They will also eat sedges and the roots of shrubs and trees. They cut their food with sharp, chisel-like front teeth which grow continuously. A wombat may wander up to three kilometres a night looking for food. Setting out territory Wombats live in burrows, liking well-drained soils that are easy to dig in. The burrows, which are often built on the sides of gullies, can be up to 30 metres long, and several metres deep.
Wombats generally stay in the burrows during the day, kept warm in winter and cool in summer.
They will often share their home with other wombats. Although they will share burrows, wombats are possessive about their particular feeding grounds. They mark out these areas by leaving scent trails and droppings around the boundaries. If an intruding wombat moves in on their territory, it will be discouraged through a series of snorts, screeches and even a chase. As a result, the wombat population of an area is dependent on the number of available feeding grounds.