![]() ![]() I'm both irritated and amused! ?#chipmunkwars #succulentgarden #chipmunkproblems #gardening #NHgarden #chipmunk #outdoorsucculents #hensandchicks #sempervivum #sedumĪ post shared by Melissa on at 10:45am PDT I see the 2 new holes on Pic 1 but I cannot yet explain the mound of fresh dirt with no visible hole in Pic 2! At least 3 plants are under dirt right now. Fortunately, a lot of the land around the backyard was very sandy.Ĭhipmunks: 2. Not only would that be cruel to the chipmunk, but it was dangerous for Duke as well. Chipmunk holes, often well hidden, are large enough for a dog’s paw to sink into and, at Duke’s breakneck running speed, this could be quite catastrophic. He’s also an agility dog, so the backyard required a hole-free surface on which to run without breaking his leg. Our fenced-in backyard is the dog’s sanctuary as well as a training space.ĭuke, a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd mix, is, as you can imagine, full of energy and needs a safe place to run. These critters burrow tunnels from one end of their domain to another. When we first moved into our country home, the backyard was full of holes. My home is my garden, and I protect it with a vengeance. I continued to stand guard and encourage them to find a home elsewhere. Others moved in and tried their own wily tactics. The chipmunk did eventually give up and move on. It must have spent over an hour, in the pouring rain, trying to remove the edging that blocked its access. As it started pouring rain, the critter chewed and pulled on the plastic edging, but to no avail, wailing in protest at the loss of its stash of goodies. I found some plastic garden edging and stuck it firmly into the crevice that it had created. ![]() So this is supposed to be a bird feeder #chipmunkproblemsĪ post shared by Linda Williamson Picard on at 7:39am PST I didn’t want to risk further damage or the possibility that it might find a crack in the foundation, just big enough for it to squeeze into the house. The chipmunk obviously felt very proud of itself, sliding in and out, depositing hoards of foodstuffs, probably preparing for winter. ![]() Like mice, chipmunks can squeeze into very tight spaces. I had a chipmunk dig between the house foundation and the interlock tiles. ![]() Related Post: Rodent Control Without Poison So, we compromised and moved the feeders further away from the house and gardens, thus discouraging chipmunk activity where we didn’t want it. Being a bird lover, that was not an option. The first thing you can do is remove all feeding sources, like bird feeders. The key is to be innovative in your methods of eliminating the problem without being cruel. Even his barking only scares them away temporarily. You would think my dog doing his business on a daily basis all over the property would help. It’s a liquid, so it absorbs into the soil, and at the first rain, it’s washed away. I did try it but with little, if any, positive benefits. The one that really makes me chuckle is called “coyote pee”-though I don’t recall the brand name. There are chemical repellents available on the market, and some work while others don’t. But, there are ways to slow down their progress of mass destruction. So how do you repel chipmunks and discourage them from destroying your garden? And how do you do this naturally, without poisons and chemicals? There really is no great remedy because unfortunately, chipmunks are rather clever. Anyone know how to evict chipmunks? We were nice to them for years but now they have taken advantage and burrowed all over my backyard? #chipmunkholes #chipmunk #evictchipmunks#damagethatchipmunksdo#help #nature #wildlifeĪ post shared by Starlene on at 7:57am PDTĬute? Messy and destructive is more like it. ![]()
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