Help Woodchucks (Groundhogs)

I’ve found a baby woodchuck. What should I do?

infant woodchuck in a cardboard box with fleece
four baby groundhogs sleeping in blankets
infant woodchuck on fleece
woodchuck drinking electrolytes from syringe
three woodchuck pups on their mother's back
a hand with a latex glove holding an infant woodchuck
a juvenile woodchuck with their teeth around the bars of a carrier

About Woodchucks

Woodchucks mate in late February to April and generally have one litter per year with 2-6 pups. At 6 weeks, healthy pups will emerge from the den but will retreat quickly if approached. If you find a pup alone, cold, lethargic or easily picked up, call us right away.

Infant woodchucks are not good candidates for reunification. If you find a woodchuck who can be approached and handled by humans, it is likely that the mother is dead. If you find one, check the area for littermates.