Chipmunk Nesting Under House Siding

Here they feel safe and probably feed on insects that made a home there too.

Chipmunk nesting under house siding.

Centrally located is the nest chamber which is lined with crunched up dry leaves cozy. The small striped critters eat everything from insects to garden plants and can damage electrical wires and dig under your home. Since the pests use shrubs and other plants for cover planting foliage away from home foundations and keeping them trimmed makes yards less favorable. Chipmunks invading a house usually stick to enclosed areas like attics and crawl spaces.

The chipmunks tend to excavate these into the dense layer of hardpan which doesn t absorb water well so sometimes water can collect at the bottom of these drainages. Sprinkle sunflower seeds around the bucket. Attach a plank from a retaining wall or other raised landscape feature to the top of the bucket to make a plank. Chipmunks mainly live in trees shrubs logs and underground.

Fill a large bucket halfway with water. Bait the trap using any type of fruit nuts or seeds. Modifying habitats is the best way for property owners to prevent infestations of chipmunks under the house or deck. Narrow tunnels extend downward in places to draw water away from the burrow.

Check the trap every day so you know if it has caught a chipmunk.