Q: Are my pets safe if I find a foxes in my garden?
Foxes usually feed on invertebrates and small rodents but will occasionally feed on small animals.
A small dog or cat could fall prey to a fox. Farmers consider foxes a nuisance when they feed on
chickens, lambs and goats.
Fox fouling disease transmission and sarcopic mange transmission is a possible risk.
Q: My neighbour's cat is missing. Could it be a fox?
A common characteristic of a fox attack is when a cat is all of a sudden missing without reason.
A kitten, elderly cat or sick cat would be a potential target.
A fox will kill its prey and take it back to the fox den to either feed its young or burry it for a latermeal.
Q: Why is fox removal important if they are in my garden?
A fox will pose a threat to small pets. Foxes are also known to carry various diseases, germs
and parasites.
Q: I have foxes living on my property. How do I get ride of a fox?
Foxes are smart and can be difficult to get rid of. Pest - Go Limited is experienced in fox trapping
and humane fox control.
Q: A fox died under my house. If I leave it there will the smell go
away?
Depending on the season it could take a very long time for the smell of any dead animal to go away.
In the summer a dead animal can smell very strong for a few weeks and then start to get better.
In the winter the smell might not be as bad but could last for months. In either case it is important to
get the dead animal removed professionally.
The smell can be dangerous for someone with respiratory problems and any ecto-parasites that
were living on the animal need to be exterminated. Pest - Go Limited will remove the dead fox, treat
against the ecto-parasites and deodorize to reduce the smell.
Q: Is Fox Control necessary?
Foxes can look very cute but are also very dangerous.
Foxes are wild animals and unpredicatable.
Foxes should never be 'relocated' due to the risk of disease spreading and animal welfare.
Most often, persistent fox activity is a behaviour pattern being displayed.
If the nuisance foxes causing you a problem are removed; the problem is usually resolved.
Q: Is trapping the fox the only way to do fox removal?
Trapping foxes is the most effective way to remove an urban fox.
There are other methods that are used for fox removal but they are not as effective and sometimes
inhumane.
Other deterrant techniques such as sounds and smells rarely work.
Q: Are foxes dangerous?
Foxes will usually keep to themselves; but a sick, ill or distressed fox will occasionally attack a
human. This is however very rare.
Foxes are wild animals and very unpredicatable.
Q: Once the fox is removed how do you keep more from coming
back?
The main target in the initial fox trapping is to get rid of the nuisance fox (es) that are creating the
problems.
If problems persist then further fox control will be necessary.
Q: How many young will a vixen fox have?
Foxes will have litters ranging from 1 to 13 with an average of 5.
Q: I hear noises in my attic. Could it be a fox?
It is NOT impossible. Foxes do like to get up high.
Q: I saw a fox go underneath my house. Should I have the fox
removed?
Yes, especially if you have pets.
Foxes will feed on small pets and can be a danger to humans if harassed. If a fox is found under a
home then fox trapping is necessary.
Cables and pipes could be at risk of being chewed.
Fleas and other associated insects may be a potential risk.
Q: How long will it take to trap a fox?
Each fox trapping session is different.
Pest - Go Limited usually traps foxes for one to two weeks but may have the problem solved in the
first night.
There are multiple factors that take place in fox removal to determine how long it will take to trap the
foxes.
Q: If I trap the fox myself will you take it away for me?
Yes. Call Pest - Go Limited before you set your own traps.
We would rather help you take the correct and appropriate actions rather than causing the fox
unnecessary suffering and also keeping on the right side of the law.