"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Kay writes:
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| Unfortunately, Judith mentioned her worry only once she had received
the
| group's provisional id of hedgehog, so one can see why people can get
| the wrong end of the stick, since it's hard to imagine hedgehogs
| producing enough poo to be a serious problem.

It's not the amount, but their diet and other habits. Foxes, dogs
and cats pick up toxocara from their prey, which then pick it up
from the faeces. And round it goes. Hedgehogs rarely eat
vertebrates.


IIRC, the OP speculated about getting rid of the suspected hedgehog family
when the group's provisional 'verdict' was hedgehog. So, if concern about
toxacara was her prime reason for seeking guidance as to the identity of the
'culprit', and she remained concerned when thinking it was hedgehog, it
isn't entirely surprising if some concluded advice regarding the levels of
risk might be helpful.