Posted on 11/25/2023 11:05:52 AM PST by allen592
A few years ago, shortly after settling into his new home, TikTok user Adam stumbled upon a delightful surprise - a group of charming chipmunks had made themselves at home on his property. "I would often spot them in my garden and yard," Adam shared with The Dodo. "To my knowledge, I have at least three of them. This is my second year with these little guys."
Intrigued by their presence, Adam decided to establish a connection with his newfound neighbors. He began leaving occasional piles of nuts for the chipmunks to feast on, a friendly gesture aimed at ensuring their bellies remained full. Over time, a bond of trust developed between Adam and the chipmunks. They no longer waited for him to place the snacks; instead, they eagerly approached him directly.
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As a child, I had a large playhouse on my parents’ unenclosed back porch. During winter break, I saw a red tailed squirrel perched on the roof.
The next day, I left out some nuts my mother gave me. It took several weeks, but every day around the same time, I would leave out food and the squirrel would come by, getting bigger and stronger, for a snack.
Eventually, we built enough trust that he would take the food from my hand. I never made any sudden moves, never reached out to pet him, but he would chirp to me and grab onto my finger. It became a daily ritual of ours for several months. No other siblings were allowed to go near him; they just watched through the windows. I knew he was there for the food, not friendship, but appreciated getting to see him up close, growing and changing.
For a kid, it was a pretty cool experience.
A teenage driver squashed him in the spring. It broke my heart.
Use the bucket of death. A five gallon container, 2/3 filled with water, and layered with about an inch of black oil sunflower seeds.
Place a 3 foot piece of wood {about 1" x 3"}, covered at the top with sunflower seeds and extending about an inch over the edge of the bucket, and use a couple of screws in the wood to prevent it from slipping off the bucket.
It never fails. They will jump in and I've had as many as 6 at a single funeral.
I learned this from a radio talking head named Rose from the Quinn and Rose show about 15 years ago, and I average about 50 a year... but you will never win.
Those critters are worse than cock roaches, and they will come from miles around.
PS: You need to drain the bucket every few days or the smell will kill you.
This just happened to me two weeks ago. $700 in wiring harnesses. Rat Ba$tards…
so what was it???
Give them swimming lessons.
Fill a five gallon bucket 2/3rds with water. Cover the water with Sunflower seeds (they float).
I took out 87 chipmunks in less than one year. I was overrun!
You’ll probably get a few mice as well . . .
I’m trying to entice a feral car to hang around my place to take care of the rodents. So far, so good. My car maintinance garage offers a de-mousing service. They suck the mice nests out of your ventilation ducts with a big shop vac.
“Squirrels are very smart.”
They really are! I saw a documentary about their probably solving skills once, and it was pretty incredible.
I have a raccoon that does that.
.22 with a silencer.
Unfortunately, I had to cull the herd last spring, eliminating 11 of them over a three week period. But there are still plenty around that are manageable...
My aunt had a mountain camp in Montana. There were chipmunks all over the place. I used to feed them out of my hand until two of the chipmunks started fighting and decided my thump was a contestant in the flay. I learned a little about chipmunks and a lot about nature I.e. wild animals are wild no matter how cute.
What vermin exactly are you talking about?
Fox squirrels? Red squirrels? Chipmunks? Or mice?
My guess is that they are Mice, red squirrels or fox squirrels, in that order.
Critter might have something. Very soon the leaves and sticks may be the new currency.
wy69
That's an idea for my air conditioning unit, after field mice nested inside and chewed the wiring.
You must not know how to spell rabbis.
35 posts and no one has answered the OP’s question. I would say that the leaves were a “payment” or a gift in exchange for the nuts, and not just nest material he happened to be carrying—because he did not take the leaves back when he departed with his cheeks full.
“These vermin have caused me $1800 in car damage in a single year.”
Wife’s car wouldn’t start. I opened the hood and took the air cleaner off. It was full of Acorns. Guess who?
“What is a good way of getting rid of the vermin?”
I used to sit on a lawn chair and shoot them. But I evolved to using a live trap with peanut butter. I then took them up to the High School a mile away and let them go.
Definitely Chipmunks
I saw them jump in and out of the engine compartment all the time.
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