can chipmunks find their way back home

05-05-2009, 01:25 PM.

Just open up any windows and doors.Be gentle trying to usher the critter out so it doesn’t injure itself.

Despite their innate cuteness, chipmunks are still pests that can damage gardens, flood basements and cause walls and slab structures to collapse. Then, Trapping a chipmunk is an easy matter, unlike many other species.

He was live-trapping them and driving them a couple miles away.

His neighbor laughed at him and said he was wasting his time, so to demonstrate, he had my friend get a can of spraypaint and paint the tail on the squirrel he had just caught, then had him drop it off about ten miles away, across a river, no less.Sorry not to have a cite for GQ, but at least I’m not making wisecracks.

Plus, they’ll be a lot easier to catch next time.…or, left front leg and rear right leg, and we’ll have a perpetual circle maker.Not sure about the homing abilities of chipmunks, but I’m a little puzzled about why your dad is trapping them. Relocating wild animals is just a very bad kind of littering.

Works like a charm.

And unlike squirrels, they don’t end up nesting in your attic.Finally, if he successfully removes a female who’s got little ones back in the den, he’s condemning them to starving to death.If he’ll cut off three of the chipmunk’s legs before releasing them it’ll take a lot longer than three days before they can hop back. The most common nuisance issue has to do with the damage caused by burrowing chipmunks outside of the home. She releases them on Mt.

This Place some bait in the trap and set it in a shaded location. He claims that the chipmunks can find their way back if you drop them off a mile away.

Chipmunks carry … In an effort to prevent their incisors from overgrowing, chipmunks are known to chew wires, pipes, insulation, and flooring, and damage personal property like furniture, clothing, pictures, boxes and other stored items.

Remove debris, stones, or other objects which provide potential shelter.You will also want to ensure bird feeders are a good 15 feet or more from the house or garden areas. He claims that the chipmunks can find their way back if you drop them off a mile away. He drives about 2-3 miles away before dropping them off.How does he know that the chipmunk he sees today is the one he gave a ride to yesterday?How does he know that the chipmunk he sees today is the one he gave a ride to yesterday?The trick is to take their little maps away and then blindfold them.

What do you think?

Unless they’re a pet, their only goal will be to get back outside.

Despite their size, chipmunks can cause significant damage to homes, yards, and farms. Fencing and natural plant deterrents can both be very effective against chipmunks and other unwanted critters.Alternatively, a few baited traps around the fence perimeter will prove more appealing than a long climb or trying to chew through the metal.Garlic or hot peppers are crops that a chipmunk will turn its nose up at, so try using a One of the most natural methods of repelling pests is to use complimentary gardening.
He drives about 2-3 miles away before dropping them off. In some cases, your used litter or rags soaked in ammonia can also do the job.If the smell of predator urine is simply too much, So I have three hawks that are frequenting my yard and are killing the songbirds that come from a bird sanctuary that is behind the houses across the street.

Having one in the rest of the house is a more simple matter. Usually, a combination is the most effective means of keeping pests off your property.

And unlike squirrels, they don’t end up nesting in your attic.Finally, if he successfully removes a female who’s got little ones back in the den, he’s condemning them to starving to death.What he’s calling chipmunks may be ground squirrels.

The leaves and the bird feeder are the real problem to me in that the chipmunks are being encouraged to be in his yard near his house.

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Try to avoid traps that kill chipmunks, as many places have strict ordinances on killing animals and the corpse may attract other pests.Once you actually set the trap, be sure to check it often, as a frightened chipmunk can easily hurt itself. Chipmunks live mainly in above ground dens (like hollow logs) and ground squirrels dig burrows (or so the guy at the county extension display told me.) Thankfully, chipmunks are very different from other rodents and likely entered your house by accident.On the rare occasion they do get inside, you can be sure they’ll want back out again. You may wish to wait a few days before actually setting the trap so chipmunks will start thinking of it as a food source. Although relocating the squirrel is the easiest method, it may not be the most humane. Unlike gophers, they do almost no damage to a yard (they tend to burrow down, rather than horizontally, so all you ever see is a small entrance hole on the surface, usually hidden under a bush or woodpile). I don't think you should bother. I have ground squirrels that won't stop burrowing in front bushes and to appease my wife, I agreed not to kill them, but to trap and release them.

I found out that my neighbor has a bird feeder and knows that the hawks sit there on his deck and wait for the opportunity to get the birds that feed form it.