diff --git a/Assets/Scenes/MiniGames/BirdPoop.unity b/Assets/Scenes/MiniGames/BirdPoop.unity
index bec1a570..9d5faabc 100644
--- a/Assets/Scenes/MiniGames/BirdPoop.unity
+++ b/Assets/Scenes/MiniGames/BirdPoop.unity
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ MonoBehaviour:
   targetSpawner: {fileID: 1838778561}
   gameOverScreen: {fileID: 81231374}
   poopPrefab: {fileID: 5552423787977869117, guid: 066f9990a9b1f5547b387633d5d204c0, type: 3}
+  poopCooldown: 0.5
 --- !u!4 &128829408
 Transform:
   m_ObjectHideFlags: 0
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/Minigames/BirdPooper/BirdPooperGameManager.cs b/Assets/Scripts/Minigames/BirdPooper/BirdPooperGameManager.cs
index 937691c7..476dfa46 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/Minigames/BirdPooper/BirdPooperGameManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/Minigames/BirdPooper/BirdPooperGameManager.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ namespace Minigames.BirdPooper
         private int targetsHit;
         private bool isGameOver;
 
+        [Header("Input")]
+        [Tooltip("Minimum seconds between consecutive poop spawns")]
+        [SerializeField] private float poopCooldown = 0.5f;
+
+        // timestamp of last poop spawn
+        private float _lastPoopTime = -Mathf.Infinity;
+
         internal override void OnManagedAwake()
         {
             base.OnManagedAwake();
@@ -156,11 +163,17 @@ namespace Minigames.BirdPooper
         /// </summary>
         public void SpawnPoop()
         {
+            // enforce cooldown
+            if (Time.time < _lastPoopTime + poopCooldown)
+                return;
+
             if (isGameOver || player == null || poopPrefab == null)
                 return;
             
             Vector3 spawnPosition = player.transform.position;
             Instantiate(poopPrefab, spawnPosition, Quaternion.identity);
+
+            _lastPoopTime = Time.time;
             
             Debug.Log($"[BirdPooperGameManager] Spawned poop at {spawnPosition}");
         }