What made these holes?

woodburner · « **Reply #15 on:** October 21, 2008, 21:34 »

Quote from: "agapanthus"

Think it might be rabbits too. If it's a fox you would probably find their poo somewhere near 'cos they usually mark where they have been.

Errm I wouldn't rule that out. I've seen some odd looking poos a couple of times. Thought it was a bit small for fox, but wouldn't really know.

metmum · « **Reply #16 on:** October 22, 2008, 10:20 »

Quote from: "woodburner"

Quote from: "agapanthus"
Think it might be rabbits too. If it's a fox you would probably find their poo somewhere near 'cos they usually mark where they have been.

Errm I wouldn't rule that out. I've seen some odd looking poos a couple of times. Thought it was a bit small for fox, but wouldn't really know.

Fox poo is usually a very dark colour mostly black and not very big.

Normally if it was rabbits you would find some dropping nearby but then rats usually leave some as well saying that I have seen holes like that in a field near us and that is rabbits.

agapanthus · « **Reply #17 on:** October 22, 2008, 12:53 »

Quote from: "metmum"

Quote from: "woodburner"
Quote from: "agapanthus"
Think it might be rabbits too. If it's a fox you would probably find their poo somewhere near 'cos they usually mark where they have been.

Errm I wouldn't rule that out. I've seen some odd looking poos a couple of times. Thought it was a bit small for fox, but wouldn't really know.

Fox poo is usually a very dark colour mostly black and not very big.

.

......with a tinge of dark green!!!!

Foxy · « **Reply #18 on:** October 22, 2008, 13:59 »

bit like cat poo but oiler and stickier looking.....euch!!!!!
Looks like a rabbit scrape though.

woodburner · « **Reply #19 on:** October 22, 2008, 18:12 »

Quote from: "Foxy"

bit like cat poo but oiler and stickier looking.....euch!!!!!
Looks like a rabbit scrape though.

That fits what I found. I thought maybe small cat but it had bits of beetle in it.

Would rabbits really start and leave a dozen holes in an area about 12ft by 6ft? Also no rabbits this side of the river for more years, than anyone can remeber. No droppings, no nibbled grass, no other damage including veg.

It's really weird that it seems to have been a one off - no more holes even though I've cleared more ground. :?

agapanthus · « **Reply #20 on:** October 22, 2008, 20:34 »

Memory's not that good at the moment......but I remember lots of smallish mammals that I had on my plot....they were about half the size of rabbits and really cute!!!!

(wish I could remember the name of them

)

rainie · « **Reply #21 on:** October 22, 2008, 21:17 »

moles?!

MOLUSC · « **Reply #22 on:** October 22, 2008, 21:53 »

Rabbits would leave poo
Fox's would be more interested in the chickens than scratching around for worms and bugs.
Squirrels-would be burying food at this time of year not digging it up.
Rats would more likely try to find food in the chicken coop.
BADGER,LOVE TO DIG THEIR NOSE INTO THE GROUND IN SEARCH FOR WORMS .
normally in the small hours and after a rainfall.

I WOULD SAY BADGER

agapanthus · « **Reply #23 on:** October 22, 2008, 21:53 »

Loads bigger!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rampant_Weasel · « **Reply #24 on:** October 22, 2008, 23:15 »

basically ur gonna have to sit up all night with a camera cos now weve all just got to know wot it is....

woodburner · « **Reply #25 on:** October 23, 2008, 16:53 »

Not flippin' likely lol Not in this weather!

I've been thinking about a motion sensitive camera for use on the allotment, but they're not really in my budget.

SG6 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 23, 2008, 18:38 »

I have found very similar holes in my garden. Mine are caused by a visiting squirrel.
When I dug over the veg patch I unearthed 15 monkey nuts

I saw the little horror one day digging a new hole, just couldn't get out to stop it.

Have also found a few oaks growing. Problem is that no-one we know of feeds whole monkey nuts and the nearest oak is some distance off.

mrs bouquet · « **Reply #27 on:** October 23, 2008, 20:55 »

thats what they tell you !!! Mrs Bouquet

The squirrels around here are digging holes, just like that
They are loony, they dig to bury stuff, and they dig to see if they can find some stuff to bury. Mrs Bouquet

Minty · « **Reply #28 on:** October 23, 2008, 22:09 »

Do you put any of your chicken poo on your beds?

I went into our site shop a while back and was asking about the chicken pellet's they sell and the woman said they are good as she uses them but she does find that the foxes really like to search them out to eat after you've dug them in.

SG6 · « **Reply #29 on:** October 23, 2008, 22:43 »

I put a lot of chicken poo down on the veg bed, then dug it in. Then threw more on and turned that in. It ponged.

Then I planted my onions and garlic and left another part empty for leeks later. The soil is easy to dig into, I can use a handtrowel with no problem now, but although the squirrel has dug elsewhere it has left the veg bed alone. So I suspect that the smell is a bit off putting to it. :roll: :roll:

Nothing else has touched the bed either. Although I live in a town and would not expect much to bother like foxes and badgers here.

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What made these holes?

Foxy

SG6

SG6