General Information:
    The groundhog also known as as the woodchuck,  inhabits most of North America. This name is well taken because of the vast subterranean burrows that it digs and lives in. Each burrow consists of several rooms with sleeping area located at the highest elevation and small chambers below serving for hibernation or toilet facilities. The toilet rooms are cleaned regularly and the wastes taken to the surface and buried. Deserted groundhog dens are used by foxes, raccoons, opossums and other mammals for living quarters as well as quick sanctuary from enemies.  The woodchuck has a coat of silver gray and brown with underparts of a lighter hue. The head is dark brown and the feet are so brown as to be nearly black. His chunky body is carried on squat, sturdy legs. The animal has small economic value because of the low quality of its furs.

What Does  It's Diet Consist Of?
   The groundhog is 95% vegetarian.  Grass, garden vegetables, and flower bed plates are a common diet. In agricultural areas or family gardens, the animal will destroy great quantities of forage and vegetables.  

How Many Young Do they normally produce Each Year?
    Groundhogs are usually born in mid-April or May and by July they are able to go out on their own.  The size of the litter is usually anywhere from 4 to 9 babies. A baby groundhog is called a kit or a cub. The average groundhog is 20 inches long and normally weighs anywhere from 12 to 15 pounds.
       At first glance groundhogs can seem quite harmless.  If the animal is not bothering you, what is the harm in having it under your house/shed?  From the top, the hole may not look like a big deal.  try and picture what is going on underneath your foundation.  The groundhog is digging out and moving all the dirt and gravel that is holding the foundation in place.  You may not even notice any damage for several years. but the only way to correct it, it to re construct the entire foundation in the area of the holes.

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