How Groundhogs Hibernate | Plus: BABY Groundhogs!

[@robkilpatrick4283]

Another superb video on a subject that I didn't even know that I wanted to learn more about. Great work!

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Rob! I'm really glad you found it interesting! :)

[@garygrimm2097]

Was just thinking that it had been a while since your all's last video! Always glad to see a new video!

[@BackToReality]

Sorry for the wait, but thanks so much for watching! :)

[@chuckland2009]

Some seriously cute stuff in this video. It is most helpful when observing adult groundhogs to identify the male and female. Where I am in Michigan, the males usually emerge from hibernation in February followed by females in March. This is a good time to determine who is male and who is female. I have never known females to stay in their burrow throughout their pregnancy.

[@ivacheung792]

Aaaaahhh! Congratulations to Gordon/the Gordons! ♥️♥️♥️ Fantastic animations, as usual!

[@BackToReality]

Thanks so much Iva. I'll pass on your congrats to the Gordons as well ;)

[@theMusiCandMedicinE]

Found out the same way this summer that "Chuck" the resident groundhog that lives under my shed is, indeed, a ladyyy 😂 saw her and the pups playing on the ramp to the shed doors.. hey, she's still Chuck to me 😬

[@black_sheep_nation]

Me too! I still call her Chuck! And the Chuckettes🥴

[@rainydaylady6596]

Yay! I always like your videos and this one was adorable. 8 pups! She must have been exhausted by the time the little ones left. Thanks for putting this on KZbin. Take care. 🖖🤗💕

[@thetechnohippies8622]

We've named our resident groundhog Big Al! Thanks for this video, we learned all sorts of new things about our buddy/gardening nemesis.

[@clairpennels]

Our ground hogs are just part of our family. We love them. We watch them all day. We block their entry to the food garden but only block their holes if they dig straight into the veggie garden.

[@AnyKeyLady]

I love the animation on this to explain their lair. All i knew about them was from Bill Murray and they are a bit like moles so thank you for telling us a bit more about them. IMO, i think she looks like a Gertude. Would be so cool if you could put a night vision camera in the tunnel and find the nesting area for next year. Also, seeing this reminds me of the BBC documentary where they gave the animals voices. I think it was a beaver mistakenly calling for "Alan", when in fact his friend was called Steve! Another funny clip was a bird saying "day-time, night-time".

[@laurieanne9712]

Always learn so much. Cheers to Gordona(?) and other Gordons.

[@WanderTheNomad]

Mommy Gordon seems good

[@bobbyviensjr8991]

Thank you for the wonderful video and for being a kind human being

[@falsificationism]

Wow, who knew I wanted to know even MORE about groundhogs!?

[@cheftt6863]

Another well-spent time on KZbin. Informative, great script, soothing voice and tone, no music (thanks a million for that), and not spoiled with unnecessary humour. Keep em coming, please.

[@laurademilio8884]

Adorable! We love groundhogs!

[@markkory8059]

I would love to give you mine.

[@thebookofrevelationreveale4722]

We have 6 young pups for the 2nd yr in a row! Same momma and dad have taken over our two sheds, burrowing under each..she has one, he has the other!

[@virginias7689]

Love your videos. You guys have so much knowledge and I love that you share it with us. Me and hubby are big fans! Can't wait for the next video!

[@lightdark00]

7:06 I was expecting a skillshare ad 😆

[@Danapher]

Great video as always! learned a lot about goundhogs I never knew.

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Danapher! I'm glad you found it interesting :)

[@aysen8366]

What a great and joyful video. Thank you so much. Always look forward to your videos; thay are always special.

[@jeshurunfarm]

Always enjoy your videos. Respect from Africa 🇿🇦

[@ramonadevries6828]

Missed your videos! Your voice is so calming and relaxing to listen to but most of all I like all the research and testing that goes into each video and your garden.

[@TheGreenAcreWI]

I LOVE your videos so much! Always informative and the graphics are easy to follow and entertaining. Keep up the great work!

[@borqnaplashkov4385]

Congrats! I'll call her Mama Gordon!!

