What could be eating my satsuma's on the tree?

[nola_]

Any ideas on what could be eating the satsumas while on the tree? I've never had this issue before. And I've never seen any raccoons, opossums, rats or other creatures in this tree before. The "feeding" usually occurs at night time. The leaves do not show any signs of damage from caterpillars etc. Thanks for any input.

 

[Barry J]

Fruit bats?

 

[Mojo Rider]

 

[AustinBR]

It was me. I did it. I was in the mood for unripened fruit. Sorry. I won't do it again.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Coons were eating my mothers. Looked like that, but not on the small limbs/high up. (more towards the ground and trunk)

Since I perfer I do.... I sat out with the old .22


Got 7 in 2 nights.

 

[nola_]

Been sitting outside since my post. Rats coming under a small area of fence from neighbors yard. 2 down with the .22 pellet gun.

Any ideas on how to take care of rats coming from neighbors yard? Part of satsuma tree hangs over his fence. But rats could possibly also jump from other trees or walk along fence.

Thanks for any input.

 

[spec50trout]

I'd guess tree rats, like Mojo said, they eat my neighbors and look just like your pic. But if you're seeing brown rats, maybe the squirrels are sharing, ha. Btw, that looks to be caterpillar damage on the leaf in first pic, top left foreground, on top right of leaf. But caterpillars like the leaveses, not the fruitses.

Oh, I like your style with the pellet gun!

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Peanut butter and rat traps.

 

[CHW2021]

You have the solution with the .22. Rat traps would need to be brought in in am to avoid trapping birds, have a pro set some bait boxes that will draw the rats to poisoned food, much safer for all.

 

[Devilneck]

A vegan chupacabra!

Looks like small rodent to me also. I live in the middle of town, we had brown rats eating my figs. Good old Victor knuckle breaker rat traps worked.

 

[pete70056]

Squirrels have played hell in my limes.

 

[Bkjsdc09]

Looks like the dentition of the elusive honey island swamp monster.


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[Ske1etor]

Definitely squirrels. We had this last year, ate every single satsuma. Removed a half dollar sized piece of skin, ate the rest.. Lol

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[Metryshooter]

I had the same problem with oranges a few years ago. I thought squirrels were eating them until one night I caught a big fat rat red handed.

 

[nola_]

yep. Going to be more dead rats tonight. Putting the Hatsan .22 to good use.

 

[Magdump]

I wonder if the little bastards make that face when they eat some sour citrus...

 

[Old School]

Google Mexican mouse trap

 

[Mojo Rider]

Google Mexican mouse trap

Ingenious and evil...I like it.

 

[I_FLY_LOW]

burrrrrrp, huh?

 

[spec50trout]

Google Mexican mouse trap

Ha, my buddy described this when we had a squirrel in the attic.