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Gophers are solitary rodents that only need one animal to a burrow system. Burrow systems are kept shut with holes actually plugged by the gopher. Gophers eat through plant roots, especially alfalfa roots, damaging or killing the plants. Gophers do not hibernate and are active year round. Mound construction is most active in the spring and fall as well as after sprinkler irrigation. Burrow systems are usually two tiered, that is subsurface burrows that lead to the mound or the surface for shallow root feeding. A lower burrow or lateral is from six inches to twelve inches deep or more and connects mounds and feeding laterals. Sprinkler irrigation provides an ideal environment for gophers. A individual burrow system can be six hundred lineal feet and have a hundred cubic feet of air space to fill with fumigant. In ideal conditions, gophers often have three litters a year with 2 to 6 pups per litter.
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