You’ve no doubt heard the term “pack rats,” now you get to see them in action! Check out the desert woodrats at Providence Mountains State Recreation Area, "Home of Mitchell Caverns" captured by the trail cam inside Mitchell Caverns this summer. Fun facts: 🐀 They’re the most common resident in the caves and are sometimes referred as pack rats because they love gathering any curious objects they find including food, cactus spines for protection, etc., into their middens. 🐀 In caves, their midde

Did you know that pack rat nests make great fire starters? | FarmerDan97

Of the eight species of woodrat found in North America, the bushy-tailed is the only one native to Montana. Better known as "pack rats," these rodents are compulsive collectors, and favor shiny objects like broken glass, tinfoil and bottle caps. Pack rats build complex structures called "middens," which provide protection from predators and usually shelter their nests. Built of sticks, bark, rocks, bones, animal droppings, and leaves gathered during nightly forays, middens are solidified by urin

It still amazes us as a pack how fast these rats can dig on in the soft ground when they know they’re being hunted by the terriers. Unfortunately, for them, the pack is much faster, it may look like “it’s Just one rat" but in reality the pack went on removing a whole nest full with juveniles, which will be adults in another five week from just digging down. Sometimes it’s hard to locate the nests but with the dogs noses that is 40 times far greatly then ours they soon located & dispatch quickly.