Re: SB: Rodents in your rubble trench?

[Alan Courtright <acourtri@linknet.kitsap.lib.wa.us>]

On Sun, 26 May 2002, Chuck & Linda wrote:

> We are hoping to dig our rubble trench next week for our home and
> greenhouse. I am trying to figure out if rodents "gophers and woodchucks"
> could work their way through a rubble trench. We have a fair amount of these
> guys cruising our land. I read that woodchucks like to make burrows on
> knolls under rock walls. The trench would be 4'. I heard that these rodent
> can cruise that deep.

I doubt you need to worry about 'em pulling rocks out from the trench
while underground, but if you want to be on the safe side put some
aluminum flashing down on the outside (not too expensive), which they
wouldn't be able to dig through.  FWIW, I'm a retired wildlife biologist.

                         -|//*Alan Courtright*\\|=   
                                Poulsbo, WA
                             acourtri@krl.org
                       



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