Re: O.T. Chipmunk UPDATE - He is Gone!!

[Guest guest]

I got the chipmunk. It must have been quite hungry because it was

only 20 minutes after I set the trap, and he was caught.

Of course, that didn't end the story for me. It was desperately

trying to get out, pushing on the door, rattling the cage. It was

like a monster or that dinosaur in Jurassic Park, you know the one

in the beginning that pulled the guy in and ate him. So I didn`t

even want to pick the cage up, I was afraid that if it spooked me

that I would drop the cage and " Chip " would get out.

Could I be a BIGGER BABY?!

Thank goodness my neighbor was home for lunch so I asked him to take

it out of the house for me.

I set the trap again and put it back in the basement. I think that

was the only one, but who knows maybe " Dale " is down there too. LOL

thanks

Heidi – a drama queen

> > Okay ladies, here is my problem. Tuesday I saw a chipmunk in

the

> > dining room. Of course is ran and hind behind the cabinets. I

> had

> > to go get my son from school. I left the back door open when I

> was

> > picking him up and hoped it would leave. When I got home I

> search

> > the house for the little rodent and found no sign. So I thought

> it

> > left. I was wrong, today I walk into the kitchen and the damn

> thing

> > was there, it ran into the mudroom and I assume down to the

> > basement. Bad timing for me because my husband is out of town

for

> a

> > wedding and I am on my own with trying to get rid of this

thing.

> So

> > I got a piece of wood and screwed it to the kitchen doorway to

> > prevent it from getting into the rest of the house. I spent the

> > afternoon with the back door open again hoping the thing will

> leave.

> > I called animal control but they don't have traps small enough

to

> > catch something as small as a chipmunk. They told me to play a

> radio

> > really loud in the basement to scare it out. Surprise my

portable

> > radio it broken. So instead I went to the back of the basement

> will

> > a bat and started banging on all the boxes as I made my way

toward

> > the door. Still no sign of the chipmunk. I don't know how I

will

> > know if it has left. I for a moment thought about sprinkling

> flour

> > by the back door so I would see footprints leaving the house.

But

> > when I stop and thought about it, I decided that I don't want

ants

> on

> > top of this problem, or even worse bring in another chipmunk.

> > Now I am afraid to leave on the floor. Can you believe

it?

> I

> > am thinking about getting a rattrap. Yikes.

> > I used to think it was nice to have a family of chipmunks living

> in

> > my backyard, but not anymore.

> > Help!

[Guest guest]

OMG!!! I freak out over moths and other relatively harmless bugs! I

can't imagine how I would react to a freaked out chipmunk!! For your

sake, I hope " Dale " didn't find his way in, too!!!

Kristi

(4) and (1yr on Mon - banded 9/14)

OH

> > > Okay ladies, here is my problem. Tuesday I saw a chipmunk in

> the

> > > dining room. Of course is ran and hind behind the cabinets. I

> > had

> > > to go get my son from school. I left the back door open when I

> > was

> > > picking him up and hoped it would leave. When I got home I

> > search

> > > the house for the little rodent and found no sign. So I

thought

> > it

> > > left. I was wrong, today I walk into the kitchen and the damn

> > thing

> > > was there, it ran into the mudroom and I assume down to the

> > > basement. Bad timing for me because my husband is out of town

> for

> > a

> > > wedding and I am on my own with trying to get rid of this

> thing.

> > So

> > > I got a piece of wood and screwed it to the kitchen doorway to

> > > prevent it from getting into the rest of the house. I spent

the

> > > afternoon with the back door open again hoping the thing will

> > leave.

> > > I called animal control but they don't have traps small enough

> to

> > > catch something as small as a chipmunk. They told me to play a

> > radio

> > > really loud in the basement to scare it out. Surprise my

> portable

> > > radio it broken. So instead I went to the back of the basement

> > will

> > > a bat and started banging on all the boxes as I made my way

> toward

> > > the door. Still no sign of the chipmunk. I don't know how I

> will

> > > know if it has left. I for a moment thought about sprinkling

> > flour

> > > by the back door so I would see footprints leaving the house.

> But

> > > when I stop and thought about it, I decided that I don't want

> ants

> > on

> > > top of this problem, or even worse bring in another chipmunk.

> > > Now I am afraid to leave on the floor. Can you believe

> it?

> > I

> > > am thinking about getting a rattrap. Yikes.

> > > I used to think it was nice to have a family of chipmunks

living

> > in

> > > my backyard, but not anymore.

> > > Help!

[Guest guest]

It was desperately

> trying to get out, pushing on the door, rattling the cage. It was

> like a monster or that dinosaur in Jurassic Park, you know the one

> in the beginning that pulled the guy in and ate him.

Heidi-

I know exactly what you mean! The city put skunk traps in our

backyard a couple of summers ago. The first couple of nights we got

oppossums! I wanted to set them free b/f animal control came b/c

they would euthanize them. I had to pick up the cages with a big

branch and open the door. The next couple days we did get skunks.

I had to move them too so that I could let the dog outside. Thank

God the cages were so smal, they couldn't stand on their front legs

to skunk me!

Last summer, my cat cornered a bat in a partially opened window.

The bat was freaking out. I had to put my hand in there and open up

the screen so that it could fly out.

I really need to move!

Dane's mom DOC Grad