mangy looking chipmunk in yard —
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 MoreEffective chipmunk/ground squirrel control - CONTINUED
Comments (8)RAT ZAPPER CONTINUES TO WORK Like many on this thread I too felt guilty about eliminating chipmunks ... but have become increasingly frustrated and desperate when the population exploded and over ran our property and garden areas. Destructive, brazen and invasive is ALL an understatement when I see what these cute little critters have become. Granted the "pool of death" (the bucket) does work, but I found, at least for me, a cleaner, more convenient way to eliminate the munks ... the RatZapper ... no bucket to maintain/seed to replenish. I bought my first "zapper" back in May and eliminated 21 munks in approximately 10 days. Since then I bought 2 more and now there are almost 50 critters that no longer make their home in the area around my foundation, sidewalks and retaining walls. I place a little pile of sunflower seed at the back of the chamber and flip the switch. And location seems to be important. Under shrubs and near visible, active holes seems to be most effective. While I feel I need to eliminate them I want to do it as humanely as possible, and since it is illegal to relocate them in the state of CT, the Hav-A-Heart trap presents the dilemma of having to "off them" yourself and watch them die. An animal control professional I spoke to (off the record) indicated that "electrocution" is the fastest, most humane and cleanest way to do what has to be done. Interestingly, an Ohio State University critter/pest management site I visited indicated that 10 chipmunks or more per acre is considered an infestation population. I have caught almost five times that number in two areas, so I assume I am dealing with nature being way out of balance, at least as far as the chipmunk population. If you're getting more and more desperate, try the Zapper, it has worked for me....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 MoreCardinal 11 day old nestlings bothered by chipmunk - help!
Comments (2)Chipmunks and Squirrels are avid predators of bird eggs and nestlings. I'm not sure if the chipmunk can take a nestling of that size? I had Robins nesting right outside my kitchen window last year, and watched them progress while doing the dishes in the morning, and they were pretty big at that stage. I have a cat who catches most of the chipmunks. She doesn't get all of them, but she keeps their population largely under control. In your case I would NOT TOUCH the Ficas tree at all - you will disturb the nestlings and possibly stimulate their instinct to abandon the nest. You could try a trap for the chipmunks?...See Morepetalique
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