Fox Pee? (1 Viewer)

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jul 6, 2017

• #1

I've recently moved house. The garden has a lawn area (ever diminishing as I make more beds & a pond).

Over the last few weeks I've noticed small brown patches of grass - not dead - just discoloured brown. They're not in one pool, but more like drops in a small area - as if an animal is scent marking with urine in a small patch - but moving as it does so. Generally where I put food out for the birds.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what might be causing it?

We've yet to see a Fox in the garden - though Mrs.H saw one nearby.

Do Foxes, or any other animal do this, please?

Thanks,

H

 

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Jul 6, 2017

• #2

Cats?

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jul 6, 2017

• #3

Possibly, but I've got a cat & he doesn't pee like that - maybe female cats? Do they do a dribble pee?

I've looked at images on the web & can't see much that resembles this - small bronzy patches in clusters, all small. The grass doesn't die, just gets discoloured.

 

Last edited: Jul 6, 2017

Jon Turner

Well-known member

• Jul 6, 2017

• #4

I'm no expert, but males usually mark territories, and blobs on a lawn don't seem to fit the bill. Female dogs that squat on your lawn often produce brown patches, perhaps fox females do too. As an aside, this may be why it is ok to us our pee on a compost heap, but not er ladies!

 

honeym

Well-known member

• Jul 6, 2017

• #5

If it's fox, you should be able to smell it - from some distance - if the ones I see are anything to go by.

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jul 7, 2017

• #6

Some sort of fungal disease encouraged by decaying left-over bird seed husks, etc.?

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jul 7, 2017

• #7

Nutcracker said:

Some sort of fungal disease encouraged by decaying left-over bird seed husks, etc.?

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No chance of leftovers with the birds in my garden!!

 

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davewalters

Well-known member

• Jul 7, 2017

• #8

We get Badgers and Fox regularly although usually it's signs rather than sightings, ie poo and dug up grass. I've never seen the lawn discoloured so you may need to look elsewhere. I use about 80% of my garden for wildlife and 20% as a cottage type garden, I hate lawns as they're hard work and don't fit either criteria well. Ours still covers 30% of the 20% though :-(
Just a thought but have you considered Wombles (Hedgehogs) we don't get them here so I can't comment on that.
Luv from Dave

 

halftwo

Wird Batcher

• Jul 8, 2017

• #9

Not seen a Hedgehog yet - still hoping.

Yes, Dave, slowly making the garden more wildlife friendly - pond going in soon, lawn is full of plants - the less grass the better as far as I'm concerned.