Has any one tried composting dog poop?
July 12, 2009 by Composting
Filed under Composting Q&A's
just some chick asked:
I have a little yard behind my townhouse. I was thinking about adding a poop compost bin to deal with the poop from my 4 animals.
I’m willing to try, but I’m scared the smell would overwhelm my small yard.
Has anyone tried it and does it smell extremely horrible like I think it would?
I’m not going to use it, i have no plants…. i just don’t want it to fill up the landfills
I have a little yard behind my townhouse. I was thinking about adding a poop compost bin to deal with the poop from my 4 animals.
I’m willing to try, but I’m scared the smell would overwhelm my small yard.
Has anyone tried it and does it smell extremely horrible like I think it would?
I’m not going to use it, i have no plants…. i just don’t want it to fill up the landfills
pinkzzocran on Sun, 12th Jul 2009 2:05 pm
Dog poop will not work. It can cause diseases and infestations. Only manure from vegetarian animals can be used for manure. The manure contains the nitrogen from the veggies the animal ate.
taximomuv3 on Wed, 15th Jul 2009 1:14 pm
No can do – the acid from the poop will kill anything you mix in with it, not to mention the smell. Someone i know uses a diaper genie in their backyard for the reason you describe, but those replacement liners can get pricey. Dedicate one small trashcan (with a liner in it) for your dog’s waste empty it each week (bleck) or toss it in the trash each day – there’s really no easy way to deal with it other than not having so many animals, unfortunately.
Connie G on Thu, 16th Jul 2009 11:37 pm
It’s not recommended to use dog (or cat) poop in your compost. Remember that your dogs may harbor internal pests and their poop’s content will eventually end up in your compost and in your food down the road.
It’s basically not recommended to compost anything from carnivores.
Anything else would work: weeds that haven’t gone to seed yet, food scraps like carrot or potato peels, coffee grinds, tea bags, rotten lettuce, etc. Even rabbit or deer poop is OK. And cow and horse manure, after it dries for a few weeks, would be great for the compost pile.
The dog poop would also attract a lot of flies, and everytime the poop gets wet the smell would be back.
You really would be better off just collecting the poop and placing it in the trash.
Or…you can use poop as a rabbit repellant. Place the turds around rocks and gravel (to hide the insightly stuff) and the rabbits will smell their predator. Poop does dry up though and needs to be reapplied often.
meanolmaw on Sun, 19th Jul 2009 3:08 pm
pet stores carry an in-ground composter for doggie doos called a Doggy Dooley…. it’s so much easier than digging your own holes all over the place to bury the stuff!!…here’s a website
the cost ain’t much when you consider the convenience!!!!