (which we could live with as it was only at night and they were relatively quiet)... but then the fouling and soiled nappy depositing started along with the digging out of all of our plant pots and ever more noisy fox 'screaming'... so they had to go. I did all the usual online research and Scoot came highly recommended. I bought the 'Value Pack' (four packs / eight 50mg sachets) but they were delivered poorly packaged so the boxes were damaged or flattened and a few of the sachets were split. "Annoying, but no worries" we thought... "if it's as good as they say, we won't need loads..." We tried around the 'minimum safe recommended', which was a sachet to about 3 litres of water and sprayed liberally around the fence where they would come through, plant pot bases, all the posts they 'marked' and all of the areas they fouled after having cleared up and hosed down everywhere thoroughly... and we did this every two days. The results after a good few weeks? Absolutely, positively NO change in their behaviour. They simply carried on as they were. To be fair, we weren't expecting miracles. The average London fox walks down the street as casual as you like and they just cross the road if you approach them. In fact, they're even getting better at that... completely alert to - and actively avoiding - traffic like you and I would in a busy city centre as they merrily go about their business. It's no wonder we found that this particular 'humane' method of fox repelling to be entirely fruitless. The only effective method we've found at deterring them when they're up to their antics is the good old fashioned 'tap on the window' or 'opening of the garden door' or even (my personal favourite) 'flashing a torch at them through the bathroom window'. They all turn into Usain Bolt when we do that... Based on our experience, we can't recommend Scoot. I'm sure it works for some but we believe it's ineffective on the typical London Fox. We're trying a 'water hose scarecrow' next... but knowing how 'bold-as-brass' our foxes are, they'll probably just use it to wash their balls...

If used properly this will work - it works by making the fox think a larger, more dominant fox has taken over its territory - i.e. your garden. Numerous applications may be necessary however and I'd suggest more than one spray is necessary, especially if the fox keeps coming back. A combination of this spray plus removing anything that could be attracting the fox to your garden (for example food and water) is essential as opposed to just using the spray alone. Also bear in mind this will NOT work if the fox is living in your garden underneath a shed/decking or in an earth underneath a tree or rockery. It will only work if the fox is passing through the garden. Also bear in mind that the problem is likely to get worse before it gets better, as it is only when the the fox has marked its scent over the Scoot that it will become effective, making it believe it is the marking of another fox. Finally, when applying this product, ensure it is not simply sprayed over the grass/floor. You must ensure it is sprayed in places you'd expect a dog to scent mark, such as along fences/bushes and objects in your garden. I use it all the time on professional fox deterrence jobs that I do and I haven't had any complaints.

My garden has been used as a dining and personal playground to a family of foxes and all the mess and devestation that they bring with it. So I've been looking around for an effective deterrent unfortunately this isn't it. The stuff is supposed to ward off foxes by making them believe that a predator is claiming territory over theirs. But London foxes are so used to strange and different smells, and know that there are no predators just ignore it. What makes it worse it's expensive too! Oh and you will have to repeat it immediately if it rains. That gives you a clue as to its strength and ultimately its effectiveness. It's a shame, because now I'm back to the only best method there is, using my own urine (male) and spreading that about via a watering can. It's a bit undignified but it's free and more effective than anything you can buy on line. The trouble is you have to be persistent with it over a long period of time to deter London foxes and that would be very expensive if you relied on 'Scoot'. Sorry it is just too expensive and the results are negligible to none at all.

I used 2 sachets of Scoot repellent on the section of our lawn area where most of the fowling had previosly accurred and it did not seem to deter the fox completely so the jury is still out. I will wait untill the weather improves before trying a second application.