Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= on May 4, 2009, 5:36 pm
Hi All,
I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
Thanks for any ideas.
Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= on May 4, 2009, 11:22 pm
says...
> Hi All,
>
> I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
> wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
>
> We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
> look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
> Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
>
> http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
cross-posted to aus.pets, possibly someone there knows...
Posted by Anne Chambers on May 4, 2009, 11:46 pm
Jeßus wrote:
> Hi All,
> I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
> wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
> We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
> look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
> Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
> http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
> Thanks for any ideas.
Looks to me like possums. I find very similar ones around my house every
morning.
--
Anne Chambers
South Australia
anne dot chambers at bigpond dot com
Posted by =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= on May 12, 2009, 7:03 pm
says...
> Jeßus wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
> > wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
> >
> > We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
> > look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
> > Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
> >
> > http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas.
>
> Looks to me like possums. I find very similar ones around my house every morning.
Thanks Anne, possums it is :)
Posted by Tom N on May 5, 2009, 1:13 am
=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Jeßus?= wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
> wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
>
> We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
> look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
> Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
>
> http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
Maybe they've been eating something different to what they usually eat
(e.g. something with more water in it?).
It's the right size for a brushtail.
http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/factsheets/factsheet.php/Possums.htm
Ringtail droppings are considerably smaller.
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>
> I assume this photo depicts possum droppings, but I'm not certain and
> wouldn't mind identifying it out of sheer curiosity.
>
> We do get possums on the verandah from time to time, but these droppings
> look a little different to the usual 'offerings' left behind.
> Note the thumbnail-like indentation in each dropping:
>
> http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3923/pooz.jpg
>
> Thanks for any ideas.