[@dosfisdo]

Glad to know you're still around and doing well. It's also nice to see your 'family' growing. :D

[@MS-te3ob]

Great to see another of your videos!! Entertaining and I always learn something...can't wait for the next video. Thanks

[@Denpachii]

Interesting as usual, but... I am oddly interested in the log structure that Gordon dug her tunnel under. was there a cabin there or was it made to be a retaining wall. When I was younger I frequently hiked what was once all farmland and is now forest, and found many former houses that are only stone lined squares in the ground now.

[@maryraycraft9797]

Great video! Thanks for all the groundhog info! I hope you’ll keep us up to date on the Gordons’ activities!

[@talkwithtiffanychannel]

Gerdy Gordon ;D Thanks for sharing, informative and adorable!

[@techtrek31]

This was delightful, thank you. For most of my life I've viewed these guys as among the most stubborn garden pests to be managed. Having finally invested in a very robust fence, I also find that I can now enjoy their presence and it is very soothing to have learned to co-exist with them this way. Now if only I could do the same for squirrels, chipmunks and mice.....

[@markpablo8684]

Your videos are such a treat. Thank you.

[@The-Hillside-Garden]

Just beautiful! Thanks for sharing

[@BackToReality]

Thank for watching! :) I'm really glad you enjoyed it.

[@lifebeforedeath1788]

I only recently discovered this channel, but I love it! It’s calming, educational, and all around charming! Good work! You’re living the life I hope I can live once I save up enough!

[@black_sheep_nation]

Finally, a video on groundhogs that doesn't involve trapping, shooting, or eating them. It's 2024 now, and nowhere throughout social media, does a long or even short form (30 minutes) documentary exist about them. Thank you for this bit. I'm still left with lingering questions, like, did Gordon mom eventually disappear? Or is she the only permanent resident? Oh well. My search continues

[@aquamarine9568]

The Gordon’s are so adorable. Great video.

[@ericap.flores2720]

Aww 🥰 I love the way you narrated the video. And you have the perfect voice for it. Thank you for sharing.😅😅😅

[@jeffreystieve8017]

Really well done. We love our resident groundhog, whom we call Wendal

[@divawarrior6402]

Always LOVE your videos! This one, truly dear! Ah the sweet Gordon Family!

[@marikapaprika5833]

Oh my goodness, so much adorable cuteness! Thanks for sharing! I would find it extremely difficult to get anything done in the garden with the Gordon’s around, I would spend all of my time watching them 🥰 It’s a shame that we do not have Groundhogs here in Australia.

[@MarthaGonzalez-jm3vn]

Be glad you don't have ground hogs. They will eat their way through a garden like a lawn mower. I had to stop gardening because of them.

[@carolynloughran5450]

Koalas & Kangaroos don’t suck though🤣

[@deadtreebark]

My dogs love groundhogs and anything else they can chase or dig up, but they are cute

[@ellaboobella8770]

So adorable! Groundhogs are right at the top of my list of favorite animals. Those little cartoon animals, especially the funny little snake, made me laugh. What a great video. Finally a video that’s pro-woodchuck. ❤

[@carolynloughran5450]

Wow!!! What a fantastic video!! You were born to do this. Your narration skills are just as good…if not better….than narrators from any big network nature documentaries I’ve ever seen! Your voice, the content, the filming…the excellent humour….ALL incredible. I wish I had found you sooner. Heck, you might be my neighbor 🤣…I’m from Ontario too. Anyway…thanks for the super videos!! I love them. Keep up the brilliant work! Carolyn (from Peterborough).

[@LBurnsy]

Love your videos. Good vibes your way! 👩🏼‍🌾💕👨‍🌾

[@SeGoFreda]

What a charming story. Again. 😃👍

[@thepiper5522]

Super cute footage!! 🥰My first woodchuck best bud, Buddy, had a litter the next year too. She kept her name though.

[@IshaErskine]

Always love your videos, please keep making them! How are the crops this year?

[@dianawarner3182]

Absolutely delightful!

[@Triiplesiix]

Love this. Found myself here after meeting a little groundhog friend myself..Harold.

