Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#31
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
It is difficult to judge the size but frogs dig holes as well as rabbits is
this a poissibility? is there a pond near by? "Victoria Clare" wrote in message .218... "al" wrote in news:K_5va.815$KY6.626@news- binary.blueyonder.co.uk: No fur at all, but I have found two areas that look disturbed where an animal could crawl though. I've posted some pics at this address: http://www.alanirl.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ That definitely looks like rabbit. I don't think a badger would get through those gaps without leaving fur and probably having to move some of the soil too. If rabbit, it's a wild one, not a domestic escapee, because the holes are so small. I suggest a close inspection of all the fences, and apply chicken wire to any gaps underneath. Bend the wire outwards, as someone has suggested. If you can, enclose the garden, rather than looking for plants that rabbits don't like. Rabbits will eat almost anything when they are hungry enough, and are very adaptable to new food sources! Victoria |
#32
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
Di wrote:
It is difficult to judge the size but frogs dig holes as well as rabbits is this a poissibility? is there a pond near by? 'Don't think its frogs. And it doesn't seem right for rabbits either. Rabbits are pretty vigorous diggers and usually leave mounds of spoil behind. At least mine do. Too neat and too small for badgers. I'd plump for rats or voles. For some reason, voles can make extensive tunnel systems without creating the the mounds that moles create. And voles like lots of exit holes. On the other hand a vole would tunnel underground below the fence. So the surface level holes at the fence make me think its more like a rat. Or, if these are just excavations rather than tunnel systems, for something completely different, could it be a bird? The holes around the tree remind me of pheasant, or moorhen scratching for grubs and seed. 'Hope you will report back when the mystery is solved. ;-) -- ned |
#33
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
In article , ned
writes Di wrote: It is difficult to judge the size but frogs dig holes as well as rabbits is this a poissibility? is there a pond near by? 'Don't think its frogs. And it doesn't seem right for rabbits either. Rabbits are pretty vigorous diggers and usually leave mounds of spoil behind. At least mine do. Well, ours leave little indents in the ground, just as has been described, all over the place. Sometimes they defecate in them but more often than not they don't. We just can't figure out why they do it. They are a *!"$*~ nuisance They also dig nesting burrows, but those are few and far between. The little indents are all over the place. -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com |
#34
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
Jane Ransom wrote:
In article , ned writes Di wrote: It is difficult to judge the size but frogs dig holes as well as rabbits is this a poissibility? is there a pond near by? 'Don't think its frogs. And it doesn't seem right for rabbits either. Rabbits are pretty vigorous diggers and usually leave mounds of spoil behind. At least mine do. Well, ours leave little indents in the ground, just as has been described, all over the place. Sometimes they defecate in them but more often than not they don't. We just can't figure out why they do it. They are a *!"$*~ nuisance :-) Yes I can relate to that. It was the absense of spoil that made me think again. But maybe that has something to do with the soil. Fine, sandy soil would be spread far and wide whereas heavier soil might be piled up. One of the phographs did show some round 'pellets' by the scrape, which could have been droppings. But would rabbits choose to scrape close to tree stumps? Dunno. -- ned |
#35
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
In article , ned
writes But would rabbits choose to scrape close to tree stumps? Dunno. They sure do - there does not seem to be any logical reason to where they do and don't scrape. I can understand their scraping at the base of shrubs to eat the roots but I can't understand in the middle of a lawn or at the base of a tree!!! -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com |
#36
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
On Thu, 15 May 2003 21:23:28 +0100, Jane Ransom
wrote: In article , ned writes But would rabbits choose to scrape close to tree stumps? Dunno. They sure do - there does not seem to be any logical reason to where they do and don't scrape. I can understand their scraping at the base of shrubs to eat the roots but I can't understand in the middle of a lawn or at the base of a tree!!! Sorry, I lost the start to this thread, I thought I read that the holes had dirt thrown up around them? Can you explain what they look like again for me. How wide/deep ? Do you have foxes in the area? Tim. |
#37
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
In article opro89v208wxhha1@localhost, Tim timnothy.cohsalpleangmer@apk.
at writes Sorry, I lost the start to this thread, I thought I read that the holes had dirt thrown up around them? Can you explain what they look like again for me. OP said - A few weeks ago, there were two neat holes dug around the stump of a tree we'd just cut down. Last night, there were two holes in the middle of our grass!! About 4 inches across with a lot of "digging spray" behind them. -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see deadspam.com |
#38
|
|||
|
|||
What animal digs small holes in lawn??
On Fri, 16 May 2003 10:49:19 +0100, Jane Ransom
wrote: In article opro89v208wxhha1@localhost, Tim timnothy.cohsalpleangmer@apk. at writes Sorry, I lost the start to this thread, I thought I read that the holes had dirt thrown up around them? Can you explain what they look like again for me. OP said - A few weeks ago, there were two neat holes dug around the stump of a tree we'd just cut down. Last night, there were two holes in the middle of our grass!! About 4 inches across with a lot of "digging spray" behind them. Ta. So big ? That basically rules out mice, voles. Where they just depressions or were they tunnels ? As you say rabbits look a good bet. Or foxes if it's not a tunnel. Any free roaming chickens in the area ? Tim. |
Reply |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
The Dr Hadwen Trust is the UK's leading medical research charity that funds and promotes exclusively non-animal research techniques to replace animal experiments | United Kingdom | |||
What has wings -- and digs??? | North Carolina | |||
What digs big tunnels in the lawn? | United Kingdom | |||
Odd small holes in lawn | Texas | |||
small holes in pyrocantha leaves | United Kingdom |