Golfgar4
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- Joined
- Feb 21, 2002
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- 4,383
- Location
- Janesville, Wisconsin
- Tractor
- None -yet. Until then FunBuggy (EZ-Go) will have to do!
Rogue,
Sorry for stealing your title, but I've kind of got the same problem that you do, only a little smaller. And hey, why re-invent the wheel, right? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
What can a guy do about chipmunks?
We've discovered we've got them running around in our yard a lot. The other day, I had planted some new flowers in a bed in front of the house. The next day I went out to give 'em a drink, and there was a big hole right next to them so that the flowers had actually slid down into the hole! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
We've seen the little bugger(s) running around, but this was the first sign we've had that they're burrowing close to the house. I called my exterminator to see if he could do something on his next visit, but apparently it's against the law for exterminators to poison the things. He suggested using a live trap to catch them. I asked about applying poison myself, but he didn't recommend that because of our dog. He said that chipmunks don't always eat the poison where they find it. They will carry it to some other location before eating, which could be in our yard where our dog plays.
Does anyone have any other ideas other than using these traps? I've heard that moth balls down in the holes will drive them away. Is this true? If I have to use traps, what's a good bait, and how effective are they?
Any suggestions would be appreciated! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Sorry for stealing your title, but I've kind of got the same problem that you do, only a little smaller. And hey, why re-invent the wheel, right? /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
What can a guy do about chipmunks?
We've discovered we've got them running around in our yard a lot. The other day, I had planted some new flowers in a bed in front of the house. The next day I went out to give 'em a drink, and there was a big hole right next to them so that the flowers had actually slid down into the hole! /forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
We've seen the little bugger(s) running around, but this was the first sign we've had that they're burrowing close to the house. I called my exterminator to see if he could do something on his next visit, but apparently it's against the law for exterminators to poison the things. He suggested using a live trap to catch them. I asked about applying poison myself, but he didn't recommend that because of our dog. He said that chipmunks don't always eat the poison where they find it. They will carry it to some other location before eating, which could be in our yard where our dog plays.
Does anyone have any other ideas other than using these traps? I've heard that moth balls down in the holes will drive them away. Is this true? If I have to use traps, what's a good bait, and how effective are they?
Any suggestions would be appreciated! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif