Unwelcome visitor
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- iann
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Re: Unwelcome visitor
I hope it hadn't nibbled anything before you dealt with it!
Ed
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Re: Unwelcome visitor
I caught 7 in the cactus house last month
They nibbled the Rebutia rauschii and the Echinopsis
They took all the buds off the Gymnocalicium so I baited the traps with the ones they left. Caught them when they came back for them
They nibbled the Rebutia rauschii and the Echinopsis
They took all the buds off the Gymnocalicium so I baited the traps with the ones they left. Caught them when they came back for them
Re: Unwelcome visitor
Has the sale of peanut butter just gone up in Macclesfield?
- Ali Baba
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Re: Unwelcome visitor
Field mice have driven me bonkers over the last couple of years, the first sign that they are about being the vanishing fruit on epithelantha. Last winter I caught one casually munching an Avonia, and I lost several conophytum cuttings. Eventually I worked out where they were getting in (a tiny gap near the door) and blocked it, and located a nest in the rootball of an overwintering Canna. Since evicting them I have been mouse free, but I keep a live trap in the greenhouse all year around just in case, and I always close the doors and side vents at dusk.
Re: Unwelcome visitor
I replace the glass in the doors with ½" wire mesh late April - Oct. It saves having to have them open and gives good ventilation.
- el48tel
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Re: Unwelcome visitor
I am reliably informed by an expert in the field, that Morrisons own brand (others are available) is the best for baiting the traps.
Endeavouring to grow Aylostera, Echinocereus, Echinopsis, Gymnocalycium, Matucana, Rebutia, and Sulcorebutia. Fallen out of love with Lithops and aggravated by Aeoniums.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Currently being wooed by Haworthia, attempting hybridisation, and enticed by Mesembs. Recently discovered gorgeous Gasteria.
Re: Unwelcome visitor
I used Morrison's crunchy
- Tina
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Re: Unwelcome visitor
Quite brave to be out in the daytime, did it do any damage ?
Tina
varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
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varied collection of succulents and cacti but I especially like Euphorbia's, Ariocarpus and variegated agaves.
Bucks, UK
Branch co-ordinator, Northants & MK BCSS https://northants.bcss.org.uk
BCSS Talk team member, contact me- BCSS.Talk@Gmail.com if you want to volunteer or suggest a speaker plz.