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What Kind of Damage Can Chipmunks Cause

Chipmunks are small creatures that resemble rats in size and appearance, but they have color variation and longer tails than rats. They normally like eating cereals and playing in trees and other logs that they can find around. Most of the times they stay in the bush, but they can get access into homes and compounds if they sense there is shelter and food for their survival. Since they don’t chew on wood or plastics, they don’t cause a lot of damage when in the house or compound but they can be another source of trouble because they burrow inside the ground.



Damage House Foundation
They are not big in size, but when they are many, and they start digging holes, you will be surprised to see that your house foundation could be at risk. Their holes start from inside the house until they get access to your house. Fences might be compromised as well since most of the animals keep on coming through holes that they dig under the fences. If it is just one chipmunk, it will not cause lot of damage, but if they are many like 50 or more, you should expect a lot of damage.

Eat Garden Fruits and Plants Roots
They love the garden because they know a lot of fruits and flowers are available there. In the garden, insects also fly freely which they can catch and eat them. Once they know that the garden is a perfect place for them, they dig holes, stay inside and come out at night to hunt and get food for themselves. Most of the crops’ roots will be destroyed, and your garden plants will start to die. They even create routes inside the garden where they will be following every time they go out for hunting.

Chipmunks Multiply So Quickly
Whether chipmunk is in the house or in the garden, these animals are always after something. They cannot just invade a place without something attracting them. The worst part of it is that they multiply so quickly to an extent that within few months, they will be many on the compound. You can raise a cat to ensure that they are eliminated easily day and night. Most of them disappear when they realize that there is a cat around the compound. When you realize that they are many, you can start setting traps so that you capture them and dispose them.

Poisoning them, might sound like a good way of getting rid of them but they might die in hidden areas and start polluting the environment when they start decomposing. The city animal removal services can help, but they don’t normally respond so quickly since these animals are not that dangerous to human health. If they are many, they can cause intense damage, but if they are few, they can live without manifesting any signs of damage around your home. Always have a cat that will scare them away, and they will never invade your home.

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