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Getting Rid of Groundhogs

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Date: 06/15/2009 Topics: Pest Control > Rodents | Readers Request > Pests  
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How do I deter a pair of groundhogs that are living under my shed? I don't want to trap and release them, nor do I want anyone to kill them. Is there anything I can throw down into their hole to make them relocate?

By kimmcg from NJ

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By jabsgram (23) Profile Contact
We have used this method and it works, hope you have a cat or know someone that does! After locating their holes, they may have 3 holes,dump a box of used kitty litter in the hole and cover with something heavy like a patio block. The critters will move on to better digs.

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By chilipalmer (1) Profile Contact
Moth balls do it every time, and they don't hurt the animal that you are trying to rid yourself of, they just get going elsewhere

Chile

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By nightrain71 (10) Contact
You're going to think this is crazy but, go to a store like Big R, Rural king, etc. that sells hunting supplies. Buy a bottle of fox urine. Take it home a put on some cotton balls and place inside a knee hi pantyhose or something like that. I suppose a pillow case or even on an old rag would work. Put whatever you put the fox urine on in the hole or around where the groundhog are. They will leave. We did this ourselves when we had a groundhog under the concrete in one of our outbuildings. He left and has never been back. They are scared of foxes! The item was less than $10. I found this somewhere on the internet. Hope it helps you.

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Request: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

Archived on 06/15/2009

How does one get rid of groundhogs?

Sheila from Flint, Michigan

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RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

I use fox urine. You can buy it at a hunting/camping store. I soak cotton balls in it and drop it in their hole. I also sprinkle it in the dirt around the perimeter of my fence. I have gone as far as taking dog hair and feces and soaking those, too. Groundhogs are persistent. Beware, use double gloves when handling the fox urine and don't get it on your clothes, it reeks and won't come out. (08/07/2008)

RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

You probably have grubs in yard. They live underground as do groundhogs. The groundhogs love to eat these little grubs. You can put some grub killer over your yard. You can buy grub killer at Walmart, Home Depot, Lowe's, etc. (08/07/2008)

By SustaindbyJesus

RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

Soak a diaper or the like with ammonia and stick in the hole. (08/10/2008)

By Julie in Trout Valley, IL

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Archived on 08/07/2008

Does anyone have a way to get rid of groundhogs from the garden? Is there a solution I can mix to keep them out? HELP! They're eating up all my garden! Karen from Clemmons, NC

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RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

My mom used the same remedy for both gophers/rodents and dandelions. She poked a sharp stick in the area, and poured in an equal amount of milk and kerosene. The milk keeps the kerosene from being volital but doesn't keep it from being a strong deterrent for the rodents. Dandelions don't like it either. Good Luck!(06/02/2008)

By Sandra A

RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

Go to your local dog groomer and ask for them to save the hair that they shave off. Sprinkle the perimeter of the garden and in various places within the perimeter, even down in their holes. this is effective with lots of wild animals that love destroying your hard earned garden. (06/02/2008)

By Agatha

RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

You could buy a haveahart trap. Bait it with cucumbers or other veggies. When one is caught take it off to a wooded area a distance from the house and release it. (06/02/2008)

By Harry

RE: Getting Rid of Groundhogs

I have the same problem, plus they dig holes in the yard and gardens for their tunnels. Used cat litter works. I dump it down their holes. So does anything sharp, like broken glass. My garden is fenced and I use landscape tarp to hinder growth of weeds. A co-worker told me she got rid of a few groundhogs by coring a cucumber and filling it with rat poison and putting it near their hole.(05/31/2008)

By Jane from PA

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