maybe we shouldn't worry so much about waking up at night

[robysue]

If I could sleep, I probably wouldn't worry so much! LOL

+1

[Darth Lady]

Wait for it --

"To sleep, perchance to dream" - nice happy dreams!

[postitnote]

Wait for it --

"To sleep, perchance to dream" - nice happy dreams!

Yeah but old Ham was thinking in terms of permanent sleep!

[Darth Lady]

Yeah, we're definitely all trying to avoid that here.

Love your groundhogs!

[palerider]

It takes very little to arouse the bullfrog.
{{{oh, were we discussing something else?}}}

I was just about to warn robysue to be careful using that term where you could hear it.

[postitnote]

Yeah, we're definitely all trying to avoid that here.

Love your groundhogs!

I just opened my back door to have a talk with one headed for some plants not fenced in yet. The second I stepped onto my little porch, bam! Not 2 foot from me smiling from ear to ear. There is a burrow the length of my porch now. He must have moved in under it where the baby bunnies were. I walked back into the house. Lol, can he burrow under the house and get inside? Time for a live trap and relocation far out in the country!

[ChicagoGranny]

It takes very little to arouse the bullfrog.

And once you do, you better be prepared for the long run.

When frogs mate, the male climbs on the back of the female and wraps his fore limbs round her body, either behind the front legs or just in front of the hind legs. This position is called amplexus and may be held for several days.

[Darth Lady]

Yeah, we're definitely all trying to avoid that here.

Love your groundhogs!

I just opened my back door to have a talk with one headed for some plants not fenced in yet. The second I stepped onto my little porch, bam! Not 2 foot from me smiling from ear to ear. There is a burrow the length of my porch now. He must have moved in under it where the baby bunnies were. I walked back into the house. Lol, can he burrow under the house and get inside? Time for a live trap and relocation far out in the country!

I found this extremely interesting and helpful info sheet on groundhogs from the Missouri/Illinois Bi-state Wildlife hotline: http://www.wildlifehotline.com/welcome/ ... oodchucks/

From what it says, Bigfoot is probably...Big Daddy. But fear not, it says they tend not to damage infrastructure, and can be fenced out of your garden. (In my husband's family's experience, they are most dangerous to livestock - a cow or horse can get a leg into a burrow and break the leg!)

Seems like you might as well enjoy them! And you can...sleep at night!

[postitnote]

Yeah, we're definitely all trying to avoid that here.

Love your groundhogs!

I just opened my back door to have a talk with one headed for some plants not fenced in yet. The second I stepped onto my little porch, bam! Not 2 foot from me smiling from ear to ear. There is a burrow the length of my porch now. He must have moved in under it where the baby bunnies were. I walked back into the house. Lol, can he burrow under the house and get inside? Time for a live trap and relocation far out in the country!

I found this extremely interesting and helpful info sheet on groundhogs from the Missouri/Illinois Bi-state Wildlife hotline: http://www.wildlifehotline.com/welcome/ ... oodchucks/

From what it says, Bigfoot is probably...Big Daddy. But fear not, it says they tend not to damage infrastructure, and can be fenced out of your garden. (In my husband's family's experience, they are most dangerous to livestock - a cow or horse can get a leg into a burrow and break the leg!)

Seems like you might as well enjoy them! And you can...sleep at night!

Hehehe...Big daddy! I also saw many photos of the elaborate burrows they dig out. More rooms than my house has! They could cause my house to fall into a sinkhole, lol. I have to look at our insurance policy because I'm sure this is not covered! I don't have a problem with them eating plants. The large garden on the north end of the yard is for sunflowers and corn which is all for the yard critters. I also am planting lettuce, beets, carrots etc. in an unfenced garden for the bunnies and squirrels. That way what I plant in the fence will be safe. We have baby squirrels and bunnies out now. I can pick up the bunnies and hold them and the mom comes right to me for treats. The baby squirrel came out of the tree right over to me. I don't want to tame them though. It's not safe for them. Oops, the 3 year old grandson is peeling labels off of can goods again! Gotta go...

[ChicagoGranny]

groundhogs in the garden and pasture

Pretty big animal, so use the hollow point.

[postitnote]

Pretty big animal, so use the hollow point.

I eat lots of meat. I do very low carb for my diabetes. I really have to not think about where the meat came from or what it once was. I just couldn't kill an animal.

[ChicagoGranny]

I eat lots of meat.

I just couldn't kill an animal.

Relax, assuredly no animals are harmed in filling your butcher's counter with meat.

[chunkyfrog]

Rule #1 for farm families: never let your children name or cuddle anything edible.
Rule #2: all chores involving manure go to the kids.
(After cleaning out a chicken coop, I wanted to kill them ALL!)

[postitnote]

Rule #1 for farm families: never let your children name or cuddle anything edible.
Rule #2: all chores involving manure go to the kids.
(After cleaning out a chicken coop, I wanted to kill them ALL!)

That was and still is my problem. I've always named every cow or steer that was friendly to me. Of course when butchering time came I cried. I never ate a bite of anything that was raised on the farm. Manure never bothered me. I was always barefoot walking through the milk house so you sort of walked through it. That's what the warm water hose by the door was for! I miss the farm sometimes.