My dog is happy, he has a job, I am happy we are enjoying the fruits of my labor. We have baby ground hog's, I have seen two. They don't set the trap off, so how to trap them?
We trapped one parent, don't want to trap the other because of the babies. Need them gone, starting garden soon. They are eating grass. I would like to trap together. One baby hissed at me so I am not getting close enough to pick them up. Which would be great, then I could put in trap and feed until I get the next one. Then the parent. Please advice. Can a planter box be raised high enough to keep woodchucks from climbing up?
And if so, how high is that? Woodchucks happen to be very good climbers. One suggestion is to add some chicken wire across the top but keep it loose and wobbly to discourage woodchucks from climbing over it. Burpee sells a small animal barrier that you could see online as a reference.
I found that raising the planter box and putting thin sheet metal that you can find at Lowes or Home Depot on the legs will prevent them from climbing as they have no surface to hold on to and slide. A thin layer of silicon grease will be an added deterrent. I have a vacant groundhog burrow in my crawlspace. What's the most soil saving way to deal with it; try to cave it in and fill with what she excavated or move the excavated soil back into the hole and how would that be done?
Groundhog tunnels can sometimes be extensive, with 25 feet to 40 feet of tunnels, some as much as 5 feet deep, and a few chambers. Is this crawl space directly underneath your home? If so, it might be best to have a contractor take a look at it. Concrete pumping companies can fill in deep holes in and around the foundation with a special mix the service is found under various names, such as pressure grouting. You can search online for options, or your local hardware store might know.
Yes, ground hogs can climb. Have had a ground hog problems these past 2 years and have frequently seen them climbing 6' high into small trees in search of tender shoots to eat. Would not have believed they could climb that high until I saw it repeatedly myself. Regretfully you have to be committed to do whatever is necessary to get rid of them.
I know the young are cute but it is best to be direct and professional and use extreme prejudice to eliminate ground hogs. They are very intelligent and will learn quickly to stay one step ahead so it is best to be direct and decisive.
I have had a groundhog and babies live under my deck for over 10 years. I left them alone. But yesterday, one of them attacked my dog who thankfully only had a ripped lip and snout wounds. And that was only a baby that did that! If the mother would have met up with my dog, I believe my dog would have died. It is time to get rid of them. My deck is very large and wide and I cannot get underneath it at all. I heard moth balls work. Has anyone ever heard of that?
Woodchucks can get rabies. I bought 6 boxes of moth balls as the groundhogs are under my house eating the wood studs and they didn't do a thing, the groundhog pulled the moth balls out side, so I put the moth balls back under the house and next day they were back outside and the black pepper didn't work for me other.
My new tenant under the metal shed in our fenced yard came a day or so ago My husky chased it back under the shed for now ,which was a new exciting change from the squirrels and birds she usually chases, so I hope that's the last we have seen of it My neighbors say we have a groundhog living under our porch and it is always coming on our porch.
I have only seen a cat. It is hard to get under the porch and I'm not sure what to do or where to look. Do they give off a bad smell or could that be the cat? Worried about any damage that may be happening under there! We are partial to hot red pepper flakes in abundance in such cases, but perhaps one thing you should really consider besides a dog is a blanket approach — trying so many things at once that it just becomes not worth it for the groundhog to be there.
Try lots of things at once: Put nasty stuff under the porch and seal it. Sprinkle bleach around. Sometimes you can snake black plastic drainage hose under the porch and then use it to blow or inject balls of cotton infused with menthol or something else nasty. Bear in mind that this is about getting it to not want to be under there in the first place. Good luck! I have used lemon ammonia, I pour into one end of a garden hose with a nozzle open at the end. Worked on getting skunks out from under our mobile home.
I have a groundhog who's home is under my deck and his hole actually goes into my cellar, I can not reach the home in the cellar for it is in a crawl space that is to small for any adult to get into. Some one told me to put moth balls in and around the hole. The moth balls didn't work as I saw him today and it looks like he doesn't even care. I'm afraid to fence him in and then he ends up living in my cellar.
I've tried live taps but all I catch are coons. I'm open to suggestions. Skip to main content. How to Get Rid of Groundhogs a. By The Editors. Woodchucks or groundhogs can greatly damage a garden. Identification How to Identify Groundhogs Members of the squirrel family , groundhogs are squarish, stocky animals that typically weigh between 4 and 14 pounds.
Groundhog Damage What do groundhogs eat? Control and Prevention How to Get Rid of Groundhogs These critters may have been attracted by your garden full of tasty plants.
Sprinkle blood meal, ground black pepper, dried blood, or talcum powder around the perimeter of your garden. You can try using hair clippings as well. Puree and strain hot peppers and garlic, mix them with water and enough liquid soap to make it stick, and spray it liberally around the garden. Put some harmless but strong-smelling substance just inside the burrow such as urine-saturated clumps of kitty litter. Loosely seal the entrance, so the smell stays inside the burrow.
Would you eat lettuce tossed with bobcat urine? Neither would a woodchuck! Fox, coyote, wolf, and bobcat urines are among the forbidding predator scents now sold as groundhog repellents.
Eliminate woodpiles and other places where groundhogs nest. Keep undergrowth and grass cover low to deter groundhogs. They're related to squirrels. What's more, groundhogs have an extensive range and can be found all over North America. So how much wood could a woodchuck chuck? None, apparently. They build impressive homes. This story has been updated. It was originally published on January 31, Share Tweet Email. Read This Next Wild parakeets have taken a liking to London.
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Meet the people trying to help. Animals Whales eat three times more than previously thought. Environment Planet Possible India bets its energy future on solar—in ways both small and big. Groundhogs are among the few mammals that enter into true hibernation, which generally starts in late fall near the end of October and continues until late February. Every year on February 2, people around the country celebrate Groundhog Day, a tradition that centers arou n d the idea of a groundhog emerging from its hibernation to "predict" the weather.
If the groundhog sees its shadow and returns to its burrow, there will be six more weeks of winter. But, if the animal does not see its shadow, then spring is right around the corner. The most commonly-known woodchuck species, the Marmota monax or groundhog, mainly lives in th e eastern part of North America but also extends into the Northwest.
In agricultural areas, th ey live along creeks, pastures and wooded areas where they can create extensive burrow systems. Groundhogs are considered a nuisance pest because they can cause extensive damage to home gardens, farms, orchards and field crops as a result of their feeding and burrowing habits.
When burrowing, they have been known to destroy building foundations, create unwanted holes on lawns and cause electrical outages from gnawing on underground wires. Groundhogs rarely come in contact with humans and therefore pose no major public health hazards.
H owever, they are capable of carrying fleas, ticks and rabies. Squirrels can be much more than just a nuisance. Learn more about these creatures and how to keep wildlife in the wild. Raccoons are particularly a concern in areas where their populations are thriving, such as the east coast and in cities.
Learn more about these wild animals. Along the west coast, there are five squirrel species that frequent backyards and occasionally the confines of our homes. Learn more about these species. Read on to find out what squirrels look like, what they eat, where they live and whether or not they are a threat to humans. Here are some helpful tips to ensure that no curious critters sneak in through the attic, basement or other susceptible areas of the home.
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