THE DAILY POO - The Thread for Scat Enthusiasts

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WarEagle, I think you have convinced me. After further study, I strongly suspect this to be the scat of a long-tailed weasel.

The shape and size perfectly matches my Tom Brown book, anyway. Also, this is definitly not poo from a herbivorous animal.

Well, I'm certainly not going to try to second guess WarEagle when it comes to recognizing a pile of crap.

[Yakov]

I'm a poo expert. Anyone with a kid is....

[Rick]

Uh, not true. I did the puke. My wife did the poo. It was a match made in heaven.

[Ken]

We had a visitor at the Rhode Island house over the weekend. Fox or coyote, can't tell which. Plenty of both around here. It left its calling card on the side of the house about 5' from the bedroom window.

[crashdive123]

That'll teach you to put a bedroom window right smack dab in the middle of their bathroom.

[Rick]

And it's quite possible the poor fox just happened to be walking by, looked in the window, saw Ken naked and, well, you know the outcome.

[Ken]

That'll teach you to put a bedroom window right smack dab in the middle of their bathroom.

My 11 year old beagle took off after a fox last weekend. I couldn't believe that he could get over the 4' high stone wall. The 8 year old beagle and the 7 year old lab just watched him go. I believe that they were actually laughing at both of us - me and the older beagle - when I had to chase after him (leash was in the house) and CARRY that fat ba$tard a quarter of a mile and over the wall back to the house.

[Ken]

And it's quite possible the poor fox just happened to be walking by, looked in the window, saw Ken naked and, well, you know the outcome.

He would have had pretty good vision. I was in Long Island, N.Y.

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Today's Poo - June 7, 2009

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This poo was full of little undigested bits of corn. There is a lot of corn planted around these parts, but none of it is even near ripe. Evidently this critter is raiding some local farmer's store of animal feed.

My first guess is racoon, especially given all the corn. A possum would be my second guess.

What think ye?

[crashdive123]

PTW - since there is so much activity on that trail, have you thought about setting up a trail camera?

[2dumb2kwit]

And you may want to close your windows, at home.
It appears them critters have been eatin' chapstick and loose change!

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We determined that the change was being left for the "facility attendant" didn't we? I'd guess maybe the chapstick might have been for...ease of passage?

[Rick]

And you may want to close your windows, at home.
It appears them critters have been eatin' chapstick and loose change!

Oh my gosh, that was funny!!!!!!!!

[preachtheWORD]

PTW - since there is so much activity on that trail, have you thought about setting up a trail camera?

I would absolutely love to set up a trail camera! Now, if one of you kind gentlemen would donate one to me I will hastily set it up! Seriously though, If I could afford one, I would definitely set one up.

And you may want to close your windows, at home.
It appears them critters have been eatin' chapstick and loose change!

I had to laugh at this one! I gotta put something there for a scale reference. I'm married and have two kids - money is so tight just coming up with that quarter was a challenge! (kidding - mostly) No, I do need to carry a small ruler or other measuring device to use for scale. Do you guys have any suggestions?

We determined that the change was being left for the "facility attendant" didn't we? I'd guess maybe the chapstick might have been for...ease of passage?

I ought to be compensated at least a little for painstakingly building this trail for the wildlife to poop in, and for painstakingly cataloging and removing their poo!
As for "ease of passage," it seems that the wildlife in these parts are not affected by constipation. Having considered your statement, I will however, from now on, throw up in my mouth a little every time I use chapstik.

[Ken]

No, I do need to carry a small ruler or other measuring device to use for scale. Do you guys have any suggestions?

I know! I know! How about a small ruler?

[Ole WV Coot]

The average hand span from thumb across is 6" for a man. That's a good reference and you won't leave it at home and will have a "sample" to study at your leisure.

[preachtheWORD]

I know! I know! How about a small ruler?

Why didn't I think of that!
Actually, I thought someone might have some idea more creative than my ruler idea. I thought the quarter was pretty good on short notice.

[preachtheWORD]

Since this is a Poo identification thread, does anyone actually have an opinion on the Poo du Jour?

Although the jokes have actually been pretty funny

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The Poo of the Day for July 8, 2009


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Above: An overhead view of the whole poo. The ruler is about 7 inches long.

Below: A closeup on part of the poo:

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I am not sure the poo is so spread out like that. It could be the poo of two animals, or maybe the animal wanted to shift positions mid-poo, or maybe the animal was disturbed and had to restart.

It looks like this critter was eating green apples. The poo was full of what looked like apple seeds, and there was a chunk or two of what looked like apple. If Bear Grylls had been there he would have picked the apple out of the poo and ate it.

Now for the fun part - what left the poo? Any guesses?

[crashdive123]

If Bear Grylls had been there along with his camera crew, booking agent, publicist, personal valet, administrative assistant, grip, key grip, stunt doubles, make-up crew, script advisor, producer and director ---- the animals would have all been frightened away and left their poo someplace else. Then they would have had to substitue a Baby Ruth Bar for the poo, and well, you can guess what happened next.