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    Varmints?

    Margo had a problem. A watering dripper was squirting all over, so she asked me to fix it. Why Shore, men can do anything. It was in a pot in her back yardClick image for larger version. 

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    The distribution tube was perforated - hmmm - How could that happen?
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    It looks like something was chewing on it - but What? Fenced (block) yard 6' high - carrumba. I snipped off the 5" that was feeding the dripper, and that cured the problem, but What Ate The Tube???
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    A rat or other rodent.
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    Some type of rodent. They were trying to get water

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    cats are idiots and a 6' wall would just give them something to sit on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by runfiverun View Post
    cats are idiots and a 6' wall would just give them something to sit on.
    While using it as a stand for aerial viewing the rodents.
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    Yeah, rodents have the jaw strength and the incisors to do that.
    Find out how they're getting into the yard.
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    Cat. Rat would chew it to pieces.
    Whatever!

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    One of my sisters had a cat that chew on the elec. line for a lamp then got zap after doing it some many times and that line look bad. Look like a cat did it ,for how space the holes are and the way the holes are, also like popper said a rat would of chew it to pieces.
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    I think Popper is right, too. Rodents shred stuff.

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    I have heard from guys in Yuma that the citrus farmers have big problems with rabbits chewing up drip lines. Just another possibility.
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    She had a couple of house (Siamese) cats, but got rid of them when they started eating her clothes. Never got outside. But could be some others...
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    Rats will bite my drip lines and make only a few small holes. Other times they will chew a half moon out of the line. It is a pain to go fix them.
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