[@zainebhameed1738]

Amazing video as usual, thank you

[@superveganwhat]

Thoroughly enjoyed the video and the update

[@BackToReality]

Thanks SuperVegan! :)

[@evelyngott2056]

I had the same experience. When I moved into my house it was December, so I had no idea I had a resident groundhog. Come spring my first sighting. I called him Puck. Surprise, Puck had pups. They were so adorable. This has gone on now for several years. She also shares her underground lair with a resident skunk. Baby skunks are also adorable. We all get along and this is within the city if London. I always joke with my friends that I have my own Wiarton Willy.

[@catpride1323]

This is the 1st video I have ever seen of yours, and I must say I am really impressed. I mean, the whole way the video is put together is really impressive, especially for someone, I assume does not work in the film industry. You had live action, animation, diagrams, a well written script and a lovely narrator. Nothing I would expect from a KZbin channel and everything I would expect from the nature channel. So incredibly professional and well done, you should be very proud as again, I assume this is not your profession and just a side hobby. Thank you also for all that well researched information about groundhogs... It being May and our little groundhog is pup less, I assume we have a male. Altho, oddly enough we have 2, and they are seen together quite often. We assumed they partner, and thought we had a new breeding pair. Not quite sure where last year's family went, we don't think we have the same ones from last year. Because of this quality video, I will now proceed to check out your channel. Thank you for sharing 😊

[@Adventures_with_Grant]

Can you do a video on how you make your animations? They are always so well made and add a lot to your videos.

[@markc3197]

I don’t do concrete work (this instance foundation/slab repair) but the people who do are glad everyone in the comment section has named them and treats them like pets 😞

[@hereandtherehomestead2201]

Gardenia would be an appropriate name :) Just this week I realized that we had a groundhog under the shed. I call him Chuck (around here we mostly call them woodchucks. Maybe they're not the same thing. Guess I need to figure that out.)

[@hoosierpioneer]

Same thing.

[@ksenismiles777]

" ..hungry or not, some activities are more important I guess.." 😂🤣👏

[@stilcrazychris]

OMG to funny. That's why I love y'alls channel. It just brightened my day. You see I woke this morning & my little toy poodle, Ginger that's a g name?, was not up to par. Just had no get up in her go. So I called the vet & ask if he could see her today. Well their all booked up, just my luck. But they asked if I could drop her off & they would see her in between other doggie appt. So I just dropped her off & now back home. I'm a few days behind on watching my favorite channels. I think 5 days to be exact? So when I opened KZbin, here you are, my 1st video to watch & made me happy to see you posted another video. Yeah me! And now I'm smiling from ear to ear w/joy of cuteness you filmed. Oh I hope my Ginger will be fine. I've lost 3 dogs in 3 years, with loosing my little tiny toy poodle Snickers last year, her sister. Oh I pray she'll be ok. She's 15 years old & most days she acts like a pup. We even played last night before we both climbed into bed. YES, she sleeps w/me since last year after loosing her sister. I just didn't have it in my heart to make her sleep along. Crazy I am. But she's the last one left & I've spoiled her like crazy. Thank you for reading an old ladies boohoo moment. Have a great day & I wish y'all would post more videos, BC we all love the two of you, Chris from Missouri

[@BackToReality]

Oh Chris, thank you for your message. I just read this to Paula, and we both hope Ginger made it back to you ok today. We’ve recently adopted a 5 year old pup, and he’s already got us wrapped around his little paws. He sleeps in our bed too. Lol. I can only imagine what you must be feeling. Best of luck to you and Ginger. We’ll be thinking of you both.

[@stilcrazychris]

@@BackToReality yes, she's home how. They called me to come get her & all her blood work was top notched. Better then mine & we eat almost the same food. IDK, but it's not fare her blood work is better then mine! Oh boohoo to me. Well I do have a fault or 2 that I do drink & eat that she not aloud to have. Soda & chocolate shame on you Chris your also Diabetic. Shush you told our secret dang you. Oh silly it's better to just tell the truth so you don't get caught w/all your lies. Yes, self your right. I was wrong. I'm so glad your so honest. So let me tell you what happened when I went to pick her up. This is going to blow you mind, BC it blew me away. You see I walked in a the lady brings out Ginger, 2 bottles of medicine, & she had my bill. She said the bill was $66.88. I was happy. I usually have to put it on my card bc it's over $100.00 sometimes $200.00. I said that's not to bad? But unknown to me the lady before me make a statement saying, as they where weighting Ginger, I hope it's not to much bc I'm having a little trouble making my bills this month due to me having major surgery on my back in February & I've got a $20,000.00 hospital bill & I have to pay them $200.00 a month. Then the tech asked me if it was ok to due blood test on Ginger. Well of course i said yes to the blood work. Bc Ginger is the last of the 4 musketeers of the girls I've got left & she's 15 yrs old. So as I'm paying the $66.88 the tech lady told me someone donated $100.000 towards my bill for Ginger. I started crying & I know who had done it right off. I was blown away by the generosity of this wonderful lady. I made it to the car & broke down. I've never had someone do that for me & it couldn't have come @ A better time. That lady has no idea how much that helped me. Thanks for letting me tell the story, Chris

