I have an old shed that I've been using as a shelter for my ferals. I keep it filled with fresh hay and many ferals have used it over the years. Recently I notice that only one of the ferals has been using it for shelter. This morning I went in the shed to get something and there was 5 piles of poop laying on top of the hay. I never had this problem before and I was wondering if the cat was doing this or if a wild animal has been doing it. Cats are always so clean, I can't imagine the cat pooping so close to where he sleeps. It snowed two days last week and it's been below freezing all week. Mayby he just didn't want to go out in the cold? Has anybody else had this problem?
-
Too many ads? Join our community of cat lovers now to reduce ads by 90%! Click here to join for free!
feral pooping in hay?
- Thread starter ellen55
- Start Date
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2001
- Messages
- 34,872
- Purraise
- 77
generally if ferals use hay as their bathroom they bury their results. Mine do this from time to time. I wonder if another animal got into this shed and left his calling card
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #3
That's what I was thinking. There is an opossum living under the shed and there are opossums and raccoons that come up at night to eat any left over food that the ferals leave. But if another animal were pooping in there, I would think that the cat would stop sleeping in there. Before I had a chance to clean it up, I saw Wilbur coming out of the shed so he's still using it.
Something poops on the hay bales in our horse barn, too. It is not cat poo, but quite close. It's probably either possum or raccoon. Maybe its the same in your shed.
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #5
It would actually be better for you to switch to straw as bedding for your shelters. Hay gets soggy when wet and it will freeze into a solid block if it gets cold enough where you are. Straw does not hold moisture and is actually a great insulator.
- Thread Starter Thread Starter
- #7
