Chipmunk Behind Siding

Look for holes in your lawn tiny footprints.

Chipmunk behind siding.

You can find gaps and cracks along the siding after inspection. Chipmunks under house or deck problems caused by chipmunks under homes as gifted burrowers chipmunks are capable of doing a lot of damage in yards and around houses. Chipmunks are so shy and so quick you may not even notice them in your yard. The trap is easy to make you take a five gallon bucket fill it 3 4 with water and float the top of the water with sunflower seeds you then have a plank of wood go over the edge of bucket to give.

Chipmunks do not often live inside homes. Holes occur over time when seals crack around plumbing fixtures on your siding allowing mice entrance into your home. They prefer the cool dirt of underground burrows. One common way mice enter your home is through irregularities in your home s foundation where it meets the siding.

A rodent as is a rat or a mouse. If you re absolutely certain it is a chipmunk living in your attic the best means of removal is to trap the animal in a cage trap. These stupid little things get into everything. Chipmunks also have been known to make a mess of the garden.

They will often live under steps and in foundation cracks but chipmunk rarely make an attic their home. Check the trap every day so you know if it has caught a chipmunk. Bait the trap using any type of fruit nuts or seeds. But if you ve seen evidence of munching in your garden start sleuthing.

Several years ago my parents had to have their poured patio removed because these cute little critters tunneled under it to the point it caused it to lower several inches and eventually cracked in two. They will eat flower bulbs and seeds and leave nutshells behind. Chip monks are just that. Listen carefully because you may also hear chipmunks scurrying around.

They are destructive dirty and need to be removed.