We are partial to hot red pepper flakes in abundance in such cases, but perhaps one thing you should really consider (besides a dog) is a blanket approach — trying so many things at once that it just becomes not worth it for the groundhog to be there. Try lots of things at once: Put nasty stuff under the porch and seal it. Sprinkle bleach around. Sometimes you can snake black plastic drainage hose under the porch and then use it to blow or inject balls of cotton infused with menthol or something else nasty. 鈥淭hread鈥 the hose onto long sections of the handle to a snow rake, for example, and then withdraw the pole to leave the hose where you want it. Bear in mind that this is about getting it to not want to be under there in the first place. Good luck!
We are partial to hot red pepper flakes in abundance in such cases, but perhaps one thing you should really consider (besides a dog) is a blanket approach — trying so many things at once that it just becomes not worth it for the groundhog to be there. Try lots of things at once: Put nasty stuff under the porch and seal it. Sprinkle bleach around. Sometimes you can snake black plastic drainage hose under the porch and then use it to blow or inject balls of cotton infused with menthol or something else nasty. 鈥淭hread鈥 the hose onto long sections of the handle to a snow rake, for example, and then withdraw the pole to leave the hose where you want it. Bear in mind that this is about getting it to not want to be under there in the first place. Good luck!