Inside the lodge beavers build a sleeping platform about a foot above the water. Spring floods can make this bed a horrible place. The beavers may return to the bank burrow to wait out the flood. A young beaver is kicked out of its home when its only two years old. They really get kicked out becayse if they don't leave, their parents may actually kill them.
Young beavers head down stream in search of places to build their own dams and lodges.
Generations of beavers head down stream in search of a place to live. If they head up stream they are likely to bump into the territory of an old relative like an uncle or grandparents. If a young male wants to attract a mate he needs to advertise. To do this, he swims to the bottom of the stream and gets some good soft mud. He brings this mud to the bank and mixes it with sticks to make it look really good.