Laelia Pacavia-Devastated!

[Cattleya17]

Hey all how ya doin? Today is a sad day I have this giant laelia pacavia it’s got about 5 leads but only two produced sheaths this summer. I was taking pics to show the process of blooming... Seeing the buds in the sheath to when they first erupt then all through bud orientation. I was so happy to get this plant I searched for a year and couldn’t find it and then Santa Barbra Orchid Estate had one. Set me back 84 dollars. Huge plant just stunning and I couldn’t wait for these blooms!

So the flowers were opening yesterday I was takin pics sooo excited! My favorite orchid I own I blooming. They weren’t gonna be done till this morning (that I’m writing about) so I come downstairs and my dad looks at me and says don be too upset when you look outside. Meanwhile I had been dreaming about seeing these flowers. Then I see the flowers destroyed!!!!!!! Ripped to pieces the stems broken! The Squirrels left one flower but it doesn’t even look like a flower! They didn’t even eat the flowers!!!!!!!! They just destroyed them. I’m talking tiny pieces! As if he took his little paws and just ripped it piece by piece!

And they also took out my sensitive plant (Mimosa Pudica)(also didnt eat it just ripped it out of its seedling pot ate the roots) and not only did the squirrel destroy he Urinated on them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could smell it! I am sooo angry. There are two buds left that just emerged so I still will get to see them but not how I was soo hoping to see them any body have this happen to them???