Found in Attic.

[u/AceLegman]

Partner sent me a pic of something she spotted in the attic. It's roughly 5 inches.

Initial thoughts were it was an old piece of rope or wood or....

We live in Ireland. General City Area. Wildlife -pretty rare.

I have no other context.

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[u/TurkeyTerminator7]

That’s poop from a butt

[u/TheShredder9 → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

Are we sure it's not shit from an ass?

[u/KiefBull → u/TheShredder9]

He called the shit poop!

[u/External_Koala398 → u/TheShredder9]

Excrement from an anus?

[u/dylanologist → u/External_Koala398]

Droppings from a rectum?

[u/coolhandchub → u/dylanologist]

Rectum?!…damn near killed’em

[u/External_Koala398 → u/dylanologist]

Defecation from a colon

[u/gord_m → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

You mean that's butt poop?

[u/duh_nom_yar → u/gord_m]

It's ass shit, shit ass!

[u/IntelJoe → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

I concur, looks like poop from a butt. Who's butt is yet to be determined but I'd imagine an animal,

[u/Some-Judge-9130 → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

r/poopfromabutt and r/shitfromabutt

[u/FartDoughnut13 → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

In Ireland it's known as "shite."

[u/chefscrubs → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

It's doodoo that you do.

[u/HistoricalMatch3801 → u/TurkeyTerminator7]

im screaming in my break room right now lol

[u/Some-Judge-9130]

[u/Hans_Grubert]

Do you sleepwalk? Or sleepshit?

[u/mushybees83]

It's Denso tape. Used to protect pipework from corrosion, also is used to create a seal on leaking waste/soil pipe.

It looks wet because it's made of petroleum. It's extremely sticky stuff. Someone cut a bit off, it adhered to itself and it was less hassle to cut a bit more than unravel it.

[u/HopefulBuyer9077]

What is the size of the biggest opening to get into your attic? Not including the hatch.

[u/gord_m → u/HopefulBuyer9077]

You planning on sneaking in?

[u/Thwipped → u/gord_m]

Just to shit

[u/Some-Judge-9130 → u/gord_m]

I see you have never played Hide & Poop 😁

[u/Slothly_Onion]

Looks like racoon poo. They usually use a communal area to do the doo, but it's not unheard of.

[u/CombatKelly]

Hair ball?

[u/Erkebram]

Everyone is saying poop but im seeing hair/fabric kind of texture, so ill put my money on cat regurgitation.

[u/MegTheMad]

Feces Scat Stool Excrement Bowel movement Ordure Poop Number two Doo-doo Dookie

I'd guess feline. You've got something living in your attic.

[u/habilisatthis]

https://giphy.com/gifs/cDkHKN3UGiuOs

[u/familyguy333]

forbidden Tootsie roll

[u/Worldly_Concert_3074]

something threwup there a cat or something

[u/upupand_awayy]

Looks fresh it's still wet

[u/Excellent_Teach3877]

Is that a hairball

[u/powerstriptripper]

Looks like a regurgitation to me

[u/Good-Construction159]

I couldn't hold it, ive been sleeping up there for months

[u/FLiP_J_GARiLLA]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o6EhO6UIgm2xiZncA

[u/Historical_Expert366]

What does it smell like?

And if you're brave, what does it taste like?

[u/SlovenlyElephantSeal]

[u/Ok_Scallion1902]

Racoon poop; how do I know ? Roscoe Morrison's mom rescued a baby and raised her to adulthood ,and she got very fat and had huge poops! ( The Racoon ,not Roscoe's mom : Roscoe's mom was *wet dream milf material! )

[u/Historical_Expert366 → u/Ok_Scallion1902]

No racoons in Ireland

[u/Ok_Scallion1902 → u/Historical_Expert366]

Then it is probably a feline !

[u/AnotherDamnTransAlt]

I don’t know what it is, but I really don’t think it’s poop. The pattern on it is way too consistent for something that came from a bowel.

[u/Fabulous-Medicine-12]

That's poop!

[u/anothersip]

Animal dung. Somewhat fresh, as it hasn't dessicated completely. Stuff has been moved around up there too, otherwise the loose vapor barrier/plastic bag wouldn't be covering the top of it. Perhaps the partner moved stuff around while she was up there.

In any case, there's bound to be an open/accessible hole in the form of a scuttle hole, an open access panel, or some other outside-facing entry large enough to allow in some kind of mustelid (I assume; this is way too large for a rat/mouse).

Will probably want to inspect the entire outside of your residence for possible entry points. Up high, as well as down low. The layout/design and methods of construction of your home will determine the most likely locations of entry.

[u/gablestout]

NO POOP u/AceLegman

[u/Ok-whynot → u/gablestout]

If you don't know it is poop should be allowed.

[u/arav262006 → u/gablestout]

Well that was unexpected 😳 😅

[u/mushybees83 → u/gablestout]

It's not poop