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petalique
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Comments (18)Ah well, at least you get to TRY to exterminate them. My hubby is feeding them because "they are sooooooooooo cute." When I point out all of the holes and tunnels he just laughs and walks around singing in falsetto "I'm Chip, I'm Dale..." He is absolutely in love with squirrels and chipmunks. I was so glad NOT to have squirrels here..but my trees have now matured enough to attract them. The bunnies are bad enough but at least I can fence them out! I may need to just set up the bucket and murder a few on the sly without telling him. I'm already notorious at the house for my brutal murder of a vole with my garden rake. [gives an evil grin and wags her eyebrows a bit]. This spring when I was raking back the chickweed a vole went scurrying and I gave it a whack with the garden rake, successful in breaking its back but not killing it. It let out a scream and I yelled back at it "shut up" and hit it again until quiet was restored. Then I went looking for its relatives. I tell that story to my son's girlfriend quite often. I have NO idea why I do that... :-)...See MoreChipmunk problems
Comments (6)Cayene pepper works for squirrels but you have to reapply after rain, so I guess it would work to chase away chipmunks. The cats have reduced their numbers in my yard, much to my horror. There are commercial sprays that smell bad to them but smell good to us. If they have babies in the space you may have to wait till they grow up....See MoreThe Chipmunks Must Die!
Comments (72)I have learned that trying to shame someone as a means to getting them to reconsider their actions doesn't work. So,..instead I thought I'd ask some good questions: 1) If a neighbor had a dog you didn't like, would throwing the dog in your swimming pool be a reasonable solution? 2) How about someone's cat? 3) Why is it perfectly fine, to drown Chipmunks or any animal? 4) Would you be completely "comfortable", watching a Chipmunk drown? Watching it fight for its life, in total panic, total terror, steadily tiring,...but still trying,...and finally exhausted,...breathes water in,....and finally succumbs. Is that something that causes no anxiety at all? 5) Would you let your 6 year old child watch the Chipmunk drown? 6) Its illegal to drown any animal in many states; there must be a reason,....right? One person in 100 in this country are a Psychopath. I don't think everyone at this site is a Psychopath, but some how, you guys think drowning animals is acceptable. I can't even get my head around drowning animals,..just because its "efficient". Atomic bombs are efficient too, we don't use them for obvious reasons. Well,...now my personal story with Chipmunks. I had one that got injured by a a neighbors cat. So,...I brought him inside, and nursed him back to health. What I would ask everyone to consider,...is that (like people),...an animal you don't know,...is seen in a different light, when you have the chance to "meet them",..and get to know them. As I cared for this Chipmunk,...I made a number of amazing observations. One,...they dream. I watched him make a nest,...and curl up on his side,..and go to sleep. Then I saw,....his muzzle twitching,...his little hands and feet moving....just like a dog. They aren't just "rats with a bushy tail". When he was healthy, I released him in a nice wooded area. And ever since,...my wife and I feed the Chipmunks on our deck,....and its loads of fun, watching them stuff their pouches,...some of them come over to the picture window and stand on their hind feet,..and look inside our house to see if anyone is home. We have had no problems with them,...no garden problems,...no "wires",...no wood problems. Maaaaaybe,...its cuz we offer them something. I've heard campers hang smelly food items a mile away from their camp site so the bears have something to go after. Guys,....why not work WITH NATURE,..instead of against it. Trapping and releasing Squirrels and Chipmunks works,....feeding them has worked for us,...and we've enjoyed watching them. I was even patient enough to sit still on the deck,...with sun flower seed in my hand,...and had a few come eat out of my hand. So,...I wish at least some of you,...would reconsider killing them. There are other ways of dealing with them in most cases. They have a pretty hard life as it is,...snakes,...raptors, Owls, and worst of all cats. If even one person "rethought" the whole thing,...writing this would feel worth it....See MoreMangodog's Mangy Mango Tour 031611
Comments (30)....agree with you SW, the only danger that I can see being the more aggressive graft will outgrow the slower ones, potentially swallowing them up....thus....a need for vigilant pruning at least for as long as one can or is willing, to do so.......... I have a 5-in-1 citrus tree that I didn't trim for the first 6 years and the lemon part was so agressive I had to completely axe it off at the graft point - and so now the remaining oranges and lime are sharing space very nicely with just a snip here or there for control ....mangopupster...See Morepetalique
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