Now I've heard everything, I would never have thought mice would eat seedlings, guess the darn critter was hungry. I hope you catch him, remember what they say "Where there's one, there are more" Good Luck
Christine

I've trapped 8 mice in two days. I'll keep resetting traps all winter.

Martha

Oh boy, my heart goes out to you. I wish there was an easy fix to getting rid of mice. Hopefully someone will come along with some good advice for you.

Thanks, Christine. My trap rate on the mice has slowed way down. So, I think I may be safe to try some seedlings again. I'm waiting for my seed order to arrive. Happy Holidays.

Martha

Well, I replanted and have perfect germination again. I've only trapped one mouse in the past two months, and I have traps underneath the light table to protect my seedlings. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. In addition to the coleus, I also planted some sedums and sempervivums which have had excellent germination, too.

Martha

If it helps, I have not had any mice problems because I have cats. However, my cats chewed 4 crape myrtles almost to the ground, They went from 8 inches to 2 inches in one day

but they are leaving my coleus alone :)

I have kittens. When the mice ate the coleus, they were still too small to be much help. Now, however, I think they will keep the mouse problem in check. They do like to chew on the plants, but I keep them on shelves out of reach.

Martha