Otter holts usually consist of a chamber dug into the earth of a river bank, often between tree roots or under rocks. Holts generally have more than one entrance/exit.
The name of an otters home is a "holt."
Holt
An otters den or lair is call a Holt.
An otters den or lair is call a Holt.
Common names used for the otters home include Holt or Den.
Otters will build their homes or Holt, around where there is a good supply of natural food such as fish, crustaceans and amphibians. Large entrance holes are normally found under the roots of old riverbank trees and there is usually plenty of reed and bramble cover around. A lot of holt's are now man made due to habitat loss and are made to encourage otters to a specific areas of conservation. Otters like locations that are not disturbed by human activities such as dog walking. A good indication of whether the holt is active, is a wet mud slide running down in to the water, depending on how high up the bank the holt is situated.To see a picture of a otters holt, please see the related link below..
A Holt is a deep hole in the river where river otters can hide for shelter or protection.
Otters will build their home anywhere, even in the base of a tree that hangs over the creek. The home is called a Holt regardless of where or how it is made.
An otter's burrow is called a Den, Holt or Couch
Common names used for the otters home include Holt or Den.
They build a home like beavers it s called a Holt
it has two names, 1.)a Holt and 2.)Couch