Freakin' Chipmunks

[begreen]

Our previous cat was a great hunter. All we would see of chipmunks were the tails left on the porch after he finished them off. Current cat is not a hunter and the chipmunk population is definitely on the rise. So far they are not a problem, but their larger brethren aka raccoons certainly are.

 

[Lake Girl]

When they chew your wires (maybe that's just mice ) and they arc, and start the fire that kills your family, are you really going to be happy you chose not to use the bucket due to humane reasoning and rodents?

When my older sibs were little, squirrel travelled the electric main line into the house. Chewed through most of the wood before he made an error of judgement that cost him his life, started a fire in my grandparent's home and panicked my Mom when she got there to pick up her kids and was greeted by the fire trucks.

Edit: I don't mind the cats hunting ... just hate that they have to bring them home for us to see.

 

[jeanw]

Boy yall got me laughing and cheering and booing with this topic....

.Bring em here you guys Ill take care of the little creepos. hate them with a passion.
ALSO detest along with vole, moles, flying squirrels,birds that get in my stuff....and BUGS
Have a heart traps my butt... You guys must not be gardeners....I have sev different sized Havaharts....
Someone told me that a squirrel will chew on the wire of the trap and that is when you aim the pellet or bb gun.
ah they are a hoot to see.......
Hubby's uncle used to say " they will screw three times and beat you home"
for squirrels and chipmunks when someone fosters them on another neighborhood....
My semi lazy cat is OUTDOORS only.... he gets some of them Mostly "birds"
I tell him"lazy ass you're here to work"...get busy" or youre UNEMPLOYED" "youre not here cause your Purty"
that the only reason I let him stay ,when he showed up back in 2012 November or so...
I saw two, not so tiny anymore BUNNIES ,in the driveway other day
I went looking for KITTY yelling at him "you Lazy ass get busy" I know the bunnies arent good now because of the warmer weather and some diseases. but I told him to get busy and at least kill them or claw them so they are pemanantly disabled.
we even tried feeding him little less to keep his lazy butt busier.
because we had mice so bad they were getting in the sink even.....I dont know what they were after because I leave no food out.I even take out, any evidence of any food like used paper towels, and either they go in Hardy or sealed metal garbage cans
I keep most everything in old popcorn big cans and jars , many old coolers, my food surplus in basement what doesnt fit in cabinets...
we still have them some in the house(mice) still cause there are so many places for them to get in
I also got Hubby to take down the white susp ceiling in basement..(here when we moved in hiding termite damage) The tops of the ceiling tiles held lots of mouse poo...
we use snap traps, great glue traps(buy them by the box).....
I still have the Zappers but they seem not to work anymore
In my old home I caught so many I lost count. in my "have a harts"
Course I sent them on a permnant vacation,then
Also" LA" cat doent bother with the good for nothing moles that are destroying everthing around here...either....
this topic along with our overbearing goverments rile me up...LOL
Ill jump off my soapbox now

 

[Beer Belly]

Okay, here we go.....bought a single door Hava Hart Trap...baited with Peanut Butter, and placed it between the two walls at the end of the drive where he frequents...left it for four hours, caught nothing but Ants.....set it up one foot from the newest, and biggest burrow for three hours....went to check it, there he is, sittin' up on the wall within a foot of the trap, just lookin' at me....little bast*rd. Now I set it this morning on the deck where he likes to stop by and stare at me thru the slider....it would be great if I actually witnessed the catch....oh yeah, the instructions with the trap say something about once the animal is caught, talk calmly to it as it is transported to it's new location....like I give a hoot if this thing gets stressed out

 

[velvetfoot]

The old cat used to eat mice under the dining room table when we were gone (kitty door) and only leave the guts.

 

[Brian26]

I had great success with the rat zapper. Trail of sunflower seeds into it has been extremely effective. A new one would show up every week or so but for some reason they stopped coming. Not sure why but I am not complaining.

