Varmints

[Bryan]

I'm 75% sure I've got a groundhog living under my kitchen. It's driving my dog crazy. But besides that, should I be worried about it? Is it going to cause any damage?

(I own the house, and in fact am getting it ready to sell. It has only a crawlspace, no basement, so conceivably the critter could have the run of the whole crawlspace.)

I submit this to the FOT brain trust!

[Denim Gremlin]

I'm 75% sure I've got a groundhog living under my kitchen. It's driving my dog crazy. But besides that, should I be worried about it? Is it going to cause any damage?

(I own the house, and in fact am getting it ready to sell. It has only a crawlspace, no basement, so conceivably the critter could have the run of the whole crawlspace.)

I submit this to the FOT brain trust!

i believe the best method for dealing with varmints is well documented

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bv87T1CQF8E[/youtube]

[Jack from Arkansas]

I think groundhogs are fairly docile but they can carry rabies and digging under your house could mess up the foundation.  I would call a varmint/pest control company to capture and release the animal in the woods.

[Bryan]

Thanks, Jack.

[dave from knoxville]

I think groundhogs are fairly docile but they can carry rabies and digging under your house could mess up the foundation.  I would call a varmint/pest control company to capture and release the animal in the woods a stew-pot.

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