Prairie Dogs

Information about Prairie Dogs

Information:

Information:
- One litter a year, consisting of 3-8 babies
- Birthing months are typically early spring
- They eat roots and grass
- They are active during the day

Nuisance Concern:
- They typically dwell out in empty fields
- Occasionally they can get into a person’s yard
- They are carriers of many disease and fleas
- Their burrows soften the soil which can be dangerous to livestock

Removal:
- APCS can poison the holes and then cover them up (depending on size and scope of job)
- Another way to remove prairie dogs is to extract and catch them live

burrows soften the soil which cna be dangerous to livestock...