Badgers

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Oldhippy

Cynical idealist
Got to the allotment today to find the bloody badgers had decimated my sweet corn. Too clever by half badgers, wire fence, dug in to put them off digging under. Think they must have made stood on each others shoulders to get in. Oh well better plan needed for next year.
 

I like Skol

A Minging Manc...
Calling our resident badger hater, @nickyboy
 

mudsticks

Obviously an Aubergine
Got to the allotment today to find the bloody badgers had decimated my sweet corn. Too clever by half badgers, wire fence, dug in to put them off digging under. Think they must have made stood on each others shoulders to get in. Oh well better plan needed for next year.

Electric fence is the only thing that keeps em out.

it works though if its hot enough.
 

screenman

Legendary Member
When we wanted to keep spiders out of the house we put a sign up that read, no spiders allowed in this house.
 
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Oldhippy

Cynical idealist
Tried bribing the foxes living behind the allotment with eggs hoping they would keep the badgers at bay but reckon they are colluding.
 

Chris S

Legendary Member
Location
Birmingham
How about a dachshund? They might look silly but they were originally bred to go down holes and kill badgers. They're basically dobermans with short legs.
 

mudsticks

Obviously an Aubergine
When we wanted to keep spiders out of the house we put a sign up that read, no spiders allowed in this house.

A couple of weeks back there were a bunch of badgers hassling some campers on the campsite here.. All night long - slight sleep deprived grumpiness ensued.

Last week when a friend came to stay I advised against pitching in that place because of the trouble.

She assured me that she liked badgers and would be hapoy to have them around her at night, so took the spot.

Yup you guessed it - no show from the bristly ones during the whole of her three night stay..

So maybe yes, they are suggestible like that..??
 

Badger_Boom

Über Member
Location
York
A couple of weeks back there were a bunch of badgers hassling some campers on the campsite here.. All night long - slight sleep deprived grumpiness ensued.

Last week when a friend came to stay I advised against pitching in that place because of the trouble.

She assured me that she liked badgers and would be hapoy to have them around her at night, so took the spot.

Yup you guessed it - no show from the bristly ones during the whole of her three night stay..

So maybe yes, they are suggestible like that..??
Did she try luring them with mashed potato?
 

mudsticks

Obviously an Aubergine
Did she try luring them with mashed potato?

Not as far as I know... But then she's Spanish so probs didn't have any mp to hand -
- recklessly ill prepared I'd agree.. :rolleyes:

TBH the badgers were most likely down the hill trying to work out how to get through the sweetcorn fortifications :sad:

They've had whole crops of broad beans before now, too.

How about a dachshund? They might look silly but they were originally bred to go down holes and kill badgers. They're basically dobermans with short legs.

Hassling badgers with dawgs is just a teensy bit illegal.

I wouldn't fancy going down a badger hole, I've had one challenge me on a walk once - They're fiesty buggers. :sad:
 

nickyboy

Norven Mankey
I'm sure @mudsticks and I have discussed before but the only thing I find that works is male urine

We are close to a couple of badger setts and they can get into the garden. Usually they dig up the lawn looking for leather jackets at this time of year

I do decant into a watering can just in case a neighbour sees me
 

Profpointy

Legendary Member
We have a badger that regularly visits our garden. Ok he grubs up some bulbs but it's a joy to have such a creature visiting. We saw him in daylight once maybe two meters away, but the wife's gasp of astonishment scared him off. The cat was going to follow to escort him off the premises, but I managed to stop her as I considered it a tad unwise. We live in the middle of Bristol, and I do mean in the middle, not out in the 'burbs either.
 
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