SPOKANE, Wash. \u2014 A woman in the Spokane area called the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for help \u2013 after discovering a marmot was living in her attic. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe were a little skeptical,\u201d the department shared. \u201cBut here\u2019s the evidence- this marmot had the audacity to not only chew a hole in the roof and stick her head out like she pays the mortgage, but also chew through wildlife screen placed over the hole, then chewed a second hole in the roof when the first was covered with metal!\u201d<\/p>\n
A Wildlife Control Operator helped the woman evict the marmot roommate. WDFW says it avoided three traps in the attic but eventually, was caught. <\/p>\n
The attic was checked to make sure the marmot hadn\u2019t left any babies behind and nothing was found.<\/p>\n
It isn\u2019t out of the ordinary for small mammals this time of year to find their way under decks, into crawlspaces, or garages and sheds to make nests and have babies. <\/p>\n