New, extremely greed tomato theif - Page 5

efisakov · July 18, 2013

Guess, what had sampled my Anna Russian? I know the answer. You would not believe.

matereater · July 18, 2013

Tomato Hornworm?

efisakov · July 18, 2013

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Tomato Hornworm?

You are right on the $, Steve.

Dewayne mater · July 18, 2013

Really? they only eat foliage on my plants. Never knew they'd eat tomatoes too!

My thief returns nightly, but, seems to really have a thing for big beef. It is going to get most of them, and it got the last of my black and brown boar. Still, it seems to be leaving alone brandywine cowlicks, which is quite relief.

Looks like Ill need a night vision camera to find my culprit because the traps, and many other measures documented are coming up empty.

Dewayne Mater.

efisakov · July 18, 2013

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Originally Posted by Dewayne mater

Really? they only eat foliage on my plants. Never knew they'd eat tomatoes too!

My thief returns nightly, but, seems to really have a thing for big beef. It is going to get most of them, and it got the last of my black and brown boar. Still, it seems to be leaving alone brandywine cowlicks, which is quite relief.

Looks like Ill need a night vision camera to find my culprit because the traps, and many other measures documented are coming up empty.

Dewayne Mater.

Did you try to spray tomato fruits with hot pepper?

Vespertino · September 4, 2013

Any updates on the tomato thief, Dewayne? Hope you caught the bugger!

Dewayne mater · September 4, 2013

Never caught him, but the late summer heat wave was enough to stop production on all but sungold, so whatever it was, moved on to greener pastures for food. It was larger than a rat because the rat traps were routinely stripped of peanut butter, sprung and had no signs of catching anything. This lead me to think it was a smart and larger animal, making raccoon the most likely suspect. He/she was not ever interested in the catfood in the have a heart trap I set though, which is a little odd.

Dewayne

Dewayne mater · September 4, 2013

Never caught him, but the late summer heat wave was enough to stop production on all but sungold, so whatever it was, moved on to greener pastures for food. It was larger than a rat because the rat traps were routinely stripped of peanut butter, sprung and had no signs of catching anything. This lead me to think it was a smart and larger animal, making raccoon the most likely suspect. He/she was not ever interested in the catfood in the have a heart trap I set though, which is a little odd.

Dewayne

Doug9345 · September 4, 2013

My thinking is that he or she being a completely street wis racoon may have been caught in a Hav-A-Heart trap, new what they where about and wasn't going to go there again.

meadowyck · September 8, 2013

I'm voting for a raccoon as the size looks like to me like their handwork. I use to have skunks up north that would go around tasting my tomatoes at night. How I know is I came home one night and the head lights caught two of them doing the deed. If I had had a gun I think I might have been able to have killed them right then and there, but back to reality I really couldn't have. I have had raccoon leave that mark as well.

I hope you are able to get this issue resolved soon.

Worth1 · September 8, 2013

It was me.

Worth

ginger2778 · September 8, 2013

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It was me.

Worth

Marsha

newatthiskat · September 8, 2013

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Originally Posted by Worth1

It was me.

Worth

Figures LOL

Labradors2 · September 9, 2013

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Originally Posted by Worth1

It was me.

Worth

That explains the individual bites taken out of each tomato. So which one tasted the best?

Maybe we should all club together and buy you some seeds so that you can grow your own next year!

Linda

Garf · September 12, 2013

Maybe a small bear trap would work?

July 18, 2013	#62
matereater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: S.E. Michigan (Livonia) Posts: 1,264	Tomato Hornworm? __________________ Steve Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

September 8, 2013	#70
meadowyck Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Brooksville, FL Posts: 1,001	I'm voting for a raccoon as the size looks like to me like their handwork. I use to have skunks up north that would go around tasting my tomatoes at night. How I know is I came home one night and the head lights caught two of them doing the deed. If I had had a gun I think I might have been able to have killed them right then and there, but back to reality I really couldn't have. I have had raccoon leave that mark as well. I hope you are able to get this issue resolved soon. __________________ Jan “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” -Theodore Roosevelt Last edited by meadowyck; September 8, 2013 at 12:36 AM.

July 18, 2013	#64
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	Really? they only eat foliage on my plants. Never knew they'd eat tomatoes too! My thief returns nightly, but, seems to really have a thing for big beef. It is going to get most of them, and it got the last of my black and brown boar. Still, it seems to be leaving alone brandywine cowlicks, which is quite relief. Looks like Ill need a night vision camera to find my culprit because the traps, and many other measures documented are coming up empty. Dewayne Mater.

September 4, 2013	#66
Vespertino Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Southlake, TX Posts: 743	Any updates on the tomato thief, Dewayne? Hope you caught the bugger!

September 4, 2013	#69
Doug9345 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Durhamville,NY Posts: 2,706	My thinking is that he or she being a completely street wis racoon may have been caught in a Hav-A-Heart trap, new what they where about and wasn't going to go there again.

September 8, 2013	#71
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	It was me. Worth

September 12, 2013	#75
Garf Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Miami, FL. Posts: 442	Maybe a small bear trap would work?