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Can anyone identify this animal poo? (Poo pics)

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MunchMunch · 24/11/2018 17:10

DM's back garden is enclosed, it's a semi detached house backing into other gardens with 6ft fences all the way around.

At first I was thinking owl despite the dog poo like appearance as it seemed to just dotted along the path under the washing line and a few where it could perch (fence) but I've noticed a few other bits on the garden. A google search has given me the idea of either a fox or badger. Can a fox scale a 6ft fence? I'm not sure it could crawl under the gaps at the bottom of the fence either. Dm has a shed in the garden so could possibly be housing badgers underneath.
Notice the seeds but there doesn't seem to be any fur/bones from small insects or rodents.

There was also another two piles that are possibly from birds who nest in the roof tiles as these droppings look as though they've be regurgitated. Hopefully I'll be able to post all the pictures...
I can only post 3 pics so these are the mystery poo's

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RavenLG · 24/11/2018 17:13

Does it smell like the worst smell you’ve ever smelled in your life, with mouldy cheese and baby shit on top of it? If yes then it’s fox shit 😂 it’s bloody horrible smelling. And a fox could easily scale 6ft fences.
We have badgers and foxes in our garden and have similar poops. We bought a camera from eBay to check out what was digging the hell out of the lawn, and we’ve got a fairly frequent badger visitor.

MunchMunch · 24/11/2018 17:13

Another poo and the two regurgitated looking droppings

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RavenLG · 24/11/2018 17:14

Oh and it was the badgers leaving these droppings. They probably won’t be living in the garden as they travel to the edge of thier set to poop and you’d have a huuuuuge hole somewhere if it was badgers. We back onto woods and train lines which is where the sets / dens are

MunchMunch · 24/11/2018 17:15

Luckily I can't smell it so maybe not fox then! I have smelled fox poo thanks to one of our dogs deciding to roll on it years ago Envy

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AnotherOriginalUsername · 24/11/2018 17:18

Second photos look like cat vomit?

MunchMunch · 24/11/2018 17:34

JUst watched a couple of YouTube videos of foxes scaling high fences Shock and now I'm inclined to think it's a fox despite the lack of smell, mainly because one of the droppings has a pointy end and apparently that can be used to distinguish between fox and badger.

The second pic that looks like cat vomit could May well be, it's around about the size of the poo but definitely has a look of it coming out of the mouth rather than the other end!
I've been told that there are foxes around where we live but I wouldn't rule out a badger completely. I've told dB I keep checking out of his bedroom window to see if he can catch a glimpse of the culprit.

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TheVonTrappFamilySwingers · 24/11/2018 17:37

Looks like fox poo to me. We have plenty of it as surrounding by the poking creatures here. Can one day be hard poo and the next sloppy - depends on what they're eating. Plus I have seen them scale 6 ft fences.

BurpAndRustle · 24/11/2018 17:37

I prefer a more festive subject for a Xmas quiz really.

DaysOfCurlySpencer · 24/11/2018 23:35

Was going to say squirrel, but not sure about the size of a squirrel bum compared to a 50p.

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