chipmunk problem!

this was a problem for my family last year and it's beginning to be a problem this year: we have chipmunks in our barn! does anyone have any suggestions on how we could get rid of them without harming them?

:think: I've heard that chipmunks dislike the smell of bloodmeal, and that if you sprinkle it around, they leave because of the odor. It isn't supposed to smell strong enough for people to be bothered by it.

Another suggestion that I've heard before is to mix baby powder and cayenne pepper and sprinkle that around the areas where they nibble a lot.

I haven't ever had to try these, though, so I can't speak for how accurate the information is.

Kristina...your chipmunks, our moles!

I Never had proplem with Chipmunks i only have proplems with Squrriels

Chipmunks...moles...squirrels.......OH MY!!!!!!

Think potatoes. Some of us like to throw them at squirrels .

They may work for chipmunks and moles, too.

Savannah wrote:

:think: I've heard that chipmunks dislike the smell of bloodmeal, and that if you sprinkle it around, they leave because of the odor. It isn't supposed to smell strong enough for people to be bothered by it.

Another suggestion that I've heard before is to mix baby powder and cayenne pepper and sprinkle that around the areas where they nibble a lot.

I haven't ever had to try these, though, so I can't speak for how accurate the information is.

I'm going to tell my mom about this idea and maybe we'll try it. thanks for the suggestions! we have birds in our barn too but all they do is try to build nests. and we did have moles in our yard a few years ago but my dog got rid of them.

i love Squrriels
they are so darn cuite!!....once we had one that came in our houe(but it got out the door with out harming anything inside the house)

a squirrel in the house! a chipmunk came into our house once now we know to keep the front door closed during the summer!

Rhonda wrote:

I say, dress them up, teach them to sing and dance, and get rich!!! :think:

great idea! lol I'd name them Alvin, Simon, Theodore, Chip, and Dale

one of the Squrriels
is geting a bit too friendly..it climbed up on the house near my parents window in the bedroom..seeing if we are not we are gonna have to close it cuz it could in to our house... and well ya i don't wanna be mean to it but if it keeps that up we are gonna have to stop feeding it..

Or just get a big dog! Good luck!

lol..yeah..