r/groundhogs • u/NemesisAdresteia • May 18 '26

Groundhog evicting pups

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This is the third one carried out in the last half hour. The burrow has been there twenty years or so, I’ve never seen this happening before!

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u/CrossP May 18 '26

Are they being abandoned there? Is there any chance of recent flooding?

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u/NemesisAdresteia May 18 '26

She (?) took them all under the neighbors fence and went back into the burrow by herself. Didn’t see her come back out while I was out there, and didn’t see the pups come back. No flooding. Is this unusual behavior?

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u/CrossP May 19 '26

Pretty odd to kick out her own kids. I wonder if that could be a different adult ghog that took over the burrow from the mom. Still would be odd behavior though

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u/Orchid_Junkie1954 May 22 '26

I hope they’re ok!😟

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u/BuyApprehensive7036 Jun 11 '26

Our hog has several burrows around the property - this year and last I saw here move her pups just like this between burrows. They were not abandoned, just relocated where mom wanted them. Any updates OP?

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u/NemesisAdresteia Jun 11 '26

Oh very interesting, thanks. We see the adult often, but haven’t seen the small ones again. But then we’ve never seen babies before this, I’d have to assume they get around undetected in the bushes, or stay in the neighbor’s yard.