How do I get rid of chipmunks in my bucket of water?

Fill a bucket with water and scatter a few sunflower seeds on the surface. Place the bucket in your yard or where you have frequently seen chipmunks. It’s best to place the bucket next to a ledge or step. The chipmunk will fall into the water and be unable to get out.

What is the best bait for a chipmunk trap?

Properly baiting a chipmunk trap is important. Did you know that chipmunks are peanut butter connoisseurs? They even enjoy a morsel of cheese now and then. Other effective chipmunk bait includes prune pits, unroasted peanuts, corn, sunflower seeds, cereal, grains and popcorn.

How full should the water in the bucket be to catch chipmunks?

What is this? Setting the trap on a flat, level ground works the best. Once you’ve located an area, fill the five gallon bucket approximately 2/3 full with water. It’s important not to completely fill the bucket with water because the chipmunks will be able to reach the bait without entering the bucket.

Is it illegal to drown chipmunks?

Trapping and drowning wildlife is not humane, as drowned animals are fully conscious and suffer a slow, stressful, painful death from suffocation. Trapping and relocating wildlife to other property is not only illegal — it’s not effective.

What is the most effective way to get rid of chipmunks?

Generally small traps, from 10 to 20 inches long, and with one or two doors are the way to go. Place them around burrows and the places you’ve most often seen chipmunks, baiting the traps with goodies like peanut butter or sunflower seeds. Be sure to check the trap often and re-home the animals promptly.

Can a chipmunk escape a 5 gallon bucket?

If someone is looking to set a chipmunk bucket trap, they will need first to purchase a five-gallon bucket. Then, they can fix the hatch on top of the bucket. When chipmunks take the bait, they will fall into the bucket where they will not be able to escape.

What time of day are chipmunks most active?

Chipmunks are most active in the early morning and late afternoon. Although they can climb trees, they spend most of their lives on the ground or underground in burrows that may reach 30 feet long and 3 feet deep.

Do chipmunks come out at night?

Chipmunks are diurnal. In other words, they only come out during the daytime. The reason is not because they are blind at night, but because everything is too dark for their main defense system — their eyes — to work to their advantage.

Should you shoot chipmunks?

Shooting Chipmunks Piling up a food source on a surface away from others attracts the chipmunks to the food and