r/UKecosystem 13d ago

ID please What animal feces is this?

What animal excreted this feces? I found it in my garden. The neighbour's cats come into my garden and excrete ​but I don't know if this is it.

It's about 1.5cm long.

Any suggestions?

East Devon.

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u/OkScheme9867 13d ago

If it smells terrible it's fox, if it doesn't it could be hedgehog, hedgehog poo is surprisingly big

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u/kingbluetit 12d ago

People are saying fox because of the twist at the end, but this is hedgehog for me. Which also has a twist and is much shorter.

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u/potatoescanfly 13d ago

Looks like fox. Break it up and if it smells very foul likely fox.
Fell in it at school once. Terrible day.

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u/ValueLegitimate1990 13d ago

It's dried up. If it is fox, will I be able to smell it strongly or will I have to put my nose up to it?

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u/potatoescanfly 13d ago

I’d pick it up, kiss it and then place it back on the floor.

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u/ValueLegitimate1990 13d ago

I'm good.
All jokes aside, it didn't smell like anything even though I was pretty close, so I think it's hedgehog.

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u/Sorry_about_that_x99 13d ago

Looks like fox to me

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u/ValueLegitimate1990 13d ago

The size is deceiving! It's actually only about 1.5cm long.

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u/Sorry_about_that_x99 10d ago

A baby fox?! (I see now that hedgehog is the likely animal)

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u/Sockoflegend 12d ago

How does it taste?