[@boom_stick_boi4893]

Awesome... So how do I get them out from under my barn so my foundation doesn't collapse?

[@shericantor1031]

Really Love your videos!

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Sheri! I really appreciate that!

[@SopariaInc]

Adorable video!! So informative too.

[@itsgvs833]

Good quality content over quantity. Keep up the great work!

[@SergeGrowsOrganicEndHunger]

Everytime I see a notification I know it's another information packed video

[@Flowergurl2000]

So cool. Thank you.

[@realmaxpower]

Well done.. The Gordons

[@NiteshKumar-tn8xt]

Would love to have the Gordons as my next door neighbors.

[@justintr4888]

A chamber for sleeping, and a chamber for pooping. Groundhogs: they're just like us! (By the way, I'm happy to report that - having moved out of the city - I'm excited to finally put some of the gardening lessons from your channel into practice in my own backyard!)

[@BackToReality]

Congratulations on the move AND the gardening! Please let us know how it works out for you!

[@justintr4888]

@@BackToReality Oh yeah, I forgot to add: congratulations on your furry grandchildren 😂

[@doinacampean9132]

Here's a dumb, unrelated and niche question - how do you go about getting some (a little bit of) acreage in Ontario, without paying an arm and a leg? Or should I wait for the pandemic hike to get back down? (Will it?)

[@aldas3831]

How about Gordie? This was gorgeous! Thanks!

[@DaVinci740]

i came here because I just had my resident ground hog have 3 babies, and its been a couple weeks since ive seen the babies and about a month or so ago i started noticing the mom being kind of mean to them, chasing them off and actually getting into it with them. So i was trying to figure out if the mom will push them out of the area after awhile and sure enough i found the answer. thank you

[@SC-fk9nc]

Great vid!

[@eulogossusan]

How do you keep them from destroying your garden?

[@cherylirvin3919]

We know you must be very busy but you make such interesting videos we hope you make more!

[@74albin]

‘’ The Gordons” 😂😂❤️

[@dinscaavinsca9001]

love this video

[@nefariousyawn]

This was a great little change from your usual topics. I once had a cat that we impulsively named Edgar before finding out she was female. We just kept the name because Edgar didn't care, and that's what we knew her as. Why go through all the effort to rename an animal that you already named? I promise that Gordon doesn't care.

[@rollzolo]

I was throwing out trash and found a baby groundhog today on my driveway. I don't know how it got there? Size of a mouse, I put her in my shed, and everytime I open the door a chipmunk runs from being startled. What should I do with food and I have a dog that doesn't like critters

[@Badgeweefixstuff]

Awesome video very cool 😀🛠️🇨🇦🔧

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Badge! :)

[@thisismagacountry1318]

New Name: Artemis Gordon (Wild, Wild West reference)

[@diedertspijkerboer]

I guess that it's mrs. Gordon now

[@satellite2696]

Good info and great animation

[@LadyHoozer]

But how do you keep them from eating everything in your garden?

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

I like Gordon as Gordon tbh. It has significance from the first meeting to the big reveal; she's Lady Gordon :3

[@evelynbaker6715]

My CR-V was very nice thing and I was just curious about how much it costs.

[@BenSasser]

Great video all around! These are the kinds of videos and channels that I wish youtube would reccommend. Do better youtube! You stay amazing video guy!

