What's eating my tomatoes? Rats? (Pic)

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I'm hoping it could be slugs or snails, but dh is convinced it's rats. The plants are outside in our garden.

Slugs or snails. Go out after dark with a torch and you will catch them at it.

Yeah slugs or snails. Look up on youtube 'snail eating'

I think if it was a rat it wouldn't be left so in tact?

Looks like teeth marks so maybe not slugs.

yeah, dh thought teeth marks too. We have hedgehogs in the garden - do they eat tomatoes?

Could be squirrels, they like tomatoes.

Rabbits maybe. I've got a pet one so mytomatoes live high up but wild ones or lost pets roam around eating all sorts

Slugs or caterpillars. Try some straw around the base of the plant and the pot.

Mine only like the fancy tomatoes, I have snobby slugs.

My dog liked tomatoes too, would leave them half eaten before he'd go eat half another one... I think there are many contenders!

I’d guess squirrels as I found one carefully removing a pear from the tree and eating it. I’m guessing that’s why we do not get any pears!