If you have a garden or backyard, you may have noticed a few unwanted visitors roaming around, like rats and chipmunks. These rodents can damage plants by digging up and eating fruits, vegetables, or bulbs in your garden. You may want to know how to keep these animals off your lawn, or maybe you’re just…
Chipmunks are small rodents that sometimes appear in residential areas. Once their numbers grow, they can be seen as a nuisance and may disrupt the peace in your home. You start wondering whether chipmunks can be relocated. While it’s possible, translocation isn’t recommended by researchers and scientists. This article will guide you on safely relocating…
We usually see them scuttling about our garden and yard. They run around bushy spots, trees, and rocky areas carrying nuts and seeds inside their cheeks. But have you ever wondered when chipmunks are most active? They can’t spend all their time playing and running around our houses, can they? With that in mind, let’s…
Chipmunks are busy animals. We usually see them running around, scuttling about trees and bushes, carrying all sorts of things. Their active lifestyle makes you wonder about their daily routine and behavior. They can’t spend all their time foraging for food and running up and down trees, do they? So, when do chipmunks sleep? Well,…
Chipmunks are adorable critters with furry bodies and cute little faces. However, behind their seemingly harmless appearance is a problematic issue familiar to gardeners and farmers. These little creatures can damage gardens, harm your house landscaping, and eat your crops. They dig holes underground, burrowing below porches and nesting in crawl spaces. Sometimes, repellents won’t…
Gardening is one of the most enjoyable activities. It teaches you a lot about life and sustainability, plus being outside, under the sun, and fresh air can help improve your mood. That said, there are also several challenges to gardening. The unpredictability of weather, poor soil, weed growth, and pest infestation can become real issues…
We typically see chipmunks climbing trees, running around, and foraging for food. However, it’s rare to see them searching for food or spending their day with other chipmunks. Oftentimes, we see them acting aggressively toward each other. You may even see these furry creatures chasing each other in your yard, seemingly playing, or are they?…
Generally, chipmunks are solitary creatures who prefer to find and collect food independently. These furry rodents are highly territorial around their burrows and will show signs of aggression toward intruders. One exception to this reclusive behavior occurs during the early spring or late summer when chipmunks gather to mate. During this period, male chipmunks visit…
Chipmunks are small, agile, and adorable members of the squirrel family. These furry rodents are recognizable by their alternating dark and light stripes and famously chubby cheeks. Despite their tiny bodies, chipmunks have enormous and seemingly endless appetites. You’ll rarely see them run out of food because of their hoarding habits and incredibly sharp senses….
On average, chipmunks live for around two years or more, depending on species type and various environmental factors. These cheeky rodents live relatively short, but colorful, lives in the wild and in captivity. Chipmunks are beneficial to the environment as they help spread the seeds of plants and important fungi. Their adorable burrowing habits help…