[woodburner]

Found a load of holes a few days ago in my veg patch. Finally got the camera and weather to cooperate, and took these earlier:



And finally managed to shrink them and upload them!

Any ideas what made them? They are only as deep as they look not tunnels and there's quite a few more. They make it look like my veg plot has been hit by a mini meteor storm! :evil:  :?  

[compostqueen]

I think it's bunnies.

[min200]

Rats?  Looks about the right size.

[noshed]

It could be foxes looking for worms

[mikem]

Well that has sorted out what did it  :!:  :!:  :!:

[peapod]

Well that has sorted out what did it  :!:  :!:  :!:

 
Without a camera trained on the beds it would be hard to say exactly what it is. But Im thinking its bunnies too

Paula

[Kate and her Ducks]

Sounds like time for a stakeout!

[AndyRVTR]

If its bunnies... you will always find some poo drops... if there isn't any, I would also say it looks like rats

[Lotty370]

I found holes like these in my garden, under a tree. I think that rats (yuk!) have made them as a couple have been seen running down the road. I think it is time to get the traps out.

Lotty

[peapod]

I think we should have a poll  

Just kidding!
 I think rats is a better bet than bunnies, lotty has just reminded me of holes like this in my mates garden near his compost bin.
I was relaxing this summer looking at his garden with a refreshing G&T in hand, when a huge great bl**dy rat ran out past me and down one of the holes

YAK!!

Paula

[woodburner]

Well that has sorted out what did it  :!:  :!:  :!:

What, you mean that complete lack of consensus of opinion?  

I was hoping someone would say squirrels as, of the three potential culprits mentioned here, we don't have rabbits, I know what rat holes look like so it's not them either, leaving foxes . . . . 5 yards from my chooks!  :shock:

The other possible I thought of is a badger. In the spring I had a problem with something digging up my potatoes, by scrabbling around for something in the manure, some of the tatties had teeth marks, so I knew it wasn't birds/chooks. But these holes were made by something with smaller paws, I think.

I'm not sure which is worse badgers, or foxes, but at least badgers don't jump fences.

The main reason I am finding it so hard to believe we have foxes visiting our gardens is actually because of the chooks. They aren't fox secure in the daytime, and shutting up at night is a bit erratic. Last night one was left out altogether, and is still alive to tell the tale! I really must step up my culling of excess birds, before the fox does it for me!

Edit: The birds I intend to keep all get on well so can be confined in the fox secure (touch wood) run.

[Rampant_Weasel]

i think rabbit, the rat holes ive seen have been smaller than that.and rats are usualy too oppurtunistic to bother with digging holes when there is easier food to get at.

[mrs bouquet]

Could it maybe be squirrels, I have holes like that all over my garden, and I watch the devils doing it ??  Apparently they do not have very good memories and dig at random.  Mrs Bouquet

[rainie]

looks like bunny digging to me, but dare i say rule out the cats toilet?

[agapanthus]

Think it might be rabbits too. If it's a fox you would probably find their poo somewhere near 'cos they usually mark where they have been.