Anyone have any idea what animal it could be and how to get rid of it????
2007-11-30 04:18:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
You didn't say where in the Houston area you live but in general, you don't find moles, gophers, prairie dogs, or ground hogs in the area. The heavy clay soil doesn't support these type of animals. They typically need a more sandy soil.
If you live near one of the few areas where there is some sandy soil, you might have a mole but moles very seldom come above ground to leave a hole. They basically burrow all of their lives and leave tunnels behind where ever they go.
It is more likely a possum, nutria or armadillo. If it is a small hole, about the size of your thumb, then you could have a crayfish.
Possums are cat like in size. Nutria can be even larger than a cat and armadillos vary in size from that of a cat to much larger depending on age.
2007-11-30 05:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by oil field trash 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
could possibly be a gopher. Have you called animal control to come out and look at the hole?
2007-11-30 05:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by sugarbee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually a gopher or mole in Texas.... there are traps you can buy and catch them yourself or call any of the pest control pros and they should be able to help you out.
2007-11-30 04:27:18 · answer #3 · answered by ffemt6347 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on the size of the hole ,if its only about fist size or smaller mole or ground squirel, up to about cantalop size could be prarrie dog , bigger maybe ground hog,
2007-11-30 04:51:47 · answer #4 · answered by benthr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ground hog or a mole. Check with you local lowes or home depot on what to do. My guess is it is a mole.
2007-11-30 04:22:19 · answer #5 · answered by Hippie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a mole
2007-11-30 04:23:14 · answer #6 · answered by ktbug3335 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