What ate my moss roses right down to the ground?

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  1. tkhooper

    tkhooper Seedling

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    They got the ice plant too. Both were in the same bed. I've never had this problem before. Anyone out there have any suggestions?
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Maybe grasshoppers?
     
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    will they do that? Well I certainly have enough of them.
     
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    2ofus Hardy Maple

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    I have had birds pull every leaf off of my moss roses and then start on the stems but it took them a few days to get all of the plant.
     



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  6. tkhooper

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    that's possible too. What kind of birds? I have lots of crows and catbirds.
     
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    Netty Chaotic Gardener Plants Contributor

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    Mice and bunnies like it too. But mice only seem to eat the leaves and not the stems.
     
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    They were starlings and crows that ate my moss roses. If it happened quickly then I would be thinking of rabbits or ground hog type animal.
     

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