The average lifespan of a groundhog is quite short, three years. Like many other rodents, everyone wants to eat them, cats, dogs, coyotes, eagles, hawks, owls and many other predators including cars. Groundhogs are herbivores (vegetarians); they feed on fruits, vegetables, grass and plants. Winter months, groundhogs hibernate underground in burrows where they also mate and offspring are born. Once spring arrives, they rarely venture beyond 45 meters of their den to find food or mate to avoid predators. And when they do forage for food it is only for a couple hours a day, again in fear of predators. Groundhogs are known for the damage they can cause in gardens but their networking tunnels are a hazard all to themselves, causing damage to building foundations, large burrow openings and unstable ground above their burrows. If you think you have groundhogs on your property give us a call at gogreenpestcontrol.ca and our trained pest control technicians can assess the severity of and remove these vexatious pests from your property.
gogreenpestcontrol.ca & Exterminators, Ladner Tsawwassen Delta B.C. Randy L. Bilesky BsF CPA RPF
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