Moose might because they browse in ponds and lakes but I seriously doubt that deer will bother them. The youngsters might try a nibble if you have the lotus in a barrel type planter.

lotus grow so fast if not containerized that once they are established i doubt the deer could eat them fast enough anyhow! I'm sure they wouldn't go grubbing for the tubers under the water, but they might eat the foliage.

Snapping turtles ate my lotus tubers in the lake. Next time I will plant them in "cages."

I will have the lotus planted in 55 gal drums cut in half.I will have them in full sun,open space.I have some deer showing up in the past month or so.I just got a wonderful dog from the pound wednesday.I hope she helps with the deer problem.It is the best $15.00 dog i have ever seen.Thanks everyone for the info...........Diane

We never had a deer problem until our last dog died several years ago. Although we had put in an invisible fence, we still put the dogs in a pen at night, but I guess their presence was enough to deter the deer.

Good cartoon in today's (02/08/09) comic section: "Non Sequitur" by Wiley Miller. It puts the deer/man situation in perspective.