Here's some info about rabies I looked up when I had an opossum living behind my garage, but these are different than groundhogs of course so I don't know about groundhogs being rabies carriers, but all animals have fleas.
Opossums do not carry rabies because their blood temperature is too low, only 88 degrees F. My neighbor wanted to know if my possum would give her dogs rabies if they ate him! Good question!!
40% of rabies cases come from raccoon bites, 40% from bats, 30% from skunks. I don't know why anyone would handle a skunk, but I heard they can only spray when all 4 feet are on the ground.
I was once bitten by a gerbil or hamster, don't know...but it really hurt like a staple-gun, I called the doctor and they were not helpful, nobody had ever called saying they were bitten by a tiny pet before!!
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