How to get rid of Chipmunks?

Ways of Making Our Garden Free From Chipmunks

It is too difficult for anyone to imagine that a creature like chipmunk which looks so furry and cute can actually damage a lovely garden and make it look like a garden after a shoot-out. They make the garden their playground and choke the pipes with their furs thus creating a lot of chaos. The extract provides an overview of various methods by which we can do away with the problem of chipmunks.

Habitat

The basic problem with the chipmunks is that they make their habitat by building burrows in the ground and do not live on trees like the squirrels which seem to be very closely related to this animal. First of all, it is very crucial that we get aware of the habits of chipmunk and then decide a strategy to remove them.

Habit And Nature

Chipmunks are gluttons, they spend their entire life eating and searching for food. Also they hate open spaces as they spend their life inside the burrows. These two weaknesses are very important to be kept an eye on if we are thinking of getting rid of the chipmunk problem.

Various Methods To Get Rid Of Chipmunks

The “bucket method” is a popular and cheap method to catch chipmunks where water is filled in a bucket and few sunflower seeds are scattered over the water. When the chipmunk comes looking for food gets trapped and cannot get out. Another method is to keep a pet which can act as a natural predator of chipmunk like cats. A trap can also be bought to catch them which is easily available in the hardware stores. We can also spray pepper sauce in our garden and near their habitats which will make them to come out of the closet and get caught. If these tactics cease to act, the only option left is to call up the pest control people and get rid of these fur balls.