hey noob8, with all my grows ive had the same prob, animals eating away at the leaves and its a big bummer when you come to look at ur babys to see a few leaves missing. theres this deer repelent powder stuff from like cedar creek soaps that i sprinkled around mine and the problem stoped right away, it also repels rabbits and mice and possums etc... last year i just put my stuff in a cage and handled it that way, check out my grow log from last year here http://boards.cannabis.com/outdoor-g...irst-grow.html , and yes, all plants are worth keeping as long as they're female,