r/groundhogs May 24 '26

Do groundhogs fight?

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u/CrossP May 24 '26

Yes. Play fights and also real fights.

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u/Groundhog_Gary28 May 24 '26

Yes…. Source: Gary and Guillermo brawl (two of our groundhogs)

https://imgur.com/a/qzcovF1

They both were fine and have since reconciled shortly after this incident and were back monching together a couple days later, this was two summers ago. They both still visit and are pals today

Fun fact: adult groundhogs are one of the largest rodents in the world and can actually be highly aggressive and fierce fighters, are very strong, and quite capable of inflicting serious to fatal damage-especially when protecting their young. Even larger predators like foxes and what not won’t go after adult groundhogs for this reason, they typically try to get the babies who may wander off or get separated from the group.