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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

A woodchuck has to chuck wood, you know. Smiley Wink. Gosh, he's a big one!
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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

Wow....he's kinda cute alright, glad you caught the culprit....another one of the "cute but destructive " critters. DH was mowing grass and I looked out the window just in time to see a skunk get close to him...I hollered out the window "look behind you" and mr stinky luckily headed the other direction.
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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

Remember that commercial with the wood chucks chucking wood and laughing ? (;
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On 7/27/2014 Mistic said:

CardinalGirl ~ We have 2 in our backyard, living under our wood pile. Going to set off some stink bombs this afternoon, and hopefully they will run for the woods, where they belong. If that doesn't work, I will have to get out the cage. What did you bait the cage with? Thanks.

I read something today -- soak some tennis balls in ammonia and leave them around. Critters really hate the smell.

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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

My grandparents had a woodchuck that lived on their property. His name was Fritz.

He didn't come near the house. Just hung out at the edge of the lawn near the woods.

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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

So the ol' WWPP - is he now a beaver?

Like others, all I could think of is "How much wood would a woodchuck chuck....{#emotions_dlg.laugh}

He looks cute, but boby cured me of that notion! Kinda like raccoons, cute up to a point and I don't want to be anywhere near one that is uncaged. Good job trapping him, hope he doesn't have friends who would want to move into his newly vacated home.

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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

Am glad he allowed himself to be taken out peacefully! Groundhogs are another cantankerous critter you don't want to cross. They are extremely destructive, and I feel sure he has done considerable damage under the house.
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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

Thanks for the info on what to bait the cage with. Hopefully we don't have to go that route. I'm going to try the tennis ball thing too.

His name was FRITZ? LOL Oh no! I am not naming them. Giving them a name would mean Pets. I would be out in the backyard gathering hickory nuts for their food bowl. LOL

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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

What a cutie! Glad you're both OK. 8)

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Re: This animal was eating one of our rental houses (picture included)....

On 7/27/2014 Marienkaefer2 said:

My grandparents had a woodchuck that lived on their property. His name was Fritz.

He didn't come near the house. Just hung out at the edge of the lawn near the woods.

Aww... bless them for befriending him. 8)