[@llewellyncox_]

Two more experiments id love too see is adding charcoal to your garden as addative to your mulch And then creating earthworm bins and adding worm to your garden

[@NaNa-j7b2q]

I need ur help plz...I cant seem to find "correct" information online..so my porch has currently a groundhog mother n shes been there about 10yrs now n she had 6 kits now this last one im tryin to figure out what happens when that "day" comes esp if yr a male groundhog..does the mother assist them in any way cuz past 2 days i have noticed shes allowing 1 baby to stay but shes not allowing "chubs" A.K.A. smallest one inside burrow its under my porch i can't evict them currently house is under alot of work but also how my property is set up with river one side hway on other n my pond n behind is currently flooded out cuz massive NH rain storms so really hes screwed cuz ik also theres a few of the older siblings under each barn n sheds but he looks so lost like he literally waited until 8pm to dive under the barn cuz theres a few holes but like i said its occupied as well n hes back part way out of porch like isnt going into burrow but hidden enough from predators but idk i mean do the mothers usually just kick them out when she wants n what would happen will he finally just go look elsewhere cuz he wont leave the area but also is scared of everything........idk im worried hes so lil n just huge hawks been around stupid neighbors n there fat pigeons!😂 so hes got to actually venture extremely dangerous regions to get to safety or away from ppl with dogs..im so confused i just want the mother to go away ik she wont but i cant deal with watchin these lil helpless boogers die again next yr n my yards full of squirrels ducks deer fox ect...plz if u know lmk im worried she will hurt him i mean idk very much on them just inherited this property n knew there was a groundhog but not a damn family ect all around me!😅will they be tolerant enough to each other until there "ready" to venture out n do there thing.ty

[@jackdeespadas]

Did anyone of them look at their shadow on February 2nd?

[@selkiema]

Yes, another great video! I've been enjoying your videos for years now since your van days, and have been sorely tempted follow suit and do a tiny-house or camper van tour of the country too in search of a rural home base. I have dual citizenship, and was actively making plans a couple of years ago- that is, until COVID and, unrelated to the virus, the ill health of a family member. But maybe, JUST MAYBE one of these days!!! I'm a perennial optimist. :-) So, meanwhile I am living here in the Northeast US on my little postage stamp plot of land, and am host to one groundhog (or probably more) who has been living under the addition to my house for a good 15 years. The critters don't like the neighbors' golf course-like yards at all, with all those chemicals. I've been urged by neighbors to relocate them (illegal in our state), or to "do them in" (an odious prospect, since I am a tenderhearted vegan!). Thanks for filling in the picture of what my furry neighbors' lives are like! I do, however, have to admit it is truly annoying to go outdoors and find that the new tomato plants I've nurtured along since St Patrick's Day have been munched down to the soil within 5 minutes of going outside for a bit of hardening off. Or that the cilantro I planned for the evening chili dinner has been "mowed down" in the raised container, leaving me only a stray leaf or two! Oh, well... So it goes! Happy homesteading! Enjoy, and as I say to my own kids, "Take great joy in the small things!!!" Onward and upward.

[@savegraysoncats]

I named a feral cat Bradley. Trapped her finally and unfortunately she had kittens before any spay appts. We called her Mama Bradley from then on

[@lucilleseguin458]

Cute!!!!

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Lucille! :)

[@chixbleau7321]

That was cute

[@thomasenaharris8463]

I hope that after a yr of this video ,u can give us some details about ur now pet that we want to get rid of!! How can we get rid of this pest that we don't want without harming it !!

[@chrismain7472]

Wait! What is Ms. Gordon's first name though?

[@jenniferosborne288]

I think you should have changed Gordon’s name to Gordita 😂 JK. Loved this super informative and fun video. I fairly certain I have Gordita’s sister and her kids staying in my yard. Haven’t spotted them yet but all of the evidence points toward that truth!

[@williambaird3114]

Just had to go there.

[@fredford7642]

I think Gordona wouldwould be more appropriate a name fore your lady ground hog. fine looking family you have there, ut now we need names. Best regards! Fred

[@cosmicgem357]

What i want to know is how to remove a family of groundhogs without harming spring pups. The hole is under the foundation. I am disabled.

[@paulasmith4933]

Sweet story.

[@marisolsandagorda8716]

❤❤❤

[@michelleprull4105]

😁cute

[@BackToReality]

Thanks Michelle! 😀

[@CITAP1]

And I'm Paula! There, somebody had to do it.