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    A Hungry, Nocturnal Visitor

    Our sweet potato bed. 1st pic, night 1, 2nd pic, night 2.

    I'm thinking Bandicoot? A bloody big one, at that. The boards have been forced apart in places. A witty friend suggested it may be a Bobcat.

    Sweet1.jpg Sweet2.jpg
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    Next time you want your garden turned over you now know exactly what to do
    Maybe a very liberal sprinkling of white peper powder every now and then will deter the little rascal
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    Echidna ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by B.S.F. View Post
    Echidna ?
    .W.
    Echidna's eat ants, I don't think that sweet potatoes are their thing.
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    The OP didn't say the sweet potatoes were eaten, he just said the bed was dug up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by B.S.F. View Post
    The OP didn't say the sweet potatoes were eaten, he just said the bed was dug up.
    .W.
    My apologies. The 'taties were definitely the target. A rather large one, house brick size, was devoured in one, overnight sitting.
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    Maybe rabbits? kangaroos? wombats? drop bears?A Hungry, Nocturnal Visitor

    After drought and bushfire, sweet potato is among measures keeping wildlife fed - ABC News
    Any wallabies in your area?
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    Rats. We had the same result from growing sweet potato. The buggers dug under the tubers and ate them from underneath. We had a bumper crop and most of them got nibbled or completely eaten. Because of the way they dug under, we weren't aware of the damage until it was almost too late to salvage anything.
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    My guess is rats as well.
    Bandicoots eat insects,and at times plants,and fruit.When they dig they made a small inverted pyramid type hole,if that makes any sense.
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    OK. The culprits have been identified. Our resident Brush Turkeys have taken a liking to the 'taties. That explains the rather large excavation.
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