Kristi

Anyone know a good resource for IDing animal droppings, online or
otherwise? Something has been pooping in our garden ... LOTS. Not
touching the new plants, just pooping. And pooping. The kids love
the garden, and we're supposed to plant their whenever the rain
stops. We've tried watching for the animals but can't see them....
did a google search and came out empty. They're like rabbit
droppings but larger; we've ruled out a porcupine I think, and I
think we'd notice deer and they'd much the plants besides. We're in
a trailer park, not much wildlife here ... maybe skunks? They've
never pooped in the garden before but I put down llama manure this
year and cedar mulch in the paths, maybe one is drawing them?

Anyway, thought IDing it would be fun to do with the kids then we
can clean up all the poop and solve the problem.

Thanks!

Kristi

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You don't have any renegade goats or sheep around do you? Their poo looks
almost identical to deer, but if it's a small goat it would be much smaller.

My kids love the "Crinkleroot" books at the library. There might be
something in one of them about identifying with droppings.

Nancy B.


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You can try the following field guide:


Peterson's A Field Guide to Animal Tracks
by Roger Tory Peterson (Editor), Olaus J. Murie (Author)



Book Description
Includes descriptions of the habits, habitats, tracks, signs, and ranges of
all the mamals of North America. More than 1,000 illustrations show individual
tracks, different track patterns, animals in their habitats, droppings, and
gnawed trees - every type of clue the tracker needs.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0395910943/ref=pd_sl_aw_alx-jeb-
9-1_book_4518264_2/103-3112193-3699854


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Kristi

LOL -- I wish! We live in a trailer park; even deer would be pretty
far-fetched here. The biggest problem is that I'm one of the only
ones who doesn't use chemicals in their yard and the only one who
grows veggies. But I appreciate the suggestion!

Kristi

--- In [email protected], CelticFrau@a... wrote:
> You don't have any renegade goats or sheep around do you? Their
poo looks
> almost identical to deer, but if it's a small goat it would be
much smaller.
>
> My kids love the "Crinkleroot" books at the library. There might
be
> something in one of them about identifying with droppings.
>
> Nancy B.
>
>
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Penn Acres

There are books in the library that show and identify animal droppings; both Junior and adult sections.
I am always checking out animal sign-tracks,droppings, holes under rocks,deadfalls,hair caught on the fences. Lots of bear,deer,elk,coyote,wolf etc. m around us plus the smaller ones.
My husband doesnt share "all" of my interests-especially if I am using a stick to see what they have been eating.
So..how do you tell the difference between the droppings of a black bear and a grizzly?
Well a black bear has berries,seeds, pieces of hair.... . the grizzly has that plus a few other items-you know.....bear bells, belt buckles, crushed bear spray cans...the usual.. LOL
Not sure where you are...sounds like deer-they can be pretty secretive even when right in front of your house-often just when it barely gets light and when it is almost black dark.
Well except here where any old time is fine-they just check if the doberman is in the front yard..
Ground squirrels?
grace.


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