I have 2 groundhogs under my porch! They don’t like each other but tolerate each other & hear them squabble each other , 3 rd one must be underground in the woods I see it come over occasionally and eat with the other 2 and squirrels, birds , thought they were solitaire?
From what I've read, they do seem to be solitary. It may be why your two are fighting -- they may be encroaching on each other's territory? Or possibly the "fighting" is mating, but that usually happens in the spring. Interesting, to have 2 so close together...
they are cute til they start digging into your garage, shed under your house and start doing damage. Then they are not so cute. And getting them to move on is an almost impossible job.
im so excited. i think I have a groundhog hole in my yard! they picked me! How can i be sure and how can I keep people from stepping in this huge hole as its right by my deck. Also when is it safe to fill it in as it is sooooo deep?
Cool! Keep an eye on it to see if you see Mr. Groundhog popping his/her head up out of the hole. If there's no activity, then it could just be a weird hole or it might be an abandoned groundhog hole. In which case, you can fill it up without disturbing animal habitat -- try putting rocks in it first, to take up space, before filling it with dirt. If there is groundhog activity, see if you can find the other entrance. Hopefully the hole by your deck isn't the main entrance. You don't want the hole compromising the stability of your deck if it's close to one of the posts...
I have 2 groundhogs under my porch! They don’t like each other but tolerate each other & hear them squabble each other , 3 rd one must be underground in the woods I see it come over occasionally and eat with the other 2 and squirrels, birds , thought they were solitaire?
From what I've read, they do seem to be solitary. It may be why your two are fighting -- they may be encroaching on each other's territory? Or possibly the "fighting" is mating, but that usually happens in the spring. Interesting, to have 2 so close together...
they are cute til they start digging into your garage, shed under your house and start doing damage. Then they are not so cute. And getting them to move on is an almost impossible job.
I know a few folks who have an ongoing war with them...
im so excited. i think I have a groundhog hole in my yard! they picked me! How can i be sure and how can I keep people from stepping in this huge hole as its right by my deck. Also when is it safe to fill it in as it is sooooo deep?
Cool! Keep an eye on it to see if you see Mr. Groundhog popping his/her head up out of the hole. If there's no activity, then it could just be a weird hole or it might be an abandoned groundhog hole. In which case, you can fill it up without disturbing animal habitat -- try putting rocks in it first, to take up space, before filling it with dirt. If there is groundhog activity, see if you can find the other entrance. Hopefully the hole by your deck isn't the main entrance. You don't want the hole compromising the stability of your deck if it's close to one of the posts...
These little guys are so cute. We have nothing like them in New Zealand.
Also, those biologists and their digging up of the burrows... the things people do in the name of science.
I know! I like to think we're a bit more considerate in our studies of nature nowadays...