fox poo?
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In the past year or so we have seen foxes in our neighbour's overgrown garden, and although a fox will occasionally visit our garden it has never been a big problem.
The neighbours cleared out their garden last week and put in a fox scarer and since then we have had poo, lots of grass dug up and a very big hole under the slide which i keep filling in.
I cleared the poo up today and there is definitely not an overpowering smell, nothing really but maybe a slight muskiness under the climbing frame.
I think it is fox poo - pale brown turning darkish with lots of seeds in it and even bits if purple foil(? cadburys) but there is no smell and i only have to get within a metre of dog poo and i am retching....
Im getting a fix scarer, some spiky panels for the fence and something to spray (reluctant to do as have children)
Any ideas? we have a small, neat garden (well, it used to be neat)
help and advice appreciated.
Thanks
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Fox poo is usually the stinkiest one you'll find in the garden so it may be something else. Given the digging, could it be a badger? Foxes dig to bury food, but badgers go after leatherjackets, other grubs and worms in our lawns.
Thanks, it really doesnt stink, but I cant think how a badger could get in. Can they climb fences? There is no buried food I can see. I filled in the holes and sprinkled with a scoot type thing but there was only a little digging last night. No fouling I can see. I think I will have to do a night watch if only in the hope of seeing a badger!
When you say foil, you couldn't be identifying insect wings could you? that shimmer. That's the only part that screams hedgehog.
Thanks, but no, i thought that when it caught my eye but it was definitely a big strip of chocolate foil!
I wondered whether a fox whi wasn't getting much 'live' meat but more human cooked food, would have less offensive poo.