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[Olly]

ewwww! !

 

Quick glance (and I'm going to be late for work AGAIN but couldn't resist peeking at this!) it doesn't look like a cat's claw to me.

 

No other ideas though.

[Guest]

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If something was caught in the wire by it's foot/toe-perhaps it pooed in the panic??

 

 

 

that's quite probable, animals do defecate when they're scared.

 

whatever it was, thankfully it didn't get through fort knox

 

xxx

[Christian]

A rabbit claw?

 

Nice that you sealed it in sellotape to preserve it. Funny the things we keep as trinkets isn't it?

[chelsea]

looks too small for a fox to me. the colouring makes me think cat.

 

Could be a fake tash?

[SAB]

Another possibility - perhaps a fox/cat had already savaged another animal and this was a bit of the remains - or even dropped by a passing scavaging bird/bird of prey? Or Aliens.

[xScrunchee]

A rabbit claw?

 

Nice that you sealed it in sellotape to preserve it. Funny the things we keep as trinkets isn't it?

 

Thought it might make a nice pendant for a necklace

 

Another possibility - perhaps a fox/cat had already savaged another animal and this was a bit of the remains - or even dropped by a passing scavaging bird/bird of prey? Or Aliens.

 

The roof is covered so I doubt something would have dropped it into the run but aliens.................aliens wearing fake tashes?? Think we are getting closer to solving the mystery

[Mrs Slats]

Doesn't look like a cat to me. the claw itself is too dark

 

It could be a dew claw... the funny little claw where an animal would have it's thumb. I know in small dogs they often catch and come off with little effect on the animal.

 

someones not going to be opening any beer cans anytime soon, thats for sure

[hils78]

I bet it was in the poo that was sprayed & you've only just noticed it!

 

To me it looks like the claw of a bronze agouti guineapig or a baby rabbit that the fox may have eaten...

[Olly]

someones not going to be opening any beer cans anytime soon, thats for sure

 

Thanks for that Mrs Slats, I just spat salad all over my desk!

[Mutrix Farmers]

Another possibility - perhaps a fox/cat had already savaged another animal and this was a bit of the remains - or even dropped by a passing scavaging bird/bird of prey? Or Aliens.

 

I favour this theory (not the Aliens bit though!). We found a half eaten dead rat on our decking and we decided that had been dropped by a passing bird but it was too close to the house for it to come back for it (too many "it"s - sorry!!)

[Tiggy]

fox cut its mouth on 2 occassions trying to bite through the eglu run, Im hoping it will keep away for a while, won't bank on it though - but that toe thing sounds gross -

[Adams Egg]

Looks like a rabbit claw, could have been left by the fox or dropped by a passing bird. I found a baked potatoe in the open run the other day, which is strange as we hadn't had any. Blamed it on the jackdaws who persist in trying to reside in the chimeny and leave all sorts of disgusting items, they use dog and cat poo as a lining for the nest, makes for interesting fires!

[hennymom]

just adding my ten pence worth..... the claw is very small/short and well rounded...not like a cat or a rabbit or a fox the fur is too dark for a fox it looks like a dog's dew claw... it's smooth and well trimmed enough to look like a dew claw...or a well walked dog... but I cannot offer any explanation as to how it got there... sorry

[obeque]

just keep an eye out for an animal with a limp

[deejmum]

Definately a werewolf sorry I couldnt resist.

[owenofj]

eeeeeeeewwww, gross, yuck, nasty, yeuch, BLEURGH!!!!

 

Go on, do a picture

[Hen Huggers R Us]

hairy slug? snail with a beard?

 

im intrigued

 

Hilarious....

[hennymom]

ok...I know who s claw it is... it's spit the dog's claw

 

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1981/images/spit173.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/ilove/years/1981/toys3.shtml&h=131&w=173&sz=8&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=24DbCQAaH2Ye9M:&tbnh=76&tbnw=100&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dspit%2Bthe%2Bdog%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-GB:official%26sa%3DN

e link is so long...by the time I sorted it spit had grown a new dew claw..lol

 

sorry th

[Hen Huggers R Us]

It's " The Monkey's Paw" Be carfeul what you wish for....

[E4eggs]

It appears to have tabby-like markings. Maybe a Scottish wildcat? They are apparently very very scarce/difficult to find. Could it be that they have all scampered south to Dagenham?

[Valkyrie]

"What's up Skippy? Sorry we're tucked in for the night - you'll have to find someone else to help you get Sonny out of the well, and biting your nails won't help either!"

[MadMitch]

Haven't a clue what it is but I have had several pieces of animals in my run, they were all in my aubiose when I opened the bag. Think they must of got caught up in the machinery at the factory.

[Egluntyne]

Good Heavens!

[xScrunchee]

Ooo err

Wonder if that's what's happened then??

 

Before deciding that it had to be a cat or a fox I actually said that it reminded me of a wild rabbit but knew that there is no way a wild rabbit would be able to get into the run never mind leaving a body part in there before escaping. Never thought of it being something in the Aubiose

I had recently cleaned them out too, only a week or so before.

Wonder if it is some animal part which was in the Aubiose then?? Possible I'm sure.

 

I found a mouse head in a bag of hay years ago

 

 

 

Had some great answers to this question btw -thanks everyone