weird eggs found under shed

Gebo26

Yes, they are fruit stones. Plum, damson, or similar.

The mice have gnawed holes in them to get to the kernel. If you look around the garden or the neighbourhood you'll probably find plum trees, though the mice could have taken them from a compost heap.

MrsTinks

I don't suppose they look like this up close do they?

Maisie

Yes. We've got a plum hedging and find these nut shells all the time. OH went to put his wellie boot on that was in the shed and it was full of shells. I've seen mice in the shed so must be them storing them.

ben500

Definately not almonds, I'm more and more confident they are damson stones which by the way have all the qualities of concrete and twice as tough as almonds but something is certainly snacking on them, most likely a squirrel I would have thought but without doubt some kind of rodent this is just it's snack spot rather than a food store though I would think.

marleyboy

Ok thanks everyone, Im kinda releived they arent eggs (embarrased n feel stupid). I have suspicions about mice as i find bits of chewed paper in my other shed, as to how they have managed to get under the shed baffles me, but I think would rule out a squirrel, and to my relief a few hundred hatched "thingies" running around my garden.

marleyboy

ben500 wrote: »

Definately not almonds, I'm more and more confident they are damson stones which by the way have all the qualities of concrete and twice as tough as almonds but something is certainly snacking on them, most likely a squirrel I would have thought but without doubt some kind of rodent this is just it's snack spot rather than a food store though I would think.

BTW, what are Damson Stones??? ive never heard of them.

ben500

marleyboy wrote: »

Ok thanks everyone, Im kinda releived they arent eggs (embarrased n feel stupid). I have suspicions about mice as i find bits of chewed paper in my other shed, as to how they have managed to get under the shed baffles me, but I think would rule out a squirrel, and to my relief a few hundred hatched "thingies" running around my garden.

This is most likely not it's residence or it wouldn't leave signs of food there to attract predators or competition, probably just a convenient site to run to from the food source and eat in relative safety, although it's residence is most likely close by as it would have relocated once having found such a reliable food source to somewhere quite near. Take a look around and you will most likely find it's residence.

ben500

marleyboy wrote: »

BTW, what are Damson Stones??? ive never heard of them.

Essentially a damson is a small plum for want of a better way to describe it.

Have a look here

http://www.lythdamsons.org.uk/thedamson.asp
Familiar?

Picture here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Damson.jpg

stolt

oh i read this thread with interest in my lunch hour and thought they were going to be aliens or something.

Maisie

Or crocodile eggs!