What's eating my sunflower seedlings?

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    Hi all,

    Any idea what's eating these? I've put slug pellets down but to no avail. A couple had been "felled" at the base and were just lying on the compost.

    Thanks in advance!

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    Could be a mouse going by the way that seedling looks chewed. Are they in a greenhouse?
     
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      They are yes, we have got house mice around but don't want to put traps down in case anything else strays in. :(
       
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      I find sunflowers are best sown direct where they are going to flower.
      They get very leggy in a greenhouse.
       
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        Good evening I usually spray some WD40 round the edge of my sunflower trays it works for me ,nothing likes the taste of it and its to slippery for them:smile:
         
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          I wonder if that would keep slugs and snails away from all seedlings?
           
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