Rabbits? On 3/11/2013 4:40 PM, Rodger Whitlock wrote: > This spring, my crocus flowers have been eaten by some unknown critter. The > flower buds are nibbled down to next to nothing, but the foliage is intact. > Other flowers affected include Cyclamen coum, where the entire flower and calyx > are neatly nipped off, and some anemones. In many cases, there are fragments of > the flower scattered on the soil below. > > Potential malefactors: > > birds > deer > squirrels > rats > mice > slugs > earwigs > > Initially I thought it was slugs, but a scattering of slug bait yielded no dead > ones. There are deer around, but I've seen no evidence of them lately. Only one > squirrel in residence that I know of. Live traps baited with peanut butter > haven't caught anything yet, but those can sometimes take weeks to catch a > rodent. > > I've been in this house nearly 25 years and never seen damage like this before. > > Suggestions? > >