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I've found articles saying it can be done, so long as the compost is not used to grow food, and articles saying it's acidic, high in protein and harmful bacteria and smells awful. Can anyone offer some insight on how to do this properly or whether it's just a bad idea?

I've found articles saying it can be done, so long as the compost is not used to grow food, and articles saying it's acidic, high in protein and harmful bacteria and smells awful. Can anyone offer some insight on how to do this properly or whether it's just a bad idea?

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I believe you would be very wise to steer well clear from adding poop from animals that eat meat to your compost. (edit: particularly if you use this compost in your garden and on plants you intend to consume.)

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Smells fucking vile. Do not do.

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I looked it up a while back; no, don't put pet waste in compost

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I compost just about everything but I wouldn't do that, or human waste, I do compost meat.

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How do you compost meat?

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Well I do nothing special, I just let it sit in the compost pile, it takes a while.

I'm sure you'll get plenty info if you google it. I've gotten lazy with my composting.

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Would it not just get eaten by scavengers? Or are you burying it or something?

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If you do, add pulverized lime to kill the stink, help in decomposition and to break down any residual oils.

Dog shit is low in nutrients compared to guano, chicken shit, cow manure. I think it's down somewhere near horse shit.

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Thanks for the tip about lime. I don't have any on hand, probably stick with putting the doodoo in the bin.

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Lime will help break down the compost and sweeten the soil (free up nutrients) you apply it to. In the old days they used lime or wood ashes in the outhouse to cut the stink and help decompose the 'pile". Oh yeah, wood ash is good for the garden too if you didn't know.

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I still need to make a good firepit for the yard, I do supplement with BBQ ash though.

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You might be okay with plants you don't plan on consuming or making a general yard fertilizer from it. I would not use it for vegetable or fruit gardens

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I have an anaerobic compost for smelly food and dead animals. It's a sealed garbage can with a giant hole in the bottom. I surround most of the can with the regular compost heap.

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Very interesting, thanks.

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There is a guy who uses this technique to make his own methane gas for a generator and the outside pile for hot water.

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Sometimes you go with instinct. What do you think is the right thing to do?

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I think no, but then it goes into the landfill.

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Lol. I guess I never really had to deal with it. Dogs always been out in the sticks.

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This was the only answer that needed to be posted.

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it would depend on what you feed it. do you want to feed your plants kibble? if it has a diverse diet like a pampered prick sure add it