 

[hockeypuck]

5 gallon bucket half full of water...ramp made from 1x6 wood...trail of sun flower seeds...throw seeds in water as well...just a hand full. Make sure you do not have small kids around...they can drown in half full buckets.

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[mwhitnee]

Funny how some people don't want to kill them in other ways but will have a cat. I'm sure they probably torture them for a while then crush their skull lol.

Anyway, I have a ton here and they are all in my stone walls which I don't really mind so much. I don't like them burrowing in the yard though which they do. I don't like that peeping noise they make all the time too. A pellet gun may be in my future.

I had a ton of acorns in my front yard and I got two or three full wheelbarrows of them. I should have brought them to the dump. I put them in the woods in a pile and now they have a huge food source. I didn't know they ate them.

 

[begreen]

Party at the Whitnee!

 

[Beer Belly]

Trap out all day....notathing

 

[mwhitnee]

Party at the Whitnee!
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OK I guess that's kinda funny lol

 

[velvetfoot]

My zapper's light is blinking. I'll check it tomorrow morning. Used sunflower seeds.

 

[kennyp2339]

As for the woodchucks and ground hogs _ my neighbor is a very good shot with his 410, I gave him permission to use my yard anytime.

 

[Lake Girl]

Kids felt bad when they were younger. We went away for a week-end and the Newf dog we had at the time took his protection duties very seriously. Killed a ground hog who dared to invade his yard where his kids were. Haven't seen any around recently and Bouncer has been gone for over 6 years. New dog patrolling, along with the "faux feral" cat, visitors are kept to a minimum. Not sure it is the dog though ... she was barking at a paint turtle today!

 

[Ashful]

I had a ton of acorns in my front yard and I got two or three full wheelbarrows of them. I should have brought them to the dump. I put them in the woods in a pile and now they have a huge food source. I didn't know they ate them.

What? Stashing acorns was the whole premise of every episode of Chip n Dale!


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[Lake Girl]

What? Stashing acorns was the whole premise of every episode of Chip n Dale!

Obviously a deprived childhood

 

[mwhitnee]

All the chipmunks and squirrels know where they are and the food source is being rapidly depleted. I couldn't believe how many were gone already. They probably are all storing them in their homes to torture me further next season...

 

[jeanw]

5 gallon bucket half full of water...ramp made from 1x6 wood...trail of sun flower seeds...throw seeds in water as well...just a hand full. Make sure you do not have small kids around...they can drown in half full buckets.

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also no feather girls or roos

 

[jeanw]

wow what a POPLAR topic.....
Heck I dont remember if I told yall way back that Hubby had to put hdwe cloth over the garage screens on the windows. The good for nuttin squirrels were getting(tearing thru the cheap fiberglass screens) in and stealing my black walnuts.
Of course the blankety blank steal all the pecans, I even found one getting into my strawbabies.....
why dont one of yall out there invent something to keep out bugs etc in gardens accept bees when needed.. Maybe a force field. LOL ......... but I am serious as heck
I have to make "tents of tulle" etc.... I might just get a few squash or cukes.
Because I still havent got all the netting or tulle covers installed.......Made with that pex tubing hoops under and installed. supposedly called French tunnels I believe. a lot of work

 

[Beer Belly]

Still notathing in the trap.....but my Wife did see that our Fox is back

 

[velvetfoot]

While driving yesterday I saw a fox on the side of the road with what looked like a chipmunk in its mouth.

 

[sportbikerider78]

My zapper's light is blinking. I'll check it tomorrow morning. Used sunflower seeds.

Let me know how it works out. I'd like to catch a couple and keep them as pets. I know that sounds crazy.

 

[jeanw]

Let me know how it works out. I'd like to catch a couple and keep them as pets. I know that sounds crazy.

yucko but to each its own....

 

[Beer Belly]

Tried Apple slices as bait....set this morning, got home mid afternoon....Apple slices gone, trap not tripped, I guess I didn't set it sensitive enough.

 

[Beer Belly]

Still none caught....getting ridiculous. We'll be boarding my buddy's Black Lab (Max) for a week in a few days.....he loves Chipmunks