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Post by arsherwani on Nov 20, 2020 9:40:46 GMT
HI All, Found the culprit! I had invest in night vision camera - This guy is driving me crazy. Not afraid of any alarm. thumbnail_image02 by rafay, on Flickr
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Post by arsherwani on Nov 20, 2020 9:43:23 GMT
I have to say I've never seen droppings like that in our garden and we gets lots of foxes and cats... it's definitely some sort of herbivore though, isn't it? Carnivores don't leave pellets like that... and that is a lot, too! I'm not surprised you're getting fed up with it, Ahmed. If I were to see that out in a field I would thing deer- but if you have high fencing I don't see how they would get in. (Oh, and don't worry about them being disgusting photos... we've seen much worse. You've got to get a trail cam now, and solve this mystery- we all want to know what it is! Found the culprit thumbnail_image02 by rafay, on Flickr
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Post by Harold Smith on Nov 20, 2020 10:38:33 GMT
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Post by arsherwani on Nov 20, 2020 11:14:40 GMT
Thanks Harold, I will keep any eye, but is there a way to get rid of the fox. Surprisingly, the fox is climbing our neighbor fence and then into ours. I have put this electric fox repellent but no good
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Post by teasel on Nov 20, 2020 11:21:45 GMT
Hi - I'm no expert, but could you take a photo showing the size of these poos? It's a bit of a wild guess but could they be worm casts? Lovely fox by the way!
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Post by Psamathe on Nov 20, 2020 11:28:05 GMT
Hi Ahmed, Nice shot of the fox but I'm sure he is not the culprit leaving droppings in your flower bed. A fox dropping is very different in shape, colour and, as mentioned before, has a strong pungent smell. From the shape and colour of the droppings it is most likely a deer of some sort. Though, it could be a sheep as their droppings are very similar. ..... I'd agree. Fox poo in my garden is very different and fairly distinctive. It is "variable" (depending on when meal in relation to excretion). Ian
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Post by ianr on Nov 20, 2020 11:40:45 GMT
Looks like no fox poop I've ever seen, fox does look in good nick for a townie I don't have Facebook but if you do send a picture to Chris Packham he may just answer and he really knows his sss stuff ian
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Post by Tringa on Nov 20, 2020 15:41:22 GMT
Agree with the others, the photo is not fox poo and as said, fox poo smells.
Keeping a fox out is going to be difficult. I've seen a fox scale a six foot fence and they dig well.
Urban foxes are familiar with (and largely unconcerned by) many of the common things in towns - sounds, lights, people, and foxes have found towns are good places to live - shelter and food in abundance. We have had a fox wander in the back door once.
However, as you have recorded a fox in you garden it will be worth checking for fox poo.
Dave
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Post by srob on Nov 24, 2020 9:21:03 GMT
could it be a Hedgehog ? the actual size of the poo could be a pointer? we sometimes get a hedgehog in the back garden, and found some similar poo to this, and assumed it was left by the hedgehog,
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Post by Harold Smith on Nov 24, 2020 10:11:53 GMT
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Post by srob on Nov 24, 2020 19:13:19 GMT
yes, thats like the stuff from our garden ! so ours would seem most likely to be a Hedgehog then
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