Seriously, if we had more snakes, I’d never need to deal with things like this!
After a lot of hard work sprouting seeds and growing seedlings, it breaks my heart to see things like this happen. All that hard work, and the results are now gone.
MY SAD VIDEO AFTER THE ATTACK
THOSE DIRTY RATS!
One of these things is not like the other…. Can you believe it? Some plants are great, but peppers are even better. Unfortunately, there young pepper plants were too small to defend themselves.
This is what my ghost pepper seedlings should look like. Thankfully I still had more, but that’s not the point. Compare these to the photo below, and you’ll see the difference.
Yup, I moved them outside to harden them off before planting them in the garden, and a big rat came along and nibbled them down to nothing! That’s like a direct attack on @papa-pepper. Seriously! Can you even think of something worse? If only there were more snakes around, then they could eat those rats before the rats ate my seedlings! I guess we’ll work on increasing the snake population! LOL!
As always, I'm @papa-pepper and here's the proof:
proof-of-papa-pepper-mourning-the-loss-of-his-pepper-seedlings
Until next time…
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You should get a cat. Hope your next batch is better!
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I was thinking the same thing about a cat...
@pappa-pepper what kind of snakes are you taking about? And where do you get em from?
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I assume you had wild snakes around to help with the pest control. But yes, a cat would help or a hawk.
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beautiful place where you put to germinate, I love hopefully there would be more things here in my country make everything easier, in my case I am with my aunt grandmother as I told you in a previous blog that we planted several bushes of coffee in our yard where we have decided Now plant another 3 to see how it is given by the cold and mountainous area may be. As always your Venezuelan friend sends you a hug
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hahaha.... very interesting idea cought in your brain. Really its a true funny idea. Rate vs snake.
oh dear, I have seen your sad moment. This is scary moments for the seedlings.times.
i visiting your sad vedio.
great share @Papa-Pepper.
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Oh no! That's simply dreadful! Yesterday morning our stupid male dog dug up around 5 of my cucumber plants, so I feel your pain. Good luck with the rest!
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Dreadful? Like my hair? LOL
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Very Punny Pepper!
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Those dirty rats! Seize them!
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Dirty rats!
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Greetings from Venezuela brother. the species is Red eared slider. T. scripta Tim Colson did the id.
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Seems there are certain seeds they like better than others. I am planting seeds also and some are being eaten. Guess I should not have relocated that python we found in our gutter!
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just have a rat poison somewhere to get rid of those rats.
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I can't even imagine that. More snakes? Then your environment will be out of ban for a lot of people. Lol! Been a long while I visited your blog last @papa-pepper. You're doing well here.
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I know how frustrating that can be, when the garden gets attached by all kinds of animals because I had that happen too. It wasn't rats but just all kinds of insects in the dirt and they would eat the seeds or attach my garden after it all started growing nicely.
I think getting more snakes is a great idea and I bet the snakes would do a good job protecting your garden.
Good luck @papa-pepper, hopefully you will figure something out to get rid of those rats.
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I've been having the same issue, but slugs get mine... :\
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Have you tried beer?
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Yeah, I made a similar trap out of sugar, flour, yeast and water... and either a raccoon or opossum chewed up the container it was in, i guessed they liked the smell, lol... so it kinda worked until it got chewed up, lol
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Have you tried beer?
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Pity, the problem that I have in my garden are the toads that get into the masseters and dry the plants, I can not find what to do and the bravest climb to the top.
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sucks :( no easy way to protect the plants is there?
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snakes are a scary thing for me. Here in country a lot farmers died because of snake bites. This is one reason they kill the snakes on sight.
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The snakes are scary but they are useful in some ways. They would have kill those stupid 🐀 rattles spoiling what you've spent time planting
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It is very unfortunate when such a beautiful result is destroyed in one moment ...
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The rat just thought you were being hospitable. :-)
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Natural predator good thing. ecosystem natural balancing really great idea.
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If friend is serious there must be more snakes so that the rats feed and do not destroy your plates, I know it's hard work I have a neighbor who works with that has a productive patio of peppers and tomatoes. the other tray that you have next to peppers are already to transplant this beautiful, excellent work
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What!? All those Kingsnakes aren't doing their jobs? You might want to get you some of them furry reptilians known as cats. We got like 20 outside cats and never have a mouse or rat problem.
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People need to use natures ecosystem more then pollution poisons! 💯🐒
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Rats can be a big problem. I don't like them for the damage they do and the fact they harbour diseases, along with fleas. Snakes are one solution, but we also have cats. I haven't had any more problems with mice or rats. Now if you have a solution for ants and scorpions...
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My mom tells stories of rats chewing her baby ducks feet off. Yikes! Snakes and rats are 2 things we do not have in Alaska. Just small voles and shrews and house mice that travel here in feed from the lower 48.
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Bummer... sorry to hear that. Ive Had it happen all too often. The snakes seem to love our herb spiral built with rocks. We even found a copper head in the high tunnel! I've heard metal laid over rocks makeshreat habitat ;)
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