How can I chase away a cheeky fox? | |||
Foxes are naturally shy and cautious even though they have grown used to being with humans in urban areas. However, in recent years some foxes have obviously changed their behaviour, letting humans approach them up to a few metres without running away or even approaching humans themselves. | |||
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The vast majority of foxes stay shy even within urban areas and avoid a direct encounter with humans. Furthermore, they are usually active at night while most of us are asleep. This explains why in towns 10 to 30 foxes may be living within 1km² - and yet we are lucky to see a single one of these secretive neighbours of ours.
Misguided love of animals The change of behaviour in some foxes can usually be attributed to human behaviour. Misguided love of animals makes people want to feed them, binding them closer to humans. Some foxes are even invited into homes with food; some are even tamed (for more ). Such attempts do not turn them into nice friendly pets because foxes are wild animals and will remain so. They cannot be tamed but attempts to do so merely make them lose their natural shyness, which then makes them quite cheeky. As a result, they are no longer wary of strangers but inquisitive or foraging for food and wander into other people’s homes. A fox in my house - what can I do? Even only partially tamed foxes are in general not aggressive. However, if a cheeky fox wanders into a house and feels cornered, he might start to panick. To avoid this, follow this advice:
A fox in the garden that won’t go away – what can I do?
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