Comments on: How to Get Rid of Chipmunks http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/ Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:08:11 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: PJM http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-3/#comment-48468 PJM Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:51:48 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-48468 I spent $7000 paving my driveway this summer. Discovered a golf ball size hole near my house with the start of a sink hole around it. I filled it with small stones and called the paving company and told them how dissapointed I was in their job. After 1 day the hole re-appeared and saw chipmunks going in and out. WOW, can you imagine that they could dig a hole in pavement??? Never heard of that in my life. I hate to kill them as they have never bothered our property before, but I am not repaving the driveway either, someone has to go. I spent $7000 paving my driveway this summer. Discovered a golf ball size hole near my house with the start of a sink hole around it. I filled it with small stones and called the paving company and told them how dissapointed I was in their job. After 1 day the hole re-appeared and saw chipmunks going in and out. WOW, can you imagine that they could dig a hole in pavement??? Never heard of that in my life. I hate to kill them as they have never bothered our property before, but I am not repaving the driveway either, someone has to go.

]]> By: RC http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-3/#comment-48191 RC Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:23:08 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-48191 The (formally cute) little buggers are wrecking my plants. I went by a wilting flowering perennial grabbed a leaf and it came right out of the ground no root.... Being a former engineer with the bucket method how big a bucket and how high should the water in the bucket? I'm sure there is an optimal. The (formally cute) little buggers are wrecking my plants. I went by a wilting flowering perennial grabbed a leaf and it came right out of the ground no root…. Being a former engineer with the bucket method how big a bucket and how high should the water in the bucket? I’m sure there is an optimal.

]]> By: sean http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-3/#comment-47936 sean Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:58:43 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47936 I love the bucket method, because we live in the woods we have at least 30 chipmunks making holes across our yard and driving our dog nuts. I have spent months shooting them, and filling in their holes. I even tried dropping an m-80 in to one of their burrows after it ran in. This mini war aginst chipmunks has turned out like Vietnam; me hopelessly hunting through the forest tring to blast out an underground enemy that knows how to navigate far better than me. But now that's over, that's right chipmunks now you're gonna have to deal with my bucket of DOOM!!!! (evil laughter) I love the bucket method, because we live in the woods we have at least 30 chipmunks making holes across our yard and driving our dog nuts. I have spent months shooting them, and filling in their holes. I even tried dropping an m-80 in to one of their burrows after it ran in.

This mini war aginst chipmunks has turned out like Vietnam; me hopelessly hunting through the forest tring to blast out an underground enemy that knows how to navigate far better than me.

But now that’s over, that’s right chipmunks now you’re gonna have to deal with my bucket of DOOM!!!! (evil laughter)

]]> By: sweetkimxo http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-3/#comment-47766 sweetkimxo Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:12:33 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47766 This is our second season trying the bucket method and this year we have sucessfully removed 31 chipmunks and 9 mice and moles. This method is the most effective that we have tried...where there is one there are many...many. This is our second season trying the bucket method and this year we have sucessfully removed 31 chipmunks and 9 mice and moles. This method is the most effective that we have tried…where there is one there are many…many.

]]> By: Brian http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-3/#comment-47692 Brian Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:22:24 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47692 The bucket method worked great five minutes after I put it out. I cut an apple in half and floated it in the water and smeared sunbutter (rather than peanut butter) on the sides of the bucket. I did not use a ramp because I put it next to the stairs of our deck. Alvin held on to the side and licked some sunbutter and then fell into the death bucket. One down and who knows how many to go, but the war is on! The bucket method worked great five minutes after I put it out. I cut an apple in half and floated it in the water and smeared sunbutter (rather than peanut butter) on the sides of the bucket. I did not use a ramp because I put it next to the stairs of our deck. Alvin held on to the side and licked some sunbutter and then fell into the death bucket. One down and who knows how many to go, but the war is on!

]]> By: Kelly http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-2/#comment-47681 Kelly Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:31:19 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47681 Is anyone aware that chipmunks are protected in Pennsylvania? Is anyone aware that chipmunks are protected in Pennsylvania?

