Los Angeles groundhogs are members of the squirrel family and often cause great headaches for gardeners due to their diet of vegetables, grass, grains, and fruits. The unsightly holes and tunnels that are dug along your lawn to get underground access to your planting areas are even more problematic. Many people using repellents to get rid of groundhogs let us find out is it the best way or not?



Groundhog Control:
In order to remove the California groundhogs from your shed or porch, fencing in the garden is perhaps the best option to control groundhog to enter in your shed or porch. But on the other hand, it is not the best reliable strategy.

Another option is to use repellents to remove groundhogs but it is also debatable because it is a lethal tactic. Using repellent is "questionable" because most of the repellents for groundhogs are not well researched and reliable. There are several repellents are available on the market and it is not safe, all these products are chemical based and it may harm your health. It is also fatal for your pets.

What is the best option then?
In order to use live traps to remove unharmed Los Angeles groundhogs is probably the best option to control groundhog directly.

Set the trap where you normally find groundhog, cover it up with a piece of cloth. Once you succeed to catch it inside the trap, it is advisable to transport it to another wooded area with shade far from home to avoid the risk of change. If you are not aware of its proper place for relocation, you can seek help from wildlife removal services. They are professional and well trained, they know how to relocate them in a proper way.

Groundhog Trapped Tips:
• Wash the traps with basic and natural soap to wash old dishes before inserting them and wear rubber latex gloves to control traps. This is not going to leave the suspect human smell behind. Groundhogs have very powerful noses and are less likely to roam in a trap if it stinks of humans.
• Before setting a trap, find out what usually California groundhog eats from your home or garden and use that thing as bait in the trap.
• Make sure to check the groundhog traps regularly. It should not be trapped inside the cage for days without food or water.
• Once you relocate it in its proper place, it is advisable to wash the trap because they leave any harmful bacterial infections.

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