ᐅ Cat droppings or wildlife scat? Warning: image of animal droppings!
Created on: 10 Jul 2018 13:03
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andimann
Hello everyone,
(Hope I don’t get banned right away for posting a bunch of crap…)
Some animal is leaving a pile of droppings on our lawn almost every night, strangely always in almost the same spot (plus or minus 2 m (6.5 ft)). At first, I suspected the neighbor’s cat, but the pile seems too large for a cat, right? Also, don’t cats usually go into garden beds rather than right in the middle of the lawn?
Question: Can anyone tell me if this could still be cat droppings? If so, I guess a conversation with the neighbors is due.
I’m getting tired of cleaning it up every morning, and even more worried that my kids might step in it while playing or that my son might try to taste it. My nephew once caught worms that way, which was quite unpleasant. That really shouldn’t happen.
And if it’s something else: what could it be and, above all, how do I get rid of it?
Barbed wire, spring-loaded traps, anti-aircraft guns, nuclear bomb?
Best regards,
Andreas
(Hope I don’t get banned right away for posting a bunch of crap…)
Some animal is leaving a pile of droppings on our lawn almost every night, strangely always in almost the same spot (plus or minus 2 m (6.5 ft)). At first, I suspected the neighbor’s cat, but the pile seems too large for a cat, right? Also, don’t cats usually go into garden beds rather than right in the middle of the lawn?
Question: Can anyone tell me if this could still be cat droppings? If so, I guess a conversation with the neighbors is due.
I’m getting tired of cleaning it up every morning, and even more worried that my kids might step in it while playing or that my son might try to taste it. My nephew once caught worms that way, which was quite unpleasant. That really shouldn’t happen.
And if it’s something else: what could it be and, above all, how do I get rid of it?
Barbed wire, spring-loaded traps, anti-aircraft guns, nuclear bomb?
Best regards,
Andreas
I am not aware of any cat owner having to prevent their outdoor cat from entering other people’s properties. How would that even work? I don’t think you can realistically enforce that.
I would also immediately ask my cats not to go to the neighbor’s place. But they simply don’t listen.
By the way, the best protection against stray cats is to have your own cat or a dog.
The kids will probably love that too!
I would also immediately ask my cats not to go to the neighbor’s place. But they simply don’t listen.
By the way, the best protection against stray cats is to have your own cat or a dog.
The kids will probably love that too!
Hi,
a quick update before this gets out of hand:
Last night I left a camera running and had to keep one of the wall lights on the house turned on for lighting. Immediately, our little Bigfoot/Yeti/Nessie didn’t show up.
If the problem could really be solved that easily, that would be perfect!
I’ll keep an eye on it for a few days.
Best regards,
Andreas
P.S. Although I didn’t have Bigfoot in the garden today, the marten left droppings on my car... Help...!
a quick update before this gets out of hand:
Last night I left a camera running and had to keep one of the wall lights on the house turned on for lighting. Immediately, our little Bigfoot/Yeti/Nessie didn’t show up.
If the problem could really be solved that easily, that would be perfect!
I’ll keep an eye on it for a few days.
Best regards,
Andreas
P.S. Although I didn’t have Bigfoot in the garden today, the marten left droppings on my car... Help...!
K
Knallkörper11 Jul 2018 10:23No. It’s not possible. You can’t control the cat’s roaming range unless the cat is not allowed outside. That is unacceptable for most cat owners. And with any other animal that marks territory, you just have to live with it: wild animals from martens to shrews, from pigeons to geese.
Hello,
You haven’t understood the issue. The cat is welcome to walk through my property, no problem at all. But it must not use my garden as a litter box. I also don’t let my son use other people’s yards as a toilet. And a one-year-old child is just as unlikely to follow rules you set for them as a cat.
Of course, you can try to explain or teach a cat not to do certain things. If you can’t do that, then you have to accept that the garden owner will take measures.
Best regards,
Andreas
kaho674 schrieb:
I’m not aware that a cat owner has to prevent their outdoor cat from entering other people’s properties. How would that even work? I don’t think you can enforce that.
I would also immediately ask my cats not to go to the neighbor’s place. But they simply don’t listen.
You haven’t understood the issue. The cat is welcome to walk through my property, no problem at all. But it must not use my garden as a litter box. I also don’t let my son use other people’s yards as a toilet. And a one-year-old child is just as unlikely to follow rules you set for them as a cat.
Of course, you can try to explain or teach a cat not to do certain things. If you can’t do that, then you have to accept that the garden owner will take measures.
Best regards,
Andreas
Hello,
Yes, you can. Come over and take a look at the neighbor’s cat! However, the owners are among the rare 1% of dog owners (who have both a dog and a cat) who truly understand how animals work and have trained them very, very, very well.
Best regards,
Andreas
Knallkörper schrieb:
You can't control the range of movement,
Yes, you can. Come over and take a look at the neighbor’s cat! However, the owners are among the rare 1% of dog owners (who have both a dog and a cat) who truly understand how animals work and have trained them very, very, very well.
Best regards,
Andreas
andimann schrieb:
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But I definitely will not accept a serious health risk to my children!
How the owner handles it is nmfp (=Not my f**** Problem). But if the owner doesn’t get the problem under control, he shouldn’t complain if others solve it in their own way.
The owner could also offer to clean the garden covered in feces every single day. Then the problem would be solved. If the owner is too lazy for that, okay, then other measures have to be taken.
AndreasThen here comes a cat hater who still has a neutral view:
You won’t get far in any court that ever deals with this. The term “serious health risk” is disproportionate. If you let a child into nature, whether a garden or a public playground, you always have to expect things like the child getting stung, finding a piece of broken glass, or putting something in their mouth out of curiosity. I bet there are far more “dangers” lurking in your garden than from that damn pile.
For example, dangerous worms or poisonous plants. Thorns on branches...
And if it’s wild animals, there’s nothing you can do anyway.
Nature existed long before us fools, so you have to accept it as it is. Just because your name is on the deed and you have a fence around your property doesn’t mean you can keep outside influences out—do you put up warning signs for bees and hornets?
Show the child what it is and that it’s yucky. You do that for other things too, right?
When someone has no problems, they make some... try to be calm and forgiving! It’s not that hard.
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