What can you feed a woodchuck in your backyard?

Answer 1

If you are serious about helping this baby, find a wildlife rehabilitator. You can find them online by state.

I am a wildlife rehabilitator and as cute as they are, you do NOT want to do this. I know. They are adorable when they are small...but befor each feeding, you have to rub their genitals to make them pee or their bladders will explode. You can't feed them from a bottle because they are hogs and suck up milk till it comes out their nose and if they don't sneeze enough, they can get pnuemonia and die. And you have to feed them 5x a day but sometimes they won't take food when you think they should and you end up giving them feedings during the night until you get them hungry enough without killing them, to eat when you think they should. When they are full, you have to make them pee again-at least until they get older...and you have to keep rubbing while they pee or they'll stop when you stop. Oh...and you'll need a gram scale to make sure they are gaining the proper amount of weight. They'll slowly die if they aren't gaining enough. You have to keep them warm, but not too warm or they'll die and if they get too cold...they'll die.

Here's some good information:

http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/woodchuckcare.htm

I hope anyone thinking it would be easy to raise a baby groundhog reads this and changes their mind...;-)

Answer 2

try feeding it mice,hay,seeds,or flowers.do not feed it leftovers or metal,or computers or acid

Answer 3

Woodchucks are herbivores, and eat many different plants, such as alfalfa. They also really like the green beans growing in my garden!

Answer 4

Because they did holes in our yard. We want to remove them from this area

Answer 5

WOOD, Probally fruits and veggies