# What animal is making these holes?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 30, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-holes/504793 "2009-07-30T17:44:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Emmy2635](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Emmy2635](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emmy2635)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-holes/504793/1 "2009-07-30T17:44:11Z")

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Over the past few days, I have noticed about 10-15 of these shallow holes in my flower garden, filled with seeds and sprouts. I can’t tell if the seeds are sprouting or if the animal is placing the sprouts there. There are also deeper holes that look like traditional chipmunk or squirrel holes.

[Picture 1](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40959184@N03/3772828686/in/photostream/)

[Picture 2](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40959184@N03/3772021499/in/photostream/)

[Picture 3: Deeper hole](http://www.flickr.com/photos/40959184@N03/3772827866/in/photostream/)

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**Author:** ![DSYoungEsq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-holes/504793/2 "2009-07-30T19:28:54Z")

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Always helps to know where you live when answering these types of questions. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Emmy2635](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/919ad9/32.png) [@Emmy2635](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emmy2635)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-holes/504793/3 "2009-07-30T20:25:40Z")

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Ah, sorry. I live in New Hampshire.