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Something is burrowing in my shed

wicklowtown

Hi, Im hoping someone can help me. I went to my 7 x 6 foot metal shed that has a wooden floor for the first time this year, I couldnt get the sliding doors to open and as the sheds in a shaded area of the garden i couldnt see what what preventing the doors from opening so I went and got a torch. When i shined it inside the shed most of the wooden floor seems to have rotted away. On top of the floor (or what was the floor) in different areas of the shed are big mounds of earth and im just wondering if anyone would have any ideas of what kind of animal is obviously living under the floor of my shed. Most of the floor is covered in earth but the actual mounds are around 1- 1.5 feet in diameter. To be honest im a bit scared to check it out as im a middle aged lady and though im not scared of many animals its the fact i dont know what this animal might be and thats whats worrying me. I should also add i have 6 small dogs and 3 cats who use my garden so i would have thought any animal would avoid taking up residence in my garden even if it is inside my shed. My dogs are house dogs but in good weather my cats often stay out at night. Any help would be appreciated as im extremely nervous to investigate these mounds of earth when i have no clue what i might be dealing with. Thanks
P.S I originally put this up in the interior design section so moving it here as i dont know what to do. Thanks again

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RebelButtMunch

OP Do a google for mink scat. Maybe its that?

TheShow

be do do bop bop bop....

wexie

TheShow wrote: »

be do do bop bop bop....

I think we can safely assume it's not Frank Sinatra burrowing under the shed

RebelButtMunch

wexie wrote: »

I think we can safely assume it's not Frank Sinatra burrowing under the shed

Mickey bubbles?

wexie

RebelButtMunch wrote: »

Mickey bubbles?

Maybe someone was burying a safe?

:pac:

emo72

This thread has potential. It could go interstellar. Inconsiderate creature better get itself in front of that camera over the weekend.

idnkph

Anyone mention a pine-Martin yet?
Pungent smell from the scat...
Burrows too and will also scat all around their den. They literally sh1te on their own doorstep.
I am nearly sure the rest of the wee fluffy friends ( fox, badger, mink etc) mentioned don't do this.
See lots of them on the move at the moment and not all are close to forests.
They are protected so a live trap and relocation to a suitable area is essential.

emo72

my3cents wrote: »

What dogs do you have? Ours would have dug under the shed or stood around barking at the shed all day if there was even the slightest chance of there being wildlife under it.

Pretty sure they are the very rare 100% pure blooded "scaredy cat" breed of dog.

TheShow

wexie wrote: »

I think we can safely assume it's not Frank Sinatra burrowing under the shed

Scatman...

TheShow

can you send a pic of inside the shed? the borrows made etc?

RebelButtMunch

I'm going with Mink.
MOD any chance of a poll?

TheShow

RebelButtMunch wrote: »

I'm going with Mink.
MOD any chance of a poll?

and odds...

my3cents

So if anyone wants to make a book and work out the odds or even put up a poll here is what we have so far

Badger
Traffic Warden
Fox
Rats
Fox with a rifle
Vampire
Mole
Ass Blaster
Kevin Bacon
Milhouse
Hedgehog
A missing pet
Bat colony
Birds nests
Heterocephalus glaber sp(Vampirus Gigantus Hibernicus)
Mink
Frank Sinatra
Micky Bubbles
Pine Martin

[Deleted User]

my3cents wrote: »

So if anyone wants to make a book and work out the odds or even put up a poll here is what we have so far

Badger
Traffic Warden
Fox
Rats
Fox with a rifle
Vampire
Mole
Ass Blaster
Kevin Bacon
Milhouse
Hedgehog
A missing pet
Bat colony
Birds nests
Heterocephalus glaber sp(Vampirus Gigantus Hibernicus)
Mink
Frank Sinatra
Micky Bubbles
Pine Martin

Will you give me 100/1 on a Shetland pony?

my3cents

Deleted User wrote: »

Will you give me 100/1 on a Shetland pony?

I'd need pictures of the inside of the shed, otherwise there could be some bet rigging going on. Obviously there isn't a level playing field.

TomOnBoard

my3cents wrote: »

I'd need pictures of the inside of the shed, otherwise there could be some bet rigging going on. Obviously there isn't a level playing field.

Ah, Jaze, you're making a feckin mountain out of a molehill....

[Deleted User]

TomOnBoard wrote: »

Ah, Jaze, you're making a feckin mountain out of a molehill....

Could be a termite mound

Westernyelp

Could be an Australian?

[Deleted User]

Westernyelp wrote: »

Could be an Australian?

love it!:p

Day Lewin

I'm dying of the suspense...what was it? Any updates?
I did begin to think it might be the end of a tunnel that goes all the way to China: or miners looking for gold that somehow lost their way. or something like that.
Put us out of our misery, please!!
:-) !

idnkph

I think the OP went out to investigate noises in the shed..... Must have gotten dragged into the upsidedown..... STRANGER THINGS have happened. It happened at "eleven".

tacklemore

idnkph wrote: »

I think the OP went out to investigate noises in the shed..... Must have gotten dragged into the upsidedown..... STRANGER THINGS have happened. It happened at "eleven".

I'm with you on this. Genuinely worried for the OP at this stage. Should we go in after them???

my3cents

tacklemore wrote: »

I'm with you on this. Genuinely worried for the OP at this stage. Should we go in after them???

I suspect he is being held hostage by the bookies who are obviously set to loose their shirts on this one.

Jeff2

my3cents wrote: »

I suspect he is being held hostage by the bookies who are obviously set to loose their shirts on this one.

Keep up, it's she and defo been dragged into the dugout.

Poor Wicklow woman, never to be seen again.

TomOnBoard

Jeff2 wrote: »

Keep up, it's she and defo been dragged into the dugout.

Poor Wicklow woman, never to be seen again.

Ah lads, take it easy... Yeer badgering the poor woman now...

recedite

We should send a search party.
Assemble at midnight with flaming torches and garlic necklaces.
And what would you need to repel an Australian? Not sure about that one.

wexie

recedite wrote: »

And what would you need to repel an Australian? Not sure about that one.

From what I understand this works to repel them
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For the love of all that is good and holy don't accidentally use this though

Hotblack Desiato

Maybe she was trying to open the safe in the shed that nobody could get open, succeeded, and accidentally locked herself inside it.

Glass fused light

Or maybe Jason from parks and wildlife showed up again and we should all chip in for a stand food mixer and a wedding cake.

crustybla

Maybe it's an Australian kangaroo-wannabe fox!