Stool ID?

louisxiv · March 2021

The house next door has just been gutted out after being pretty much untouched for 30 years. Does make me wonder about rats...

clarke.brunt · March 2021

Loads of other replies while I was typing mine (if it looks like I hadn't read them!). The muntjac deer idea looks promising? At least two sites had a nice photo but no indication of size, but seems about right (having finally found a site mentioning size).

Good luck with the camera. I have what's really a wired birdbox camera on duty outside - usually motion-detecting the hedgehog. Though a visiting pheasant managed to video itself the other day!

louisxiv · March 2021

Dovefromabove said:

Muntjac?

Have a look here https://www.mammal.org.uk/species-hub/full-species-hub/discover-mammals/species-muntjac-deer/#:~:text=Footprints%3A%20Muntjac%20have%20the%20smallest%20footprints%20of%20all,muntjac%20droppings%20are%20the%20smallest%20of%20all%20species.

scroll down to the photos of droppings.

Don't think we have those this far north (Fife, Central Scotland).

Dovefromabove · March 2021

Do you have any smallish deer in the area?

https://practicalhome.uk/identify-animal-poo/

louisxiv · March 2021

Dovefromabove said:

Do you have any smallish deer in the area?

https://practicalhome.uk/identify-animal-poo/

Roe Deer. I'd thought these stools were maybe too small for deer but I guess that's what they could be. Maybe a young deer?

Dovefromabove · March 2021

Roe deer droppings are quite small
http://www.newforestexplorersguide.co.uk/wildlife/mammals/deer/field-signs/droppings.html

louisxiv · March 2021

I’ll see if the camera spots anything and keep you posted.

Stool ID?

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