Animal that digs up rhizomes?

[Airborneguy]

Do any particular animals like to dig up rhizomes?

I have limited space at home (no yard), but I have a nice patch of woods down the block, so I planted 3 rhizomes there. I checked on them two days ago (and yesterday), and found them dug up and tossed aside both days (I re-planted them the first day).

The reason I think it's an animal is because I put three sticks in the ground to mark where they were planted and the sticks were not touched. A kid would have pulled/kicked the sticks more than likely.

Squirrels? Cats? Any ideas?

I live close enough to this woods that I'd expect my two plants at home would be getting messed with also, but they are not.

 

[HARDHEAD]

Squirrels will dig them up and nibble em

put chicken wire on top of em w/ tent stakes after you replant em

 

[Airborneguy]

I figure it was the squirrels. I guess they can smell them. Thanks.

I'm going to keep them out of the woods for now.