Chip Munks

[songkrai]

I am being very nice to them. I am catching them and moving them to another location.

But the question is: How far away should I move them? Or how far away can they find their way back?

[RailroadJoe]

How about boxing them up and sending them to China?

[Jonas Pilot]

Why are you trying to move chipmunks?

http://www.chipmunkplace.org/

[Cal]

I've done squirrels and they say 10 miles...It worked for me.

[GTO]

Originally Posted by songkrai

I am being very nice to them. I am catching them and moving them to another location.

But the question is: How far away should I move them? Or how far away can they find their way back?

I think the deepest part of the lake is in the Broads

[AB_Monterey]

Google "Chipper dipper".

I tried to move them. They came back. The dip solved the problem. Wasn't my first choice but they were tearing up the gardens.

[Winnisquamguy]

Originally Posted by AB_Monterey

Google "Chipper dipper".

I tried to move them. They came back. The dip solved the problem. Wasn't my first choice but they were tearing up the gardens.

I have used that method many times, and it works great!!

[Natt]

Get a cat. Ours do a great job keeping down the chipmunk population.

[ApS]

I wouldn't bother to move Chipmunks—or Red Squirrels—for that matter. Another just moves in to the same territory. You'd be doing the lakes region locale a favor by ridding your area of the highly-destructive Red Squirrel.

Originally Posted by Jonas Pilot

Why are you trying to move chipmunks?

http://www.chipmunkplace.org/

That's an interesting site. There's much there I didn't know, and I feed chipmunks when pestered enough!

Here's another, from Canada:

These ridiculous little clowns have captured the hearts and peanuts of millions of campers and homeowners across North America. It is amazing that in a world of video games so advanced that your body is the controller, feeding chipmunks can keep people entertained for hours.

See Chipmunk, call him over. Give peanut, watch him run away. Repeat again and again, and again.

Incredible.

It makes sense that they have no problem accepting the handouts from the relatively harmless humans who sit quietly with hand outstretched, when you consider their feeding habits. Eastern Chipmunks need to stash away food for the winter, as they remain in their burrows from late fall until early spring. After a while, their bravery leads them to climb effortlessly to knees or shoulders, and practise their tetris-like talent of stuffing 3 or more peanuts into chubby cheeks before taking off to the store room. For the most part, this is a win-win situation...

All things considered, humans receive more benefit than cost from these cheeky fellows. So the next time you have a few hours to spare, step away from the X-box Kinect and (re)connect with the joys of feeding chipmunks. Again, and again, and again.http://zoo4950.wordpress.com/2011/03...ith-chipmunks/

Although I grew up summers here, my grandparent's worst-feared creatures were bats.

Chipmunks—though they had a few—went unnoticed and as their plantings were native to the area—chipmunks were responsible for damaging nothing of theirs.

Now I've come to appreciate chipmunks, especially as I hadn't paid them any mind as a child and presently don't see them all winter.

Just like dogs—and some cats—they have their own personalities:

"Stubby" visits me every morning, and stares through the sliding windows. His expression is one of "The birdfeeder is empty—again!". Now, even with the birdfeeder taken in, he has me trained with that "look" every morning.

This new youngster—from PhotoPost—is in perfect condition and therefore, doesn't have a name yet: http://www.winnipesaukee.com/photopo...hp?photo=17882

A group of us, sitting on the dock at sunset, were treated to "Chipmunk Mania", when scattering sunflower seeds on the deck. Though Chipmunk's worst tormentor—and "biter"—is the much-larger Red Squirrel, the mayhem was so intense, the chipmunks chased the outnumbered Red Squirrels away!

In all that ruckus—a lot like watching bumper-cars—I can only guess at the number involved, but I'd put the number of Chipmunks at just seven.

Should conversations get slow outside, toss a dollar's-worth of sunflower seeds around—trust me, you'll need more seeds—and liven things up!

[tis]

Do you think if I put out seeds for them, they will get full and stop eating my tomatoes??? I am not sure it is them, it might be birds (crows?) but I am not happy about it!!!!! What else could be eating them? They are pulled off the vines and look like they are pecked.

[TOAD]

Originally Posted by songkrai

How far away should I move them?

A good stiff drop kick distance usually works...

[dayvsea]

It's kinda like mice in the camp, they are in an area because it works for their species.. You haul them off, a new guy moves in..Just like a trout stream.. ..

[Nagigator]

Super thanks action...........anyways,chipmunks decimated my tomatoes this year, and I grew them hanging, like those topsy-turveys. The little creeps climbed right up the supports. Next year, no mercy, traps will be in place!

