Re: Mice & plants.
Originally Posted by
carol
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The other day I looked through my kitchen window & saw a mouse poking it's nose into my pot of petunias. Not just one pot but several. It actually climbed inside one pot.
When I looked at my plants later it looked like some of the lower leaves had been nibbled. Whether it was the mouse or slugs I don't know - but there were slug pellets in the pots.
What could have attracted a mouse to my petunia pots do you think?
What attracted the mouse?
My guess is the slug pellets, Carol, especially if they are palatable. I have a feeling rats will nibble at the pellets too.
Personally I never use them, because of my dogs.
On a damp night I go out with my torch and a pot of salt water and pick the blighters off and drop them in the salty water. Same with snails.
I did try those wool pellets this year, but found they helped a little, but some slugs still persisted.