Digging out a run

[McChooky]

Are rock squirrels the same thing as a ground squirrel?I've never heard of a rock squirrel sorry!

 

[EmmaDonovan]

Are rock squirrels the same thing as a ground squirrel? I've never heard of a rock squirrel sorry!

There are three types of ground squirrels in the Sonoran desert: Harris’ antelope squirrels (which are not antelopes!), round-tailed squirrels, and rock squirrels. Rock squirrels are the largest of the three and they are the ones we're battling.

I've been using "ground squirrel" and "rock squirrel" interchangeably, sorry about the confusion!

 

[Mother of Chaos]

To add, I think that what @EmmaDonovan is dealing with are critters who dig waaay under the outer walls, a foot or more deep, and come up in the middle of the run. Not a critter that digs three inches under the wall and pops up. An apron isn’t going to dissuade them.

These are serious subterranean excavators!