conuly | Well, today I saw a groundhog

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And then tonight as I took out the trash I saw where it's evidently been burrowing, a big hole directly under the retaining wall to our yard.

Now what?

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From:

conuly

We can’t have it burrowing under that wall. If the wall goes, all the yard goes crashing to the street.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

Pouring used kitty litter down the hole is worth trying. That often makes them leave.

Some people have had luck with trapping them, but you'd have to drive it a long way to ensure it couldn't wander back.

From:

conuly

I like it, and if it weren't an active hazard I wouldn't care that much about it being in our yard at all.

We do have an ample supply of kitty litter and hot rodent-aversion sauce, we can try both of thsoe.

From:

ysabetwordsmith

>> I like it, and if it weren't an active hazard I wouldn't care that much about it being in our yard at all.<<

My bet is the groundhog found the wall a sign of soil stability. If you have other parts of the yard that are stable (e.g. under a fallen tree, near a boulder) that aren't either your retaining wall or under a building, then it might be possible to encourage the groundhog to move there. But if that wall is the "best" location, you'll probably have to evict him altogether.

>> We do have an ample supply of kitty litter and hot rodent-aversion sauce, we can try both of thsoe.<<

I hope it works out for you.