Rodent damage inside tube

[spandit]

I notice a few of my beech trees had died - I normally try snapping a small twig to see if it's dead or not but they just lifted straight out of the deer tubes. On closer inspection, they had very neatly been chewed through and the tubes were full of dried grass. It's beautiful craftsmanship but what kind of rodent would have done it? The tubes were pushed hard into the ground so whatever it was either chewed through or burrowed underneath.

 

 

One of the tubes looked like it had been shot with a shotgun - I assume a fox (or possibly one of my dogs) had been trying to bite through it to get at whatever was inside.

 

 

Bit of a shame to lose some nice trees but then the woodland was planted to attract nature and I suppose one must accept a certain attrition rate

[openspaceman]

3 hours ago, spandit said:

I notice a few of my beech trees had died - I normally try snapping a small twig to see if it's dead or not but they just lifted straight out of the deer tubes. On closer inspection, they had very neatly been chewed through and the tubes were full of dried grass. It's beautiful craftsmanship but what kind of rodent would have done it? The tubes were pushed hard into the ground so whatever it was either chewed through or burrowed underneath.

 

 

One of the tubes looked like it had been shot with a shotgun - I assume a fox (or possibly one of my dogs) had been trying to bite through it to get at whatever was inside.

 

 

Bit of a shame to lose some nice trees but then the woodland was planted to attract nature and I suppose one must accept a certain attrition rate

probably one of the voles

[spandit]

11 hours ago, openspaceman said:

probably one of the voles

Plenty of them around, didn't think they'd chew right the way through, though

[Yournamehere]

I'll see your vole and raise you... a dormouse!

[spandit]

8 minutes ago, Yournamehere said:

I'll see your vole and raise you... a dormouse!

That would be awesome...

[openspaceman]

7 minutes ago, Yournamehere said:

I'll see your vole and raise you... a dormouse!

He'd certainly have established a good habitat if they are nesting in his tubes, I thought they needed a close coppice canopy as they mainly stay off the ground.

[Yournamehere]

Hmmm.

Reckon you might have an ace in that hand of yours Wyatt.

 

 

 

 

[peatff]

Probably just field/wood mice taking advantage of your hospitality.