when mice get peckish- mesembs

[Tina]

I did say I have some ugly plants, these poor lithops etc had just recovered from last years damage & a huge mouse managed to get in again and have some snacks. I did 'get him', ( magpie food) and found that the greenhouse had flopped off the slabs making an entry point, its a very old third hand greenhouse. I could replace it but it seems such a lot of work, moving plants , pots etc & then getting Baz to take old one down & put a new one up I would not be popular.
I wouldn't mind an ID for this one, its a very odd colour

[Paul in Essex]

Well, it was ar-mice-tice day.

I'll shut the door on my way out.

[Herts Mike]

I once had a Crassula suzannaea eaten by a mouse who also took all the tufts off a Lophophora to line his nest.

[Tina]

Yes last years mice took loph fluff, something also ate the outside fruit of the seed pods, left the seed which was handy.

Nice one paul

[el48tel]

I'm advised by an expert that the best/most effective "diversion" or bait is crunchy peanut butter. Don't use the BEST or TASTE THE DIFFERENCE type products .... elcheapo works best

[juster]

If only he/she had just stuck to nibbling one plant, but it never seems to happen

[el48tel]

From the inference, I would imagine that the animal had "good taste" and nibbled the choicest, rarest and most expensive specimens.

[Diane]

Oh dear, Tina! At least they will produce new leaves next year. I think your ID is Lithops ‘Hammeruby’ the red form of L. meyeri.

[Tina]

I would imagine that the animal had "good taste"

it definitely did as it seemed to be mostly the coloured lithops that were nibbled, ignored my dorethea's-green n brown.
thanks Diane, its very unusual looking, will be lovely if I can get a clump,

[MatDz]

At least they will produce new leaves next year.

And the circle of Lithops' life continues... Until the next year's feast