S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!

S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!#338910

By LotharZogg -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:08 pm
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 6:08 pm #338910

I woke up this morning to see more than half of my S. Leucophylla x Oreophila pitchers shredded/ripped open. I attached a picture which shows the damage to one of them. What would do this, any way to prevent this from happening again?

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Re: S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!#338913

By Dionae -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:47 pm
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 7:47 pm #338913

Dog, racoon, some kind of animal. Maybe even a bird. It happens every now and then. They're just trying to get to the smell. They usually rip one open and realize it's not edible and move on. You could try some kind of protective netting and if that doesn't work and they keep getting shredded you can try a fence made from chicken wire.

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By Fieldofscreams -  Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:54 pm
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- Sat Jun 22, 2019 10:54 pm #338925

It was a bird, I've had the same thing happen.

Not much you can do about it though. Nature is cruel.

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Re: S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!#338976

By LotharZogg -  Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:19 pm
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- Sun Jun 23, 2019 4:19 pm #338976

I went to buy some chicken wire yesterday. I was gone less than 1 hour and came back to find all but one remaining S. Leucophylla x Oreophila pitcher torn to shreds.

I should have brought it inside while I was gone, realized that a little too late. It seemed to be the only one they were interested in and also my favorite pitcher plant...

Re: S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!#338984

By Dionae -  Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:22 pm
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- Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:22 pm #338984

LotharZogg wrote:I went to buy some chicken wire yesterday. I was gone less than 1 hour and came back to find all but one remaining S. Leucophylla x Oreophila pitcher torn to shreds. I should have brought it inside while I was gone, realized that a little too late. It seemed to be the only one they were interested in and also my favorite pitcher plant...

So sorry. That always hurts.

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Re: S. Leucophylla x Oreophila Attacked!#338985

By optique -  Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:48 pm
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- Sun Jun 23, 2019 5:48 pm #338985

google "Motion Activated Sprinkler"

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