Bigger that a Bread Box Pest

oakley · September 26, 2019

2019 deck toms destroyed.jpg
Back in early August we had days of rainy/wet weather. No need to water or check
with a flashlight (leaving for work before sunrise and home after dark)
Must have happened a day or two before discovery. Mahem. Destroyed pots everywhere.
Plants chewed off at the base and stripped of leaves.

Will remain a mystery since nothing makes sense. I know a raccoon can climb a deck.
(this is 10 feet above the forest floor and fenced/gated).
We have a couple chipmunks but they scoot quickly with the slightest sound. Possum?
Doubt a flock of turkeys would do this. Deer don't fly.

Possibly pup #2 startled something and he destroyed some of the pot spreading but
some vegetarian critter had a hearty meal before. (pup #1 is a good hunter but will
tip-toe over a twig on the deck...she needs big land for a hunt).

Fortunately the rest of the plants are fine but about three dozen micros are toast.

September 26, 2019	#1
oakley Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NewYork 5a Posts: 2,303	Bigger that a Bread Box Pest 2019 deck toms destroyed.jpg Back in early August we had days of rainy/wet weather. No need to water or check with a flashlight (leaving for work before sunrise and home after dark) Must have happened a day or two before discovery. Mahem. Destroyed pots everywhere. Plants chewed off at the base and stripped of leaves. Will remain a mystery since nothing makes sense. I know a raccoon can climb a deck. (this is 10 feet above the forest floor and fenced/gated). We have a couple chipmunks but they scoot quickly with the slightest sound. Possum? Doubt a flock of turkeys would do this. Deer don't fly. Possibly pup #2 startled something and he destroyed some of the pot spreading but some vegetarian critter had a hearty meal before. (pup #1 is a good hunter but will tip-toe over a twig on the deck...she needs big land for a hunt). Fortunately the rest of the plants are fine but about three dozen micros are toast.