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DIY Electric fencing - any thoughts?

Former Community Member over 4 years ago

So we have a fox problem and metal fencing all around the detached house, they come in and drop faeces everywhere and with a little child it is a safety issue really.

Is it possible to make a DIY electric fence (mains powered or through a 12V DC adapter supplied through an IP65 outdoor socket)?

I would look to run a seperate circuit for the outdoor socket for this purpose, but what should it be protected behind on a consumer unit - MCB / RCD / RCBO?

I guess at every instance of electrocution of the fox it would trip the circuit but I could accept a daily of trip protection if required.

Is there any legislation surrounding this?

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

FaeLLe:

So my .22 would work perfect except that I have never seen a single one! They always come when I am sleeping and my grounds on all 4 sides are difficult to get coverage of.

I would need to install some sort of motion sensors and wake up from sleep to hunt them...

Dishes of dog food would do the trick - they'll be along in no time.

Personally, I'd leave them alone this time of year and then thin the population out late autumn

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0 Former Community Member over 4 years ago

FaeLLe:

So my .22 would work perfect except that I have never seen a single one! They always come when I am sleeping and my grounds on all 4 sides are difficult to get coverage of.

I would need to install some sort of motion sensors and wake up from sleep to hunt them...

Dishes of dog food would do the trick - they'll be along in no time.

Personally, I'd leave them alone this time of year and then thin the population out late autumn

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