Submitted by nopoliforme t3_103f6ds in Pennsylvania
Recently moved to eastern PA. These little holes keep popping up around the backyard. I'm assuming it's some little animal but I have no idea what animal and what I should do about it. Any advice?
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hypotenoos t1_j2ylhb2 wrote
Voles
bdschuler t1_j2yli2i wrote
Burn your house to the ground and pour salt all over the ground. Sorry to say, but your house appears to be infested with lovely Rabbits.
Sure.. rabbits are nice to look at and lovely.. but say goodbye to any carrots in your area.
Just kidding.. but yeah.. I got a ton of those myself and they are always rabbits. But it is possible it is something else... but my money is on Rabbits.
P.s. If you see a baby rabbit.. try to control your emotions.. they are so amazingly cute they can make you want to scream.
billstrash t1_j2ymk56 wrote
Pee in them.
SquintyB t1_j2ymwlb wrote
Graboids
Peaceoorwar t1_j2yn0w7 wrote
That was my guess
princeoinkins t1_j2ynmes wrote
put....put your dick in it
Jmohimself1388 t1_j2yp3fv wrote
Careful when you mow your lawn this spring
Griswa t1_j2ypalk wrote
Thirdly. Look for trails in the yard. Like tunnels in the grass OP. Easier to see after it snows and then melts after a couple of days.
malepitt t1_j2yq408 wrote
We may need a banana, for scale.
vasquca1 t1_j2yr5ut wrote
Active scooper squirrel
WeathersFine t1_j2ys542 wrote
Dachshunds do a great job at hunting voles if you want a dog
axeville t1_j2ysg63 wrote
Milky spore is a biological agent that kills grubs and harmless to animals and humans. Once the grubs are gone the critters will move on looking for food.
ashleyfoju t1_j2ysmu5 wrote
I second this. I got voles all over my yard in York Co.
sirfuzzitoes t1_j2yt14u wrote
If you can pull the grass back and see a little dug-out den, its a rabbit. If it's a true hole, it could be a vole, mole, or any number of burrowing varmint. I don't have anything for scale but it does not look like a groundhog.
I've run over more baby rabbits with my lawnmower than I'd prefer but it's hard to tell if it's one of their dens.
CoalCrackerKid t1_j2ytw4g wrote
Bonus: Skunks love grubs, so there's a huge upside to pet owners in getting rid of the grubs.
pm_your_masterpiece t1_j2yutpv wrote
put your dick inside it. I am not a bot, just a weirdo
MomsSpecialFriend t1_j2yvav0 wrote
If you have the space for it, consider adopting a rat terrier from a rescue. They will solve the problem happily.
haroldhabanero t1_j2yzjyg wrote
Was going to comment the same thing. My parents had them growing up as a kid. One summer, I spent as much time peeing on the voles' grass paths as much as possible b/c I heard the scent keeps them away. Ah memories.
42ThrowAway1707 t1_j2z4ak9 wrote
I live in Maryland and we have them too. It’s from Voles. They are pretty harmless and so long as you don’t can about the little holes, not a problem. This year we had a lot of them and my neighbor was hell bent that he was going to eradicate them. He’s a dumbass. Just leave em be and they will move on once they have eaten all the roots they want.
amtrak308taz t1_j2z5xf0 wrote
Pour Frank's hot sauce down the holes. It kills sand wasps. I think it should make them move
orphanpowered t1_j2z5yji wrote
Do you by chance have change for 10 drams of voles blood?
jamisonian123 t1_j2z686l wrote
VOLES
BuddyA t1_j2z6wbl wrote
Here's a how-to video on how to deal with these pests...
IamSauerKraut t1_j2z7068 wrote
Voles, moles, white-footed field mice or squirrels looking for their nuts.
freshoilandstone t1_j2z7u4k wrote
Voles or rabbits. Shrew maybe
WinterWontStopComing t1_j2z8ipa wrote
Let me finish!
xAsroilu t1_j2z8y2v wrote
Looks like a rabbit hole. How deep does it go?
dj_swearengen t1_j2z964g wrote
Do you have a cat?
PatientNice t1_j2z9xzs wrote
My Jack Russell terrier was once called for Voletending. Always left them on the deck.
alaxsxaq t1_j2zceqf wrote
I have a "natural" yard and there are loads of grubs. Something digs a lot of small holes in my yard during the warmer months and I always attributed it to skunks digging for the grubs.
