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Weird balls appeared from nowhere

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Happymummy8888 · 10/07/2020 01:34

I clean EVERY day wipe work tops down twice a day after cooking so I know my kitchen. Today while wiping down I found around 15 small grey balls behind the utensil holder. What could they be? I called my partner to get them as I was scared they were eggs lol but he said they were more like polystyrene we looked at ceiling and walls no damage. They weren’t near a window so couldn’t have blown in...there was no droppings (mice) as I was worried maybe they were carrying them off somewhere I am baffled?!

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Monty27 · 10/07/2020 01:39

Mice droppings

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Happymummy8888 · 10/07/2020 01:42

No they were grey balls like proper sphere shaped

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TW2013 · 10/07/2020 01:44

Slug eggs?

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Shatteredconfidence · 10/07/2020 01:44

I find these in my kitchen too! Sorry, no idea what they are ...

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TenShortStories · 10/07/2020 01:45

They sound spidery to me Sad Hopefully not though.

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AncientRainbowABC · 10/07/2020 01:47

Butterfly eggs? Have a look on Google images.

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Lalala205 · 10/07/2020 01:48

A picture would help a lot 😀

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BreakfastAtLitanies · 10/07/2020 01:55

It's insulation most likely :)

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cabbageking · 10/07/2020 01:55

Slug eggs

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BreakfastAtLitanies · 10/07/2020 01:55

Google image search "insulation balls" and it's probably them! They get everywhere!

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JennyWreny · 10/07/2020 01:56

Silica gel packet that has split?

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cabbageking · 10/07/2020 02:04

Image of slug eggs

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ActuallyItsEugene · 10/07/2020 02:08

They're not the silver balls you get to decorate cakes are they?
I spilled a pot once and was finding the fuckers for ages.

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Emmmie · 10/07/2020 02:12

Maybe termite eggs

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Emmmie · 10/07/2020 02:13

Or termite droppings

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steff13 · 10/07/2020 02:16

A picture would really help here.

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DamnYankee · 10/07/2020 02:17

It's not your housekeeping skills, I promise.
No droppings?
Spiders. Their eggs sacs are exquisitely round and perfect. We discovered a lot when we removed some planks from our wood deck to make repairs.
Time to spray...and then take an hour walk to let everything settle.

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cosycatsocks · 10/07/2020 02:18

Aliens. Tiny aliens.

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DamnYankee · 10/07/2020 02:18

Termite eggs look like rice. Not spherical.
Good luck!

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Mychitchatdays · 10/07/2020 03:04

It's insulation. My old home was drilled and filled with the balls. You can still find them around the place especially when it's been really windy they litter the street outside.

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isabellerossignol · 10/07/2020 03:25

Sounds like insulation balls. Do you have a vent through the walls where the extractor fan goes out or something like that, where there might be a gap?

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Itsazooonheretoday · 10/07/2020 04:12

I really want to see the balls

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CiCiFreakingBabcock · 10/07/2020 04:32

Like bean bag balls do you mean?

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MusicianTom · 10/07/2020 04:36

Do you have a gas boiler and is it anywhere near where the balls were? If you have cavity wall insulation and there is an exhaust flue that goes out from a boiler through the wall, it could mean that the flue pipe is cracked, and you should get it checked by a gas service engineer.

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