Hi,
How high can foxes jump? I keep my rabbits outside joyfully hopping around the garden and the lowest point is a fence 4 and a half foot high. Are my rabbits safe? If I put barbwire on the fence it would be very unsightly! (They can't tunnel underneath because it's a concrete base)

Thanks

I did not find any information online about how high they can jump, but I did learn that they are very adept at finding a way through, in, over, under or climb over various forms of barricades. The problem is...the rabbits themselves or more specifically their droppings are a neon sign saying....Hello, dinner sleeps here

An active presence around your yard and at random times of the day every day is the best deterrent since they are very wary of people. Don’t just go out at set times for a few minutes...foxes are much sharper than you think and will catch on to your routine and will learn when it is ok to be near your yard and home. If there is a specific location around your yard, where it is hanging out, walk around that area frequently or leave a tool or two overnight, then move the tools somewhere else the next day.

It is also recommended that walking a dog and allowing it to scent mark the perimeter of your property often is helpful, in that it will make the fox think the dog has free fun of the area and will move on.

If you give the animal the impression that you are trying to corner it, it will move on.

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I agree that a fox would have no problem scaling a fence even higher than yours. The most dangerous time is during the night, and it's also the time when no-one is around to protect the rabbits. Is there any way you can have a large secure hutch to put them in at night? I don't like to see rabbits permanently caged up in hutches, but if they have plenty of freedom during the day then it won't harm them to be securely fastened up for the night.