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Definitely not a piece of cake.
Our first bought one died after two years, first from cutting also didn't make it.
We now have one going strong that came from a cutting of a fig thats very happy on a balcony. The one we took home from France also didn't survive.
We use loads of sand in the mix and have good drainage, I think that helps. And there must be figs that are happier in pots than others I guess.
c.h.e.
Ah, disappointed for you all. Maybe fig propagation isn’t the piece of cake it’s been sold to me as on YouTube?
Here’s one I thought would definitely take, which died and I’m still not sure what I did wrong. Best guess is that things weren’t sterilised enough when I did the propagating. Could have used new pot/compost/sterilised secateurs etc. one of the failed ones had mould around the roots. Maybe you can over water? Pretty sure I can rule out foxes in my particular circumstances.