Allemaengel t1_j2zcwr0 wrote
Skunks looking for Japanese beetle grubs?
carissaaurora t1_j2zf48r wrote
Dachshunds are so viscously cute.
[deleted] t1_j2zi0g4 wrote
likely voles, i have them at my property. essentially blind rodents if i am not mistaken.
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noonehomenow t1_j2zqvaz wrote
"Austin Powers enters the chat".
SilverLynxAG t1_j2zs8g6 wrote
Let it be. What’s it hurting?
J_tman t1_j2zvsco wrote
I had that issue once and it was skunks looking for grubs.. but I have also heard of squirrels doing that digging up nuts
Prestigious-Buy1774 t1_j2zw5dj wrote
Baby tremors, like the movie.........
mrs-fleetman t1_j2zwooj wrote
It's 100% a squirrel. I have them all over my yard (in Eastern PA) and watch them digging around all the time.
roonroon1122 t1_j2zx2yb wrote
Voles or wood rats
amusedmisanthrope t1_j2zybax wrote
r/dontputyourdickinthat
PACubsFan23 t1_j302jzh wrote
Squirrels digging up the nuts they buried over the summer.
Secret-Neighborhood8 t1_j3055xb wrote
You need some snakes
IrrumaboMalum t1_j30eok0 wrote
Just wee ones.
For now.
ell0bo t1_j30irhn wrote
Or a chipmunk. They make holes like that too.
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alternatingflan t1_j30rya6 wrote
Better hope it’s not ground bees.
gdex86 t1_j30s5nj wrote
God are we going to need multiple planning sessions.
RHudak979 t1_j312o2y wrote
Chippy holes
Soo_Jealous t1_j3199vf wrote
Ever seen Caddyshack?
JessieTheValet t1_j31ezvx wrote
Yep, aerating your lawn for you.
reddit_mouse t1_j31gvjo wrote
Was going to say the same. If you have a lot of these, it might be voles, though.
Source: I live in York Country, too.
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TaskMaster59 t1_j31t7jk wrote
It looks like a rabbit hole. I have rabbits in my backyard with holes like that.
No-Setting9690 t1_j31zap2 wrote
Better than an ass blaster.
Danny570 t1_j321jz2 wrote
>https://imgur.com/a/3aBChlW
Opossums dig for grubs too
IrisOpen t1_j323kxn wrote
My yard it’s usually skunks. Opossums may dig for stuff too.
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rubikscanopener t1_j32b81g wrote
This. I had this exact same thing when we moved into our current place. We used milky spore and it cleared by the next season. That lasted for at least ten years before I had to do it again. Works like a champ.
axeville t1_j32cmv9 wrote
Good point that it's not instant fix like grubEx but less chemicals in your life.
Grubs eat roots of grass wo you knowing so the brown spots on your lawn are probably grubs underneath vs a problem with the grass itself.
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PSCCARDS1 t1_j32t5e0 wrote
Made voles, they also leave tunnels just under the surface. Also some snakes are under ground too.
570Cars t1_j33kxo0 wrote
My dog would pee in the holes if he couldn't catch whatever was in them.
If you can't beat them, pee on them
internetonsetadd t1_j361wto wrote
Could be voles, or any number of animals looking for a meal - grubs, worms, buried nuts, whatever. You can try to reduce the grub population.
GrubEx is quite targeted at grubs, but I'm not comfortable using it because my property is near a municipal well. I use some products but only if I know they have low soil mobility or degrade soon after contact with soil/sunlight/water.
For grubs there's also milky spore and beneficial nematodes. I tried the latter and I'm not sure it had any effect. Ideally they will carry on doing their thing for some time, so I'll see if my yard is dug up come spring.
Willing_Category1331 t1_j36wjba wrote
I have holes like that in my yard. I'm damn near certain that it's from this squirrel I keep seeing burying stuff in my yard
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DJBeachCops t1_j3gbw9g wrote
Ruuuuuuuuuun! It's an exploding mole-snake hole! A mole-snake is neither a mole nor a snake nor does it explode. nor should you run because running sets it off. And it's venomous.
tim0767 t1_j2yl9an wrote
Looks like you have moles