mouse chomped on my Cintia

6 years ago

I have a couple Cintia cactus. I put them out in the greenhouse a couple weeks ago. For a lot of years I had no trouble with rodents in my greenhouse but for the last couple years that has changed. For the recent couple years they only ate seedlings or maybe some new growth like branches. The mature cacti weren't bothered. However, today tubercles on the top of my Cintia cacti were eaten. Fortunately I set a trap last night and killed a mouse. The cacti won't look as nice as they did but they will survive.

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cactusmcharris, interior BC Z4/5

6 years ago

Chipmunks ate ALL four of my Lophophora, the cute and furry varmints.

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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
I have seen chipmunk running away with one of my Lithops!!! And there is a bite on another one - probably mouse too. Setting a trap...
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rina_Ontario,Canada 5a
6 years ago
Jeff

was it williamsii? Did they hallucinate after?...or maybe animals have some resistance to that. Just wondering :)

Chipmunks are really cute, but dig around more than squirrels
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Polypompholyx
Original Author
6 years ago
Another mouse came and nibbled the other Cintia last night but afterwards he tried sampling the peanut butter in the trap and didn't survive. Kinda dumb of me to leave the Cintias outside after the first one was chomped on. I was hoping there was only one mouse but both of the mice caught in the trap look young. I might have a whole family of mice visiting the greenhouse each night.
Polypompholyx
Original Author
6 years ago
3rd mouse down. Maybe I'll get a fourth before morning. Now what do I do about the 4 paper wasps I saw earlier today scouting for nesting sites in my greenhouse? Maybe an electronic critter repeller would work.
ewwmayo
6 years ago
Such a bummer!!
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