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Antwerp, Belgium

Hi,

The last few days I noticed the leaves of my plant are being bitten. Rather big chunks of leaves are bitten away.

Anyone knows wich animal this could be? Cat? Dog? ...?
And what can I do about it?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

6/17/2014 3:26:14 AM

Antwerp, Belgium

Or maybe rabbits? There are some running around the neighbourhood.

But I would think rabbits wouldn't bite this big chunks out of a leave.

And is there something to scare rabbits away?

6/17/2014 4:05:50 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Birds...Eating Bugs

6/17/2014 7:32:17 AM

Zurich, Ontario Canada

deer

6/17/2014 8:11:23 AM

Central Illinois

I think rabbits tend to chew through the stem letting the plants part fall off , then they eat it. If its a small stem it can look like its been cut off with a knife.

6/17/2014 8:55:28 AM

New England

garlic barrier or a pest repellent that smells bad. worked for me last year

6/17/2014 9:57:56 AM

Antwerp, Belgium

Deer don't live over here.

The chunks taken out of the leaves are too big for birds and they would leave the parts of the plant behind, no?

I already put some onion and garlic in the ground because
I know that scares rabbits and cats away.

6/17/2014 10:29:00 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Linus is prob right. The holes grow 5x as the leaf grows.

6/17/2014 12:00:28 PM

Omaha, Ne.

bird like to stand on my leaves here causing a lot of holes

6/18/2014 8:35:24 AM

Warwood

Groundhogs usually bite off all the vine tips first then work on the leaves. Don't know if you have them in Belgium? They can ruin a plant in one day, believe me I know.

6/18/2014 11:08:00 AM

Colorado

I had baby grackles hanging out in a plant one year. They like to peck from beneath. I had to quit feeding the birds so they moved their daycare. They made pretty good sized holes

6/18/2014 12:54:29 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

BirdZ usually make a triangular hole from beneath....

6/18/2014 3:49:16 PM