We have several burrow entrances on our property. Some appear to be abandoned, but others show signs of activity. We were witness to a tortoise doing his/her spring cleaning a few weeks ago. There was dirt flying out of the hole!
The torti (yeah, the plural is supposed to be tortoises, but I like this more creative form!) also are not content with our acreage, and burrow under our fence. Here's one escape hatch. with my creative means of keeping the dogs in the yard. I stuck sticks in the sand to create a fence....since we have begun to put boards along the bottom of the fence where escape is possible, I propped a board up against it as well. At some point the Mister and I will install the board properly.
Kaitlyn has perfected the sidestroke to get under the fence. She plops down on her shoulder and uses her hind legs, helped by swimming motion of the front, to sidle under the fence. When I come across a possible point of egress when I am walking the fence line (I've started doing this each day) I stuff prickly shrub cuttings into the gap.
The original owners of our hacienda had a dressage arena of sand, outlined by long timbers, like railroad ties. Originally the Mister thought he could use the tractor to move the timbers over to the fence line and push them against the gap under the fence. Unfortunately many of the timbers are rotted out underneath and crumble as he tries to move them. However, he has placed a few here and there.
As a temporary measure the Mister has also built up mounds of dirt (sand) at the base of the fence. Both the dogs and the torti can dig through these, however, given enough time.
But it at least slows the dogs down a bit!
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