badger problem

[rum&coke]

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[Marcia]

Originally Posted by kettykev

nasty bitey smelly things full of TB

Very mature comment

[ryanr1987]

id be chuffed to bits if one was in my garden badges are awsome

[Grond]

Originally Posted by ryanr1987

id be chuffed to bits if one was in my garden badges are awsome

I know! I'd be changing my garden to suit the badgers!

[ryanr1987]

Originally Posted by Grond

I know! I'd be changing my garden to suit the badgers!

Same here there one of my fav animals i was talking to my missus today about owning one lol wish it was possible. now honey badgers there something to be scared of!

[Grond]

Originally Posted by ryanr1987

Same here there one of my fav animals i was talking to my missus today about owning one lol wish it was possible. now honey badgers there something to be scared of!

Yep, honey badgers are the psychotic version!

There's plenty of badgers around here, but not in my garden unfortunately!

[farmercoope]

She should feel very lucky! I'd love it if they was in my garden!

[955i]

Originally Posted by lizard queen

sorry, but badgers are a protected species. look at this.
The main legislation protecting badgers in England and Wales is the Protection of Badgers Act 1992 (the 1992 Act). Under the 1992 Act it is an offence to interfere with a badger sett by:
• damaging a sett or any part thereof;
• destroying a sett;
• obstructing access to a sett;
• causing a dog to enter a sett; and
• disturbing a badger while occupying a sett.
The 1992 Act defines a badger sett as: “any structure or place which displays signs indicating current use by a badger”.

long story short, its his garden now! i am jealous of you though, badgers are awesome!

Its actually not his garden. From the sound of things the holes are not setts or day nests, merely snuffle holes as he forages.

To this end, unless the sett itself is in the garden, then fencing can be improved in an attempt to keep it out.

Although why you wouldn't be pleased to have a badger visiting is beyond me.

[Merifield]

Badgers cause a lot of damage to a garden and as already said they can
be really aggressive.
A friend of mine (who loathes all animals except himself) had a really bad
badger problem. They took up all his new lawn and crapped everywhere.
He threatened to lace peanuts with slug bait until I pointed out that it was
(a) illegal and (b) I would report him.
What I did suggest was human urine... He collected his own and sprayed it
around the holes under his fences where they dug in for a few weeks.
They've not been back since.

Personally I would just put peanuts down each night or peanut butter sandwiches. Lovely animals but I can understand the problem if you have small kids who need to play out in the garden... their poo is rank ( the badger's not the kid's) lol!
Donna

[feorag]

Yeh, that works with foxes too. Urine marking sends a very specific territorial message!!!