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So the title says it all. I have a woodchuck roaming around my yard eating everything. Can I trap it and feed it to my dogs?
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Can I Feed Woodchuck?
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RamboTheRottie
, Aug 01 2016 03:15 PM
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Posted 01 August 2016 - 06:48 PM
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Is a woodchuck the same as a beaver? I can't remember on that. If so, I know some are food sites sell them. They are farmed I'm sure, but if I was offered any that had been trapped around here, I would geed them. If a woodchuck and beaver aren't the same, then I don't know.
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 05:07 AM
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Woodchuck is another term for groundhog. Groundhogs are rodents, like squirrels or guinea pigs, so assuming it hasn't ingested anything poisonous you should be fine feeding it. If the animal looks healthy on inspection after you trap it, it should be OK.
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 05:47 AM
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Posted 02 August 2016 - 01:50 PM
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Ok cool. Time to go buy a trap. I'm up to 4 dogs now so any way I can save some money.
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Posted 03 August 2016 - 11:07 PM
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I could be wrong, but in my memory woodchucks/groundhogs were a no-go due to disease risk.
My memory is dim. I could be wrong. But I'd investigate thoroughly before proceeding.
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Posted 03 August 2016 - 11:21 PM
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A Google search refreshed my memory. The biggest risk is that a woodchuck/groundhog might carry Baylisascaris procyonis also called Racoon roundworm nematodes.
I was living in a community when a young child ingested Baylisascaris procyonis and it destroyed his brain leaving him profoundly retarded and blind.
It is a very serious parasite. I'm risk averse and would not consider feeding raw woodchuck myself.
Bill
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