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Woodchuck Description and Habitats<\/h2>\n

In this article you will learn interesting woodchuck facts. Woodchucks range in size from 20\u201d to 27\u201d long, excluding the tail, weighing 5 to 12 lbs.<\/p>\n

Woodchucks are grizzled brown on the top part of their coat, some with blackish or rufous tones and they are buffy below. Ears are short, rounded and their face has pale puffy patches. Legs are short and powerful and their tail is bushy. They give a shrill whistle, followed by a chuck, chuck.\u00a0 They are diurnal, most active in the early morning and evening. They rely on dew as their water source.<\/p>\n

Woodchucks have good eyesight, and are good swimmers. They\u2019ll climb trees up to a height of about 20 ft, but most commonly keep it to 8\u201312 ft. Hibernates deeply from the time of the first heavy frost through early spring. Occasionally hibernates in small groups.<\/p>\n

Skunks and Woodchucks are known to populate holes together. They do not migrate.<\/p>\n

Woodchucks breed from February through March, having young in late March to early May.<\/p>\n

Woodchucks are herbivores, eating succulent grasses, weeds, clover, fruits (such as apples, cherries, pears), berries, field and garden crops and ornamental plants.<\/p>\n

Woodchuck Damage and the Health Hazards<\/h3>\n

If there is one animal that we seem to encounter that truly drives our customers crazy it\u2019s the Woodchuck.\u00a0 We have heard countless stories of these little furry adorable creatures wreaking havoc on gardens, crops and the foundations of your sheds, barns and decks.\u00a0 Woodchucks are commonly seen basking in the sun, in a grassy area, on a fence post, stonewall, large rock or fallen log, always near its burrow. Woodchucks burrow and their tunnels can end up costing you significant amounts of money to repair if they have chosen to dig and burrow into your properties foundation. Woodchucks are carriers of mange and raccoon roundworm.<\/p>\n

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Woodchuck Removal Services<\/h3>\n

Wildlife Removal Professionals provide humane Woodchuck trapping and removal services. However, the best way to avoid a nuisance wildlife circumstance with a woodchuck is trench prevention.<\/p>\n

Trench prevention is the Wildlife Removal Professionals way of keeping any type of trenching (digging nuisance wildlife) animal out of from underneath certain structures. It allows us to give our customers a long-term solution to a problem that for many years was controlled simply by trapping. Trapping these animals is still widely used by professionals in our industry and is often used by Wildlife Removal Professionals in combination with trench prevention. Their trenching services should come with a written warranty of 1 to 3 years. For a local Wildlife Removal Company in your area click here<\/a><\/p>\n

See\u00a0Woodchuck<\/a> Wikipedia page for more facts.<\/p>\n

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