Prairie dogs don’t hibernate, but when the winter weather is extremely cold or snowy, they may go into a light hibernation-like sleep and stay in their burrows for a few days.
Are prairie dogs active in winter?
Black-tailed prairie dogs, on the other hand, are distributed throughout the western ~ i e a t Plains, eat mostly forbs, grasses, and roots, and remain active all winter long (Tileston and Lechleitner 1966; Hoogland 198 1).
Do prairie dogs hibernate Colorado?
Prairie dogs are burrowing rodents who live on the plains of North and Central America. … Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs live in Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. Gunnison’s prairie dogs hibernate from November through March.