]]> By: Barry http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-2/#comment-47640 Barry Wed, 15 Jul 2009 18:58:15 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47640 Tried the bucket method. Racoons seemed to like it. Never found any chipmunk corpses though. Using rat traps worked great. Inexpensive, easy to build, bait and remove chipmunk corpses, doesn't hurt birds, cats etc, and not an eyesore. To make a trap out of 3/4" x 5 1/2" - 6' cheap dressed lumber cut 4 pcs to 15" (top, bottom and sides)and 1 endcap pc to 5 1/2 x 4". Screw and glue the bottom pc into the face of each of the two side pcs. Screw the end piece into one end of the box. Screw i pc scrap lumber cut to 3/4" x 1 1/2" - 4" into the top of the insides of the uncapped end. The end cap and piece of 1x2 block one end of the box and keep the box from warping too much. The remaining 15" pc of 1x6 is for the box lid. Hinge the lid to the box if you wish but it isn't necessary. Paint all of the wood dark green so that it blends in with the colour of grass. Drill two small (1/8")holes near the center of the end cap. Using 20#,about 23" long nylon fishing line tie one end of the line to the holes in the box end cap end the other end to a rat trap. Keeps the trap weighted to the box. Pull the rat trap out of the box, bait it with peanut butter with sunflour seeds stuck in it, set the trap and gently slide the trap into about the center of the box. Sprinkle a few sunflower seeds onto and around the rat trap, front side and rear. Set the trap outside out of site if possible. When you trap a chipmunk its tail will stick outside of the box. Check the trap often though as sometimes a chipmunk will eat all of the peanut butter and sunflower seeds without setting off the trap. How they do that is beyond me. The box lid protects the trap and bait from unwanted victims and rain and makes inserting and removing the trap inside the box easier and safer. I built 3 traps. They all work great and are rapidly reducing our neighborhood chipmunk population. Tried the bucket method. Racoons seemed to like it. Never found any chipmunk corpses though.
Using rat traps worked great. Inexpensive, easy to build, bait and remove chipmunk corpses, doesn’t hurt birds, cats etc, and not an eyesore.
To make a trap out of 3/4″ x 5 1/2″ – 6′ cheap dressed lumber cut 4 pcs to 15″ (top, bottom and sides)and 1 endcap pc to 5 1/2 x 4″. Screw and glue the bottom pc into the face of each of the two side pcs. Screw the end piece into one end of the box. Screw i pc scrap lumber cut to 3/4″ x 1 1/2″ – 4″ into the top of the insides of the uncapped end. The end cap and piece of 1×2 block one end of the box and keep the box from warping too much. The remaining 15″ pc of 1×6 is for the box lid. Hinge the lid to the box if you wish but it isn’t necessary.
Paint all of the wood dark green so that it blends in with the colour of grass.
Drill two small (1/8″)holes near the center of the end cap. Using 20#,about 23″ long nylon fishing line tie one end of the line to the holes in the box end cap end the other end to a rat trap. Keeps the trap weighted to the box.
Pull the rat trap out of the box, bait it with peanut butter with sunflour seeds stuck in it, set the trap and gently slide the trap into about the center of the box. Sprinkle a few sunflower seeds onto and around the rat trap, front side and rear.
Set the trap outside out of site if possible. When you trap a chipmunk its tail will stick outside of the box. Check the trap often though as sometimes a chipmunk will eat all of the peanut butter and sunflower seeds without setting off the trap. How they do that is beyond me. The box lid protects the trap and bait from unwanted victims and rain and makes inserting and removing the trap inside the box easier and safer.
I built 3 traps. They all work great and are rapidly reducing our neighborhood chipmunk population.

]]> By: cory http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-2/#comment-47634 cory Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:11:52 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47634 I would like to get rid of my adorable chippies but I will NOT resort to killing them. I'm thinking of renting a live trap and releasing them about a mile away. The only reason that I want to get rid of them is that I heard that they dig burrows about 30 feet long and I don't want anything collapsing. I also want to make sure that I don't trap a "mom" chippie with babies. Does anyone know about their reproduction times? I would like to get rid of my adorable chippies but I will NOT resort to killing them. I’m thinking of renting a live trap and releasing them about a mile away. The only reason that I want to get rid of them is that I heard that they dig burrows about 30 feet long and I don’t want anything collapsing. I also want to make sure that I don’t trap a “mom” chippie with babies. Does anyone know about their reproduction times?

]]> By: Jeff Holmes http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-2/#comment-47617 Jeff Holmes Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:12:37 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47617 I subscibe to the bucket method, as well. Just drowned 15 (+4 mice) in the last 4 days. I put out four, 5 gallon buckets positioned next to steps, wood piles, rocks so the little critters could see in, thus I didn't even need a ramp. This works, but the seeds must be refreshed almost daily, as they eventually get water logged and sink and the chipmunks will not go in the water knowingly - small price to pay for a straightforward and inexpensive solution...I'm happy. I subscibe to the bucket method, as well. Just drowned 15 (+4 mice) in the last 4 days. I put out four, 5 gallon buckets positioned next to steps, wood piles, rocks so the little critters could see in, thus I didn’t even need a ramp. This works, but the seeds must be refreshed almost daily, as they eventually get water logged and sink and the chipmunks will not go in the water knowingly – small price to pay for a straightforward and inexpensive solution…I’m happy.

]]> By: Carol S http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/comment-page-2/#comment-47611 Carol S Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:05:39 +0000 http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-chipmunks/#comment-47611 I used the bucket method (why send them to someone else's yard?). Would you send mice to someone else's yard? Nevermind the plants, these little critters have destroyed our driveway. They burrowed under the garage and made a sink hole in the driveway. We first noticed a pile of dirt inside the garage. I have holes all over my lawn. Within a week,I have gotten 15 of them. I would see them running all over the place and then dart under my porch and house. I hate to think what they have been doing under there. I used the bucket method (why send them to someone else’s yard?). Would you send mice to someone else’s yard? Nevermind the plants, these little critters have destroyed our driveway. They burrowed under the garage and made a sink hole in the driveway. We first noticed a pile of dirt inside the garage. I have holes all over my lawn. Within a week,I have gotten 15 of them. I would see them running all over the place and then dart under my porch and house. I hate to think what they have been doing under there.

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