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What is eating my friend’s Meyer lemons- only the rinds. She lives in Northern California.


What is eating my friend’s Meyer lemons- only the rinds. She lives in Northern California.

by BoundNRound

34 Comments

  1. No-Proof7839

    Squirrels or mice are the pests stealing your zests

  2. Blackstrider

    Meyer lemons in June?

    Also… sorry about this… rats. Possums are another option if you don’t see gnawed bark or droppings.

  4. Stunning_Vehicle_676

    My guess is rats or mice. Our neighbors here in Northern California have these, and they just love them!

  6. hayenr

    I would just thank them for their service peeling your fruit for you.

  7. truth_is_power

    set up a camera that looks like it will be fun to watch

  8. Electrical-Cat-6660

    Wow, ready to eat off the tree! 🤣

  10. Pearfect-Pair

    sorry it was me, i couldn’t help myself they were soooo good🫣

  11. Logical-Scholar-2656

    Based on the location and unusual bite pattern I would guess meth heads

  13. Appropriate_Ice2656

    The exact same thing use to happened to my oranges.  Rats. 

  15. Dog-of-Sinope

    Me. It was me.  I can’t help myself. 

  16. LainSki-N-Surf

    This is happening to my dad, he got obsessed and did a stake out…ended up being rats 🐀 😭 He’s in SoCal, Meyer’s lemons as well.

  17. itspronouncedtouche

    Most likely rats, but could be possums as well. If they run out of lemon rinds, hungry rats will start eating the bark off the tree which can potentially kill it, so your friend should keep a close eye on it.

  19. WompWompIt

    someone who is making lemon bars and needs the zest?

  24. chelleybeenze

    It’s rats. I have the same problem. I sprinkle bird seed on the ground around the tree. I feed the rats to keep them out of the lemon tree.

  25. Bunnie_Rae

    My squirrels just open them and leave the rind it drives me nuts when I go to pick and it’s already empty but it’s hilarious every time

  27. souryellow310

    Squirrels. Same thing happened to my Meyer lemons last year. It was frustrating because it kept happening over several months.

  33. Apprehensive-Ad4244

    someone needs to write a kids book about this

  34. yesitsmenotyou

    Look for a chef mouse named Remy holding a bag full of zest.

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