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My husband swear its squirrels: -we have huge families of them- they are ornery : they will run in the street and stop right in the middle- defiant and daring y one to run them over.
Looks like the work of rodents... But could be fruit bats as well. Keep an eye on other ripening fruit. Fruit bats love papayas and fruit that are higher up. Rodents will consume low lying or mostly ground level stuff... I'm leaning toward rodents on this one but if there aren't any other fruit ripening at the moment in the yard I wouldn't discard fruit bats.
ok, I will fess up...since I was cheated out of one of your previous pineapples I had to take matters into my own hands
I'll put my $ on raccoons and/or opossums. In 4-5 years of growing pineapples here, I have harvested TWO out of approximately 60 fruit. Last year I had 16 pineapples eaten in 1 night...and they were still green!!! Starting last year I started baiting a Hav a hart trap with pineapple slices and I caught 2 opossums and 2 racoons. The pineapple decimation stopped...until 3 nights ago when 2 almost ripe ones were eaten clean.
any thoughts on this?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dewitt-0-25-Bird-Barricade-Deluxe-Netting-/110932972956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19d41ed59c#ht_1700wt_1006
Also the vines here think you've set up a perfect espalier for them.
Quote from: natsgarden123 on August 14, 2012, 09:47:59 AMany thoughts on this?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dewitt-0-25-Bird-Barricade-Deluxe-Netting-/110932972956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19d41ed59c#ht_1700wt_1006Natalie,I understand your frustration. You might look into traps that can catch squirrels, rats, possoms, and racoons.
Quote from: Mr. Clean on August 15, 2012, 10:56:32 AMQuote from: natsgarden123 on August 14, 2012, 09:47:59 AMany thoughts on this?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dewitt-0-25-Bird-Barricade-Deluxe-Netting-/110932972956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19d41ed59c#ht_1700wt_1006Natalie,I understand your frustration. You might look into traps that can catch squirrels, rats, possoms, and racoons.What happens to the animal which are trapped? I don't have the heart to do it... I'm going to think about caging in my pineapples...if I can get my husband to build one for me
Quote from: natsgarden123 on August 15, 2012, 11:33:31 AMQuote from: Mr. Clean on August 15, 2012, 10:56:32 AMQuote from: natsgarden123 on August 14, 2012, 09:47:59 AMany thoughts on this?http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dewitt-0-25-Bird-Barricade-Deluxe-Netting-/110932972956?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item19d41ed59c#ht_1700wt_1006Natalie,I understand your frustration. You might look into traps that can catch squirrels, rats, possoms, and racoons.What happens to the animal which are trapped? I don't have the heart to do it... I'm going to think about caging in my pineapples...if I can get my husband to build one for meYou drown the rats and squirrels. They are rodents..... I have no problem doing this.The possums are cute marsupials so they get relocated. Possums are less abundant here but rats and squirrels have too much food so multiply quickly
I've never tried this but it sure looks good and seems easy to make. This was posted on the forum previously but I can't find it now.http://www.sarasotafruitandnutsociety.org/information/edlincages.htm