diagnosis help for torch

[oneistheall]

hi ,
one of the seed grown specimens has this scar... no apparent creatures around.sorry for out of focus images...

 

[dg]

really need to be able to see the damage better to help...

 

[ouro]

that looks vaguely like viewing slug/snail damage through out of focus binoculars.

 

[oneistheall]

you are right heres a better pic.could this be a snails work?

 

[ouro]

That looks a lot like a snail attack to me. what do you think, dg?

 

[dg]

That looks a lot like a snail attack to me. what do you think, dg?

yes, i agree- likely snails or slugs, they love fresh/young growth.

lots of good natural remedies for them, i like DE (diatomatious earth) for crawlers

 

[oneistheall]

thanks.been looking into that DE stuff, seems pretty nice.

 

[ouro]

Snails don't like to crawl over copper, btw. I bought some copper tape at the garden store, put a ring of it around 2x 5gal buckets, put a board across the buckets, then place any snail bate plants on the board. This gives the slimey buggers no path from the ground to those tender young succulents.