The Mystery of the Damaged Doormat

June 2, 2010

I recently noticed some damage to our doormat. I was quite sure that the rapid wear and tear was not caused by the wiping of human feet.

Damaged Doormat

Damaged Doormat

What could cause this damage? I thought perhaps birds were using the fibers for nesting material or maybe a squirrel?

I set up my automatic trailcam to catch the culprit. See the results of the investigation after the jump.

It turns out the culprit was a rabbit. If you look carefully, a snail can also be seen in the nighttime shots.

Rabbit and Snail

Rabbit and Snail

Rabbit Gnawing

Rabbit Gnawing

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5 Responses to The Mystery of the Damaged Doormat

  1. mriley
    June 3, 2010 at 9:04 am

    Big Rabbit….

  2. Jon
    June 3, 2010 at 12:16 pm

    Interesting, is he chewing on it?

  3. JC
    June 4, 2010 at 9:01 am

    There was a Bigfoot spotted in Spotsylvania County! Was that YOU, Mikey???? LOL,
    JC

  4. Heidi
    June 4, 2010 at 9:33 am

    But why did it turn black? Weird rabbit saliva?!

  5. admin
    June 4, 2010 at 8:48 pm

    Heidi, very observant! The mat actually has a black rubber bottom.

    Jon, yes, I believe gnawing action is occurring.

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