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A tricky question, if the prey was large enough to sustain the owl, just one, however if the prey was only small and the owl needed many, then may prey would be the answer.

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What kinds of owl do owl pellets feed?

Owl Pellets don't feed any owls. Owl pellets are balls of fur and bones from their last meal. That is a common mistake many people have, because pellets usually mean animal food.


What do store in their stomach?

The skin and bones of the animals they swallow. They then regurgitate these as "owl pellets".


Why would scientists study the contents of owl pellets?

Owls usually only produce 2 owl pellets per day. Owl pellets are a combination and a formation of the rats , lizards , small birds , or voles that they eat in one night . Owl pellets include regurgitated animal bones and skulls . All owl pellets are is dead regurgitated animal bones and skulls and that is all


What do owls store in their stomachs?

The skin and bones of the animals they swallow. They then regurgitate these as "owl pellets".


How many pellets would a owl form if it was once a day?

A owl would normally produce a pellet once a day or after after a meal witch would be six pellets. It varies on how many pellets are produced a day.


Why are owl pellets useful to scientists?

The regurgitated pellets can tell us what the bird is eating.It tells us how the different animals species are thriving.The more an animal's remains show up in the pellets,the better their overall population is.If pellets show few mice,for example,it could mean there is a problem there in that ecosystem. The regurgitated pellets can tell us what the bird is eating.It tells us how the different animals species are thriving.The more an animal's remains show up in the pellets,the better their overall population is.If pellets show few mice,for example,it could mean there is a problem there in that ecosystem.


What make up owl pellets?

Owl pellets are made of bones fur and other things the owl can't digest


Why are owl pellets important for scientists to study?

Owl pellets are very important for scientists because when they study the components of the ball of pellet they find the bones of the animals that the owl has eaten, mostly small rodent and bats, so he can know what kind of small mouse and bat live in the area. If the scientist takes up the pellets of the owl regularly, then he can observe the variations of these populations: the growth or diminution of the populations of mice and bats is showed by the augmentation or diminution of the bones in the owl's pellets.


What are Owl castings?

Owl castings otherwise known as owl pellets consist of undigested fur, feathers, bills, claws, teeth, and bones of the animals they prey on. It takes approximately 6-10 hours for a casting to form after an owl has eaten a meal and is regurgitated anywhere from 10-16 hors later. These pellets are a good way to identify the presence of an owl's roosting spot.


How big are owl pellets?

pellets are usually about as big as an thumb


What is a Snowy Owl's pellets made of?

The owl's pellets are mainly made out of bones that is if they eat something with bones.