[dpg]

Originally Posted by Cal

I've done squirrels and they say 10 miles...It worked for me.

Interesting...I've never done a squirrel.

[fatlazyless]

For about 16-dollars you can buy a small have-a-heart trap, which will last for years & years, that's good for chipmunks, red & grey squirrels, and even a mink, once.

Whether you want to relocate a trapped chipmunk off to Camp Chippasauki, so's it can go play with the other 'chipmunks,' or just drown it, while it's trapped in the have-a-heart cage, and leave the deceased chippy out on the road for the local crows, is up to you.

Both chipmunks and humans are mammals, and probably have somewhat similar lungs for breathing, so watching a chipmunk become deceased while drowning is very self-instructive to the danger that people face while sailing or fishing. Watching a chipmunk drown; it looks like the small mammal painfully suffers past the point of no return in about 20-seconds, so's at least it is quick.

[upthesaukee]

We were coming out of West Alton Marina last month and had to give way to a Chipmunk crossing the channel from right to left (I figured I was the give way whatchamacallit in this case ).
While not a Chipmunk affectionado as is Acres Per Second, I had never seen or heard of one swimming. So shocked, I never thought about a picture until it was too late.

[LIforrelaxin]

The best advice I have seen here is get a cat... Make sure the cat is a good hunter and loves to be outside... You will notice fewer mice, squirrels, and chipmunks...

[Merrymeeting]

Agree with the earlier posts that getting a cat is really the only way to be mostly rid of them.

Relocating them is about the same as trying to dig a hole in the bottom of the lake. There are so many of them, and they reproduce so quickly, that as soon as you remove some, others will move in to take their place. You are wasting your time and money with this approach.

Either learn to tollerate their presence, or get a more permanent, lasting solution (aka: Cat)

[SAMIAM]

This little guy waited until starwberries got ripe.......

[JPC]

I got tired of the ruined retaining walls with chipmunk holes and flower pots with chipmunk burrows in them. My lawn was full of holes also. I went to County Store in Milford and got 4 rat traps and baited them with peanut butter and black oil seed. In total I estimate about 60 chipmunks. I have not seen one on my property in about a month now. the only drawback was the ruckus the crows made when they were feasting.

[Lakesrider]

Noticed very few acorns in the Oak trees this year. maybe the heat and less rain? Not certain. I believe you will see fewer Chips and squirrels next year as not as many will not make it through the winter....So attrition will take it's toll.
That said my wife's Rav4 still has several hundred acorns lodged inside the hood of the SUV. I have no idea how to get them out. But when you open the hood they all roll around in there.

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

Agree with the earlier posts that getting a cat is really the only way to be mostly rid of them.

Relocating them is about the same as trying to dig a hole in the bottom of the lake. There are so many of them, and they reproduce so quickly, that as soon as you remove some, others will move in to take their place. You are wasting your time and money with this approach.

Either learn to tollerate their presence, or get a more permanent, lasting solution (aka: Cat)

Unfortunately, around here many times the cat becomes the hunted (coyotes and fishers). Our 3 cats stay inside. The dog, on the other hand, loves killing rodents.

[riverat]

Originally Posted by Lakesrider

Noticed very few acorns in the Oak trees this year. maybe the heat and less rain? Not certain. I believe you will see fewer Chips and squirrels next year as not as many will not make it through the winter....So attrition will take it's toll.
That said my wife's Rav4 still has several hundred acorns lodged inside the hood of the SUV. I have no idea how to get them out. But when you open the hood they all roll around in there.

Better check inside the air filter, my sister-in-law's rav4 had them get stuck in the carb and the throttle got stuck open as she was driving

[SIKSUKR]

So, what I'm learning here is that chipmuncks love Toyotas.

[Gearhead]

I see no good reason to let them live after what they have done to my property.

One chewed a hole through the side of my garage after it got trapped inside.
One chewed the rubber off three tires on my push mower
One chewed the headlight and directional light wiring off my Chevy
One chewed the fuel injection wires and the distributer cap wires off my wife's Dodge
Several ate all the roots to almost all of my Yuccas this year.

I've used the "Swimming Pool" method for years, but I never get them all.
Has anyone tried one of those fake owls? I don't imagine it would eliminate them, but maybe it would attract real owls and they would do a much better job of it.

[Sal]

Sounds more like red squirrels than chipmunks. Destructive little beasts!

[Argie's Wife]

Red Squirrel = rats on acid

[dayvsea]

Red Squirrels are like Phoebes, they like to live near people..Although Red squirrels like to also live IN the camp..(and chew electrical wires..) There was a bounty when I first moved up...

[lake king]

Get a cat they will usually take care of the problem