badgers!`

[firewatch]

Oh dear, my poor brother in law has got a problem. He is doing a garden which has got a badger problem. They have destroyed the gate/fence and he is going to have to replace it, again.
Is there anything that will deter badgers? something thats not going to hurt them.
HELP!

[Buenchico]

Start by reading this:
http://www.nfbg.org.uk/_Attachments/Resources/ 55_S4.pdf

Then click on the relevant part of the map, here, to find the relevant local badger protection group for the area. (They'll be happy to provide advice, ensuring that your brother-in-law doesn't act illegally against this beautiful protected species):
http://www.nfbg.org.uk/content/Groups.asp

Chris

[Ice.Maiden]

I agree with Chris. These animals are much maligned, but don't try and dig them out yourselves, because sweet as they can look when they come snuffling round for food, they can also be quite nasty. Also, I hope the badger problem isn't general knowledge round where you live, because badger baiters'd be delighted to come and "help", and their methoids of removal are extremely cruel. Contact a badger protection group, and I'm sure they'll be able to help.

[Stevesw]

Bit off topic but your right about them being quite nasty. On the way to work one morning and in the middle of a slip road leading up to a main carriageway was a badger curled up. Thought he was dead but as traffic swerving round him he moved. Went up the carriagway and came back. Stopped the car and put my coat on it to move it onto the verge. It looked dead but in an instant it snapped its head round and bit down on my finger cracking it. Its jaws were vice like and wouldnt move. Stupidly I put the other hand in to move the jaws a bit to which he clamped down further cracking the finger on the opposite hand. didnt want to hurt him so took ages to get my fingers out. Finally moved him off the road and had to drive to casualty with carrier bags around each hand as I was bleeding quiet badly now. When I got home 3 hours later after 2 broken fingers rang the rspca to get them out to it. Anyway they found it and took it to a vets and it had twwo broken legs. I hope they managed to save it. :-) I must have looked a right muppet squatting on the slip road with my hands stuck in the mouth of a badger! lol

[Schutzengel]

Hi Steve. You must be a really nice guy to have gone to all that trouble for the badger. I'm sorry you got so hurt in the process. Like you I hope that the vet was able to save it, if the legs are not too badly broken they will mend, so that it can be released.

[amonty1144]

Whatever you do, don't interfere with the sett , it is illegal and carries hefty fines.
Get professional advice.