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Poo ID help needed

jsoninjsonin Posts: 2
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Hello.  I was hoping to get some help identifying this poo.  I was told by the prior owners of my new(ish) house that I have a hedgehood and I leave proper hedgehog food almost every evening as well as a shallow bowl of water.  I have yet to see what is eating the food (sometimes all of it is eaten and other times just some of it). This poo was found right near the bowls (not the first time).  I am hoping it is the hedgehog (and we have almost ruled out rats) but if anyone can help identify this poo, I would be grateful.  Thank you.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That looks like hedgehog poo to me ... we have hedgehogs visit our garden too ... they do seem to poo when they eat ... in one end and out the other  :)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    Looks hedgehoggy to me. For an adult hog it should be about the diameter of your little finger.

    Here's a fun project if you don't have any kind of camera to check what's visiting.

    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
  • rev229rev229 Posts: 3
    Hedgehogs 🦔. We have lots of hogs in the garden and lots of 💩! They poo everywhere including the feeding bowl in the hedgehog feeding station.
  • jsoninjsonin Posts: 2
    Thank you - that is great news! 
  • Mark56Mark56 Posts: 1,653
    Yes, definitely congrats. :) you could try a hedgehog feeding station and place against a wall or shed with a brick to stop cats/foxes stealing food if you wish. There's lots of tutorials on Youtube. 
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