Wild Fairfield County animals that dig up your yard
Fairfield County raccoons and skunks- these animals dig up the yard to find bugs and food. They are the kind of animals that are active at night. If your garden or yard is filled with bugs, you’re basically attracting the skunks.
Birds and squirrels- these animals dig up the ground to stash food for colder months. They will dig up a hole, put some nuts in it and cover it up. Unlike the raccoons and skunks, sometimes these holes can be unnoticeable.
Moles, Connecticut rabbits, gophers and chipmunks- these kinds of animals dig up the ground to find food and they often have more than one entrance/exit tunnels.
How do I know what animal is digging my yard
It’s easy to tell that you have something that digs up your yard. But it’s a little harder to identify the Fairfield County animal that does that to you, considering the fact that raccoons, skunks and other animals are active just at night.
- Raccoons and skunks dig to find food or bugs, so they dig just below the surface. If the holes look irregularly shaped then that means you have a skunk or a raccoon digging up your garden
- Birds and squirrels- their holes are very unnoticeable, birds often can’t find their stashed food so they might dig up more than one hole to find their food.
- Moles and Fairfield County gophers dig up very messy holes. Their holes have volcano-shaped mounds.
- Rabbits and chipmunks- unlike the moles and gophers these animals have much neater holes and they often have one entrance/exit tunnel.
Getting rid of the animals
To get rid of the wild Connecticut animals that live in your garden or yard, you have to set traps. Toxic baits are more effective but, using poison for getting rid of an animal is not such a good idea. Not only will it affect your pet but it can also affect your children.
Do pets dig in the garden and yard?
Yes, especially Fairfield County dogs, they dig holes out of boredom, for seeking attention, comfort and other things. The most efficient way to stop this is to pay more attention to your dog. That way the dog won’t be bored and won’t dig up and destroy your garden or yard.
Visit our Fairfield County wildlife control home page to learn more about us.
Birds and squirrels- these animals dig up the ground to stash food for colder months. They will dig up a hole, put some nuts in it and cover it up. Unlike the raccoons and skunks, sometimes these holes can be unnoticeable.
Moles, Connecticut rabbits, gophers and chipmunks- these kinds of animals dig up the ground to find food and they often have more than one entrance/exit tunnels.
How do I know what animal is digging my yard
It’s easy to tell that you have something that digs up your yard. But it’s a little harder to identify the Fairfield County animal that does that to you, considering the fact that raccoons, skunks and other animals are active just at night.
- Raccoons and skunks dig to find food or bugs, so they dig just below the surface. If the holes look irregularly shaped then that means you have a skunk or a raccoon digging up your garden
- Birds and squirrels- their holes are very unnoticeable, birds often can’t find their stashed food so they might dig up more than one hole to find their food.
- Moles and Fairfield County gophers dig up very messy holes. Their holes have volcano-shaped mounds.
- Rabbits and chipmunks- unlike the moles and gophers these animals have much neater holes and they often have one entrance/exit tunnel.
Getting rid of the animals
To get rid of the wild Connecticut animals that live in your garden or yard, you have to set traps. Toxic baits are more effective but, using poison for getting rid of an animal is not such a good idea. Not only will it affect your pet but it can also affect your children.
Do pets dig in the garden and yard?
Yes, especially Fairfield County dogs, they dig holes out of boredom, for seeking attention, comfort and other things. The most efficient way to stop this is to pay more attention to your dog. That way the dog won’t be bored and won’t dig up and destroy your garden or yard.
Visit our Fairfield County wildlife control home page to learn more about us.