Help Identify Intruder

[Ridgerunner]

This link has a chart that can hep identify the critters scat. According to that chart skunk has the tapered end. Also the eggs give a clue. Possum are supposed to smash the eggs when they eat them, skunk leave them opened but intact. Skunks are supposed to lick them empty but those may show a baby in training.

https://www.abeepestpro.com/differences-types-of-pest-droppings-poop.htm

 

[Scooter1A]

Does this poop help identify the intruder? It didn't bother the birds, just broke open some eggs and left behind a "personal" gift
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Intruder can't be much larger than a squirrel but the poop is fairly big. This happened in Virginia. Thank you for your time

Coon.

 

[Geena]

Just in case anyone is interested, I asked if they could tell what was in the intruders diet and upon inspection of the scat, lots of earwig and a roach was discovered. A Google search says that skunk scat has blunt ends. Maybe because they were possibly young it was different? Interesting either way. Thanks again!

While the scat charts can be helpful, much also depends on what the animal has been eating as to what their poop might look like on any given day.

 

[Scooter1A]

While the scat charts can be helpful, much also depends on what the animal has been eating as to what their poop might look like on any given day.

looked like coon crap to me

 

[Allsfairinloveandbugs]

This link has a chart that can hep identify the critters scat. According to that chart skunk has the tapered end. Also the eggs give a clue. Possum are supposed to smash the eggs when they eat them, skunk leave them opened but intact. Skunks are supposed to lick them empty but those may show a baby in training.

https://www.abeepestpro.com/differences-types-of-pest-droppings-poop.htm

I have no problem admitting when I am wrong and learning something new, and I've learned plenty a lot from you directly in your many informative posts. However, I looked at photos and read descriptions in the article you posted. The DESCRIPTIONS of oppossum and skunk scat don't match the photo ids. I.e. the descriptions say skunk poop ends are blunted and oppossums are tapered. It's very frustrating when private, supposedly knowledgeable websites mis-state basic info. I realized that years ago when reading private chicken websites, then reading various BYC member experts correct the mis-information. Fair disclosure, I had a pet oppossum as a kid, and saw the tapered poop while cleaning out her cage. But in this case, @HeatherKellyB caught several skunks returning to her coop, but no oppossum. There is/was a byc member who currently has pet raccoons and poultry and is also a hunter/trapper. I'm thinking he could correctly id the poop in the coop. I would tag him but can't remember his member name.