![]() How to Prevent Chipmunks From Coming Back ![]() Always double-check local regulations about trapping and releasing animals. You can buy these traps at your local hardware store and set them up near tunnel entrances or other infested areas, baiting the traps with peanut butter or sunflower seeds. If you can’t find an effective repellent, you can try using non-lethal, or live, traps to catch the chipmunks and release them far away from your property. Some home and garden stores even sell decoys that light up or flap their wings. You can also try statues of predators, such as an owl decoy. Unfortunately, these tend to be expensive and only work above ground, not in chipmunk burrows or tunnels. The last type of repellents uses ultrasonic frequencies or pulses of water to frighten chipmunks away. These tend to last a little longer than natural repellents, but you will still need to reapply them regularly. Most squirrel repellents will also repel chipmunks, and this includes things like anti-rodent spray, granular repellents to put in the soil, and taste-aversion repellents containing Bittrex and thiram. Synthetic repellents are specially-formulated chemicals used to drive chipmunks away by scent or taste without being harmful to other wildlife. Keep in mind you may have to reapply natural repellents frequently. Some natural repellents are meant to be sprayed directly onto the plants chipmunks might eat a mixture of water and cayenne pepper or chili powder is one of these. Fox or other predator urine can work, though it also smells repellent to human noses. Human hair-which you can acquire by asking your barber for a bag of trimmings-sprinkled around the perimeter of a garden reportedly does the trick. Natural repellents are non-synthetic items that chipmunks find distasteful. Repellents tend to fall into one of several categories. Unlike with some other pest infestations, attempting to repel chipmunks is a good first and non-lethal step. The good news is that chipmunks don’t tend to congregate in large numbers-a yard may only hold up to 20 or so chipmunks. Check out-of-the-way places in your home for chew marks on wood, stockpiles of food, or excrement to confirm a chipmunk problem. If this happens, you’ll hear scratching or chirping sounds. If they make it inside, it’s usually into a basement or crawlspace, though they may get into the walls, too. It’s somewhat rare that chipmunks will actually infest your home, but they can squeeze into surprisingly tight places. Tunnel entrances are usually near a structure like a wood pile, a rock, or your home’s foundation. Some people report chipmunk damage to sidewalks caused by their burrowing, but the Humane Society insists this is not true. You’re also likely to find these rodents underneath bird feeders, eating bird food that has fallen to the ground.Ĭhipmunks are also natural tunnel diggers. Chipmunks eat flowering bulbs, fruits, and young plants, but they can even disrupt plants and seeds they don’t eat. If you have a fruit or vegetable garden, growing produce might attract them. Chipmunks find their way from the woods to human dwellings for all the reasons you might expect: food, water, and shelter.
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