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Poop ID please ( if it is poop )

ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315
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Morning everyone....I keep finding these small black presents on my lawn, at first I thought some of them were a kind of slime mould due to it looking very wet and spread out, but there are some ( like in the pictures ) that look more like poop, so I was wondering what animal ( if it is ) would be dropping them.

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 33,315

    could be hedgehog

    Devon.
  • ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315

    Thanks Hosta...looking at the 3rd image I thought there maybe some beetle wing casings, but wasn't sure, I'll dry one out and open it up to see what's inside.

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,508

    Looks like hedgehog poo to me too.

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315

    Hi Lb... I hope it is, would love to have them in the garden on a regular basis.

  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,508

    It looks like my hedgehog's poo and they are insectivorous so the beetle wing cases make sense. image

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • pansyfacepansyface PEAK DISTRICT DerbyshirePosts: 21,236

    GARDEN GNOME.

    DEFINITELY.

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    Apophthegm -  a big word for a small thought.
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Third rock from the sunPosts: 35,508

    What did you just say?

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    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • Mark56Mark56 Windsor, BerkshirePosts: 1,653

    Hedgehog for the exact reasons LB stated

  • ShepsSheps West YorkshirePosts: 1,315

    Thanks everyone...looks like I have Gnomes visiting the garden image

  • Mark56Mark56 Windsor, BerkshirePosts: 1,653

    hedgehog riding gnomes image

    Last edited: 08 April 2017 08:04:35

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