When gophers dig holes, where does the dirt go? You never see any piles of dirt anywhere...???

Answer 1

Actually, some types of gophers and other tunneling creatures do create piles of earth at the entrances to their tunnels. Think of prairie dogs - they use these little mounds to help raise them above the level of the grasses so that they can see predators farther away.

Other digging species throw the dirt in a spray with their back legs all around the surrounding area so that it does not pile up. Badgers do this at their birthing dens to avoid attracting attention. When they are making a temporary home, they are not as careful.

Even when a pile of dirt is created, it can erode over time due to rain and the comings and goings of a hole's occupants.

Answer 2

You do see little piles of dirt around the gopher-hole where it started, just not the one where it ends. The dirt in the tunnel is displaced upwards, downwards, or anywhere nearby that has air-pockets, but usually the dirt is displaced upwards toward the surface. That's why there are little mounds around, because the dirt just gets displaced upward enough so that the gopher can get through.

Answer 3

i think they sell it to gardening places

Answer 4

they eat it