Identify this poo:

[Jeßus[_2_]]

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.

[Jeßus[_2_]]

In article >,
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...

[Anne Chambers[_2_]]

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

[Tom N]

=?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= 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.

[Jeßus[_2_]]

In article >,
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 :)

[Jeßus[_2_]]

In article >,
says...
> =?ISO-8859-15?Q?Je=DFus?= 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.

Thanks Tom, looks like I've had a visit from a Brush tail, cheers!