Mystery Poo!

Harold Smith · #1 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 03:11 PM

Could anyone identify this for me. There were three of them together in a rough triangle about 30/40cm apart. It looks like the hole was dug out first before the deposit was made. As far as I could make there was no strong or distinctive odour.

I found them at Westonbirt Aboretum yesterday.

Harold.

bigdave60dog · #2 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 03:16 PM

Looks like badger poo to me. There are some good setts round there. (I lived not far away for a while)
Dave

vole-woman · #3 (**permalink**) 01-10-2010, 03:30 PM

Badger who's been eating fruit!

Harold Smith · #4 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 02:58 PM

Thanks for the replies. I did wonder if it was badger dung.

Harold.

healfdan · #5 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 04:13 PM

Looks like this badger is suffering with round worms judging from the largest of the three deposit.

Wild-Woman · #6 (**permalink**) 02-10-2010, 04:17 PM

Looks like badger poo to me. They do scrape out a latrine which is also a marker.

teffont · #7 (**permalink**) 13-03-2011, 02:13 PM

this is just what i was looking for - i just discovered about 3 or 4 of these droppings in nicely dug holes in one of my large flower beds - could not figure out what kind of animal had come in (have big fields behind the house and a deer fence to prevent deer from eating all my flowers and shrubs).

do badgers also dig up flower bulbs? have little holes dug in around the lawn where daffs and crocuses were planted....

thanks for your help!