Combine an IPM program with a few of these DIY deterrents and repellents, and you can come up with a successful comprehensive plan to get rid of mice naturally. How Poison Works: Most rodenticides on the market today are anti-coagulants.
Rats are rodents that can spread disease, contaminate food and chew up property. Rats burrow in the ground, forming tunnels with one main opening and one or two exits. The 2- to 3-inch wide entrance hole is usually found under a covering like a low plant, mulch or debris. Before closing up burrows, the rats must be eliminated or they will just re-open the holes.
A groundhog is much bigger. Groundhogs make a much bigger hole in the ground. A gopher (around here we call em pocket gophers) makes a small mound of dirt or dirt hills to get the dirt out of his tunnels. Then you have moles which make the tunnels just below the surface.All of em are a pain in the rear and hard to get rid of lol. groundhog is much bigger. Groundhogs make a much bigger hole in the ground. A gopher (around here we call em pocket gophers) makes a small mound of dirt or dirt hills to get the dirt out of his tunnels. Then you have moles which make the tunnels just below the surface.