What lives in here?

[Warm_in_NH]

Couple of these holes have shown up in the yard. Bad pic as I wasn't too eager to put my face down in there, but they're about 2.5 to 3" round / oval. This is at the house in CT. Any ideas?
I'm thinking we should be very very quiet so we can do some rabbit hunting...just haven't see any yet.

 

[WES999]

groundhog?
https://www.google.com/#q=groundhog+hole+pictures

 

[firefighterjake]

Well I think I can safely say it's not a hobbit hole . . . gnome, maybe?

 

[BrotherBart]

Five gallons of water should give you a good look at the inhabitant.

 

[bmblank]

Ground squirrel

 

[cityboy172]

Baby Chupacabra.

 

[osagebow]

Probably voles. They leave neater entrance holes. Long furrow paths and dirt mounded around holes? That'd be moles. If the tunnel has Nirvana and Foo Fighters music blaring from it, then it's Dave Grohl's

 

[johneh]

I'm going with mutant ninja earth worms
Thats my story and I'm stickin to it

 

[Hogwildz]

My chipmunk buddy here, has several holes exactly like that.

 

[Swedishchef]

Setup a live trap (cage) and let us know what you found.
Can't be too big, I wouldn't be overly concerned.


Andrew

 

[chrispr1]

I've got plenty of woodchucks running around the backyard who's holes look just like that. Are the other holes in close proximity to the one you pictured? If it's a groundhog settlement, they probably have a few bolt holes nearby around the main entrance hole unless they're new to the area. Are they a nuisance to you? Mine are doing a great job of eating my weeds.

 

[osagebow]

3" hole? Shetland woodchucks?

 

[Warm_in_NH]

No woodchucks sited, it's be a small wood chuck, and nothing has started chucking the splits from the pile yet, don't think that's it.
Ground squirrel would fit this hole perfectly, but I don't think there's any for at least 800 miles, same with prairie dogs.
Moles, Voles, and chipmunks, hole is too big, they'd be able to go in and out 3 abreast. Got plenty of them elsewhere...
Ran out of time this weekend, but next weekend, between a 5 gallon bucket of water, the have a heart trap, and the game camera I should be able to come up with a definitive answer.

I will set up the game camera first in case it is the baby Chupacabra. there will be evidence of my demise, and if it is Dave Grohl's perhaps I will get a pic of him and sell it to TMZ.

 

[semipro]

next weekend, between a 5 gallon bucket of water, the have a heart trap, and the game camera I should be able to come up with a definitive answer

You're starting to make this sound fun.
The chipmunk holes we have in our yard are easily 3" across.

 

[jebatty]

Vent hole for your neighbor's underground tiny house?

 

[flyingcow]

It's miniature Hamas tunnels......They're kinda short people

 

[billb3]

2.5 to 3 inches sounds like chipmunk(s) and they have several, so if you are standing there watching it, they are sitting watching you watch it from another one.

 

[Warm_in_NH]

Didn't make to CT this weekend to set up traps, cameras, and / or create a flood. Next weekend is will figure it out.
It's twice the size of a normal chipmunk hole, there's a least two of them but they're 100 feet apart and on opposite sides of the house.
It will get to the bottom of this even if it have to rent an excavator to do it