Effective chipmunk/ground squirrel control
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Comments (12)The squirrels in my area are pretty crazy. I put stuff in the ground, they dig it out. I am pretty sure that it's not skunks. Skunks dig in the ground for grubs, not bulbs. Here's what I tried so far: 1. Use hot pepper. At my local grocery store, I can buy bags of red cayenne pepper in bulk. When I buried the bulbs with couple of tablespoon of cayenne. Just to be on the safe side,I sprinkle some on top of the soil. Result: roughly 50% effective. Squirrels still dig up the bulbs, but at a reduced rate. 2. Ropel Ropel is a liquid that doesn't actually smell that bad, but supposedly is terrible in smell and taste to animals. I breathed in some by accident when I spray and did notice that it was nasty. Any way, Ropel is also systemic so that it soaks into the plant. Don't use it on your vegetables or you'll wonder why everyone is retching at the dinner table. I use an empty yogurt container and filled it with bulbs, then pour in the Ropel. The instruction said to soak 1 minute, but I did 5 min just in case :-). Use a dishwashing gloves (not the one you are using to wash dishes) to pull out the bulb and lay it on some newspaper to dry. Buried the bulbs and spray some on top just in case. Result: $#@$#@, a few bulbs were still digged up, there's just no stopping the buggers. It was still an improvement over the pepper. Next time, I may also lay some chicken wire on top. Paul...See MoreEffective chipmunk/ground squirrel control - CONTINUED
Comments (8)RAT ZAPPER CONTINUES TO WORK Like many on this thread I too felt guilty about eliminating chipmunks ... but have become increasingly frustrated and desperate when the population exploded and over ran our property and garden areas. Destructive, brazen and invasive is ALL an understatement when I see what these cute little critters have become. Granted the "pool of death" (the bucket) does work, but I found, at least for me, a cleaner, more convenient way to eliminate the munks ... the RatZapper ... no bucket to maintain/seed to replenish. I bought my first "zapper" back in May and eliminated 21 munks in approximately 10 days. Since then I bought 2 more and now there are almost 50 critters that no longer make their home in the area around my foundation, sidewalks and retaining walls. I place a little pile of sunflower seed at the back of the chamber and flip the switch. And location seems to be important. Under shrubs and near visible, active holes seems to be most effective. While I feel I need to eliminate them I want to do it as humanely as possible, and since it is illegal to relocate them in the state of CT, the Hav-A-Heart trap presents the dilemma of having to "off them" yourself and watch them die. An animal control professional I spoke to (off the record) indicated that "electrocution" is the fastest, most humane and cleanest way to do what has to be done. Interestingly, an Ohio State University critter/pest management site I visited indicated that 10 chipmunks or more per acre is considered an infestation population. I have caught almost five times that number in two areas, so I assume I am dealing with nature being way out of balance, at least as far as the chipmunk population. If you're getting more and more desperate, try the Zapper, it has worked for me....See Moregetting rid of chipmunks
Comments (30)Reporting successful results with the Pool of Death. My love affair with the little Chippies ended this year when they have decided that our garden was their turf and created tunnels and tracks networking all of their feeding grounds (our bulbs). Worse, they have completely undermined the stone walls lining our driveway, creating a genuine safety hazard, never mind a ~$6K masonry bill. After reading this thread and it's predecessor, I set up a PoD and drowned two chippies last night. I used a ramp made of a 2x4 to which I stuck a trail of peanut butter blobs dotted with sunflower seeds. I left a solid layer of sunflower seeds on the surface of the water. I really do love the little bastards (I have a large framed photograph of one of them hanging on my wall), but the population needed to be controlled. This method is potentially more cruel but a lot safer and potentially more legal than my alternate method which is a pellet gun shot to the head. Sorry Chippies....See MoreI hate ground squirrels and chipmunks
Comments (58)My husband told me they will just keep coming in. So it sounds like you have proved that lol. Ugh. We tried catching 2 of them with no luck yet. But only tried it during the day and they have not seemed to be in the hole they are using at the time. My husband was worried about the heat as well so I too am going to hold off now until it cools down a tad. But I am determined to get them! I want to catch them before they reproduce. He was also wondering if for some reason they were why we have not seen the ground squirrels for awhile. Well he saw them today. Each time with a load of dead grass in their mouths heading for their tunnel. I told them I think it may be baby making season for them too. I at least have my holes in the beds filled in.... Maybe I need to try a sonic mole chaser device again. I used that in the past for moles in my garden beds and had pretty good luck with it. I have to look up and see if it works on the chipmunks as well....See Moredubliner64
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