Chipmunk Problem

lobstadanca · 09-21-2014, 07:55 PM

We love chipmunks, but have one that is destroying our front brick walkway tunneling underneath and causing the bricks to sink. We have tried everything including mothballs, ammonia, cayenne pepper, and animal repellent spray. We are now using a Have a Hart trap with peanut better and strawberries. It's been two days and no results. He/She could care less about any of these deterrents. Everytime we cover up the hole, the chipmunk digs it again throwing the mothballs all around.

We would appreciate your help/advice on how to "relocate" this chipmunk in a humane way. Thanks.

ApS · 09-22-2014, 06:11 AM

Make sure you have the right trap. Traps that catch Red Squirrels won't keep a Chipmunk inside.

Chipmunks love sunflower seeds. Put some seeds under the "trip" plate. There's a chance that if you successfully relocate the "guilty" Chipmunk, others will raid the empty burrow of the cache of winter food. After a few days, you can plug the tunnel.

Keep in mind that chipmunks are very high-energy critters, and shouldn't be kept in the trap for even an hour. They can die of stress, so keep the trap covered against light.

RTTOOL · 09-22-2014, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ApS

Make sure you have the right trap. Traps that catch Red Squirrels won't keep a Chipmunk inside.

Chipmunks love sunflower seeds. Put some seeds under the "trip" plate. There's a chance that if you successfully relocate the "guilty" Chipmunk, others will raid the empty burrow of the cache of winter food. After a few days, you can plug the tunnel.

Keep in mind that chipmunks are very high-energy critters, and shouldn't be kept in the trap for even an hour. They can die of stress, so keep the trap covered against light.

I have a cat that can catch them , HIS NAME IS ALICE COOPER AND DOSENT
KILL THEM ...

P.S. HE IS FOR HIRE..

Marauder · 09-22-2014, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ApS

Make sure you have the right trap. Traps that catch Red Squirrels won't keep a Chipmunk inside.

Chipmunks love sunflower seeds. Put some seeds under the "trip" plate. There's a chance that if you successfully relocate the "guilty" Chipmunk, others will raid the empty burrow of the cache of winter food. After a few days, you can plug the tunnel.

Keep in mind that chipmunks are very high-energy critters, and shouldn't be kept in the trap for even an hour. They can die of stress, so keep the trap covered against light.

I agree - it works for us and then I immediately relocate them a mile or so and so far so good! They will undermine driveways etc if left to reproduce in your yard! Good luck!

Kamper · 09-23-2014, 09:12 AM

I tried a Hav-A-HART. After 3, the rest wised up and wouldn't go near it except the one that trained with Harry Houdini...

After repairing the cars' wiring a few times I gave up and started rat-trapping them and using a pellet gun. Hopefully for you it really is just one because I know I enjoy having them around when they aren't damaging stuff.

Good luck!

Jeanzb1 · 09-23-2014, 03:27 PM

Bought a Havaheart trap for chipmunks yesterday. Hope it works. They are tunneling under our walkway and under our bulkhead.

BroadHopper · 09-23-2014, 03:36 PM

What happen to the cat?

Humane Society has oodles of cats!

Greene's Basin Girl · 09-23-2014, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by BroadHopper

What happen to the cat?

Humane Society has oodles of cats!

I have a beautiful 18 Year old cat named Jezzie. She killed a vole once. That was her only big kill that I know of!

Lakegeezer · 09-23-2014, 07:51 PM

A BB Gun can help thin the herd. It get more humane as your aim improves.

rick35 · 09-23-2014, 09:17 PM

Chipmunks are cute but they are a nuisance. A 5 gallon pail half filled with water covered with sunflower seeds and a board for a ramp is the best way to get rid of the little critters. The chipmunk sees the seeds and jumps into the bucket not knowing theres water underneath.

Water Camper · 09-24-2014, 07:27 AM

I usually trap between 12 to 15 a year. Use 2 Have a Heart's. If they are alive, I transport them, otherwise just dispose of them.
I've been doing this for 8 plus years up at the lake. I don't spice the traps with anything as thay have developed a natural smell from the previous chipmunks. Location is important. If you can, place the trap close to a wall so it is easier to go through the trap than around.
That's my 2 cents, Good Luck !
Bill

barefootbay · 09-24-2014, 02:25 PM

Rats with furry tails !

lobstadanca · 09-28-2014, 07:01 PM

Thank you all for your advice. We have successfully been using a Have a Hart trap only in the same problem location and only when the hole has been redug. The ones we caught were only in the trap a short time before being relocated all to the same area.

jacka82942 · 09-29-2014, 05:05 AM

i have traps with a funnel on top.put seeds inside. they go down thru funnel and can't get back up. you have to set funnel just right and put a rock on top next to it or they will push trap aside to get seeds. don't leave them in their to long or they will die i was away for 3 days and came back to find 2 dead ones. take trap away for at least a mile, then release them. have gotten about 40 so far. if you let them roam around all winter, they will destroy your lawn under the snow

ApS · 10-01-2014, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by barefootbay

Rats with furry tails !

I'd call them charismatic rodents with furry tails!

MGWillia · 10-01-2014, 01:41 PM

Rats with good PR

Slickcraft · 10-02-2014, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by jacka82942

i have traps with a funnel on top.put seeds inside. they go down thru funnel and can't get back up. you have to set funnel just right and put a rock on top next to it or they will push trap aside to get seeds. don't leave them in their to long or they will die i was away for 3 days and came back to find 2 dead ones. take trap away for at least a mile, then release them. have gotten about 40 so far. if you let them roam around all winter, they will destroy your lawn under the snow

Eastern chipmunks enter a restless hibernation state in the winter, not moving from their den. They munch on food stored in the den till spring.

It would be ground moles that wreck lawns under the snow.

glennsteely · 10-07-2014, 09:28 PM

I love chipmunks....we had several that were pets when i was young.....we had one, "crooked tail" named for the kink in its tail it got trying to get out our screen door. It used to climb up our pants and shirts and go from perched on our shoulder, down into a shirt pocket to fetch a peanut, and back to the shoulder to shell it and stuff it into its cheeks.......awesome little creatures...

dippasan · 10-17-2014, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by rick35

Chipmunks are cute but they are a nuisance. A 5 gallon pail half filled with water covered with sunflower seeds and a board for a ramp is the best way to get rid of the little critters. The chipmunk sees the seeds and jumps into the bucket not knowing theres water underneath.

This works like a charm! I do it every spring. They can't resist the seed.
I have a lot of rock walls so I seem to get over run with them every spring. I went to war against chipmunks a few years ago when they burrowed under my pool liner. Those little suckers can do some damage.

Smokienorm · 11-17-2014, 11:10 PM

You may wish to try Brian DeNutte of BD Wildlife Nuisance Control. Tel 603-581-5059.

I believe he is a state-licensed trapper.

We, as well as friends of ours, have used him for woodchuck removals and he is great. He has Have-A-Heart traps, bait, etc. and no catch, no charge.

In the real world outside of trapping, he works at the Gilford Dept of Public Works.

A good guy and an excellent resource.

garysanfran · 11-18-2014, 03:46 PM

If you can find them. Has worked for me for years. The alternative could also be .22 bird shot.

If you trap them and move them, you are moving them closer to someone else. If someone else traps them and moves them near you, you've both accomplished nothing.

wynndog · 11-19-2014, 08:01 PM

I agree with gary. YOU want to have bird feeders, then you have lots of varmints. I've had em chew car wires, get into a trany ($900)repair. Get into the house doing damage too. Mice,chipys,squirrels, bear.Great answer, move the problem near some one else. We should DO that, then we could build that PIPELINE! Oh wait, then WE didn't build it anyway?

09-21-2014, 07:55 PM	#1
lobstadanca Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Smith Point West Alton Posts: 73 Thanks: 79 Thanked 44 Times in 10 Posts	Chipmunk Problem We love chipmunks, but have one that is destroying our front brick walkway tunneling underneath and causing the bricks to sink. We have tried everything including mothballs, ammonia, cayenne pepper, and animal repellent spray. We are now using a Have a Hart trap with peanut better and strawberries. It's been two days and no results. He/She could care less about any of these deterrents. Everytime we cover up the hole, the chipmunk digs it again throwing the mothballs all around. We would appreciate your help/advice on how to "relocate" this chipmunk in a humane way. Thanks.

09-22-2014, 06:11 AM	#2
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,927 Thanks: 2,190 Thanked 775 Times in 553 Posts	Make a Trail to the Hava-Hart Trap... Make sure you have the right trap. Traps that catch Red Squirrels won't keep a Chipmunk inside. Chipmunks love sunflower seeds. Put some seeds under the "trip" plate. There's a chance that if you successfully relocate the "guilty" Chipmunk, others will raid the empty burrow of the cache of winter food. After a few days, you can plug the tunnel. Keep in mind that chipmunks are very high-energy critters, and shouldn't be kept in the trap for even an hour. They can die of stress, so keep the trap covered against light.

09-23-2014, 03:36 PM	#7
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,562 Thanks: 3,180 Thanked 1,098 Times in 791 Posts	What happen to the cat? Humane Society has oodles of cats! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

09-23-2014, 07:51 PM	#9
Lakegeezer Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 1,673 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 352 Thanked 636 Times in 288 Posts	Warfare A BB Gun can help thin the herd. It get more humane as your aim improves. __________________ -lg

09-23-2014, 09:17 PM	#10
rick35 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bear Island/Merrimack Posts: 807 Thanks: 58 Thanked 203 Times in 130 Posts	Chipper Dipper Chipmunks are cute but they are a nuisance. A 5 gallon pail half filled with water covered with sunflower seeds and a board for a ramp is the best way to get rid of the little critters. The chipmunk sees the seeds and jumps into the bucket not knowing theres water underneath.

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Kamper Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Thornton's Ferry Posts: 1,302 Thanks: 67 Thanked 171 Times in 127 Posts	I tried a Hav-A-HART. After 3, the rest wised up and wouldn't go near it except the one that trained with Harry Houdini... After repairing the cars' wiring a few times I gave up and started rat-trapping them and using a pellet gun. Hopefully for you it really is just one because I know I enjoy having them around when they aren't damaging stuff. Good luck!

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Jeanzb1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Gilford Posts: 552 Thanks: 624 Thanked 176 Times in 95 Posts	Bought a Havaheart trap for chipmunks yesterday. Hope it works. They are tunneling under our walkway and under our bulkhead.

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09-24-2014, 07:27 AM	#11
Water Camper Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pembroke, NH / Laconia, NH Posts: 450 Thanks: 10 Thanked 206 Times in 88 Posts	Chipmunks I usually trap between 12 to 15 a year. Use 2 Have a Heart's. If they are alive, I transport them, otherwise just dispose of them. I've been doing this for 8 plus years up at the lake. I don't spice the traps with anything as thay have developed a natural smell from the previous chipmunks. Location is important. If you can, place the trap close to a wall so it is easier to go through the trap than around. That's my 2 cents, Good Luck ! Bill

09-24-2014, 02:25 PM	#12
barefootbay Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 383 Thanks: 68 Thanked 97 Times in 70 Posts	Rats with furry tails !

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lobstadanca Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Smith Point West Alton Posts: 73 Thanks: 79 Thanked 44 Times in 10 Posts	Update Thank you all for your advice. We have successfully been using a Have a Hart trap only in the same problem location and only when the hole has been redug. The ones we caught were only in the trap a short time before being relocated all to the same area.

09-29-2014, 05:05 AM	#14
jacka82942 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 67 Thanks: 1 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	my trap i have traps with a funnel on top.put seeds inside. they go down thru funnel and can't get back up. you have to set funnel just right and put a rock on top next to it or they will push trap aside to get seeds. don't leave them in their to long or they will die i was away for 3 days and came back to find 2 dead ones. take trap away for at least a mile, then release them. have gotten about 40 so far. if you let them roam around all winter, they will destroy your lawn under the snow

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MGWillia Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Alton Bay! Posts: 165 Thanks: 116 Thanked 128 Times in 46 Posts	Rats with good PR

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glennsteely Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Mantua, N.J. Posts: 472 Thanks: 90 Thanked 111 Times in 38 Posts	Much love... I love chipmunks....we had several that were pets when i was young.....we had one, "crooked tail" named for the kink in its tail it got trying to get out our screen door. It used to climb up our pants and shirts and go from perched on our shoulder, down into a shirt pocket to fetch a peanut, and back to the shoulder to shell it and stuff it into its cheeks.......awesome little creatures... __________________ You have to go out on a limb sometimes, cause that is where the fruit is. You can't get to the fruit from that nice safe spot, clinging to the trunk of the tree......

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11-17-2014, 11:10 PM	#20
Smokienorm Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 92 Thanks: 6 Thanked 47 Times in 27 Posts	Nuisance Pest Removal You may wish to try Brian DeNutte of BD Wildlife Nuisance Control. Tel 603-581-5059. I believe he is a state-licensed trapper. We, as well as friends of ours, have used him for woodchuck removals and he is great. He has Have-A-Heart traps, bait, etc. and no catch, no charge. In the real world outside of trapping, he works at the Gilford Dept of Public Works. A good guy and an excellent resource.

11-18-2014, 03:46 PM	#21
garysanfran Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: San Francisco/Meredith Posts: 1,534 Thanks: 641 Thanked 662 Times in 337 Posts	.22 shorts... If you can find them. Has worked for me for years. The alternative could also be .22 bird shot. If you trap them and move them, you are moving them closer to someone else. If someone else traps them and moves them near you, you've both accomplished nothing. __________________ Gary ~~~~_/) ~~~ ~~~~~~~~

11-19-2014, 08:01 PM	#22
wynndog Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Alton Posts: 98 Thanks: 170 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	suckers I agree with gary. YOU want to have bird feeders, then you have lots of varmints. I've had em chew car wires, get into a trany ($900)repair. Get into the house doing damage too. Mice,chipys,squirrels, bear.Great answer, move the problem near some one else. We should DO that, then we could build that PIPELINE! Oh wait, then WE didn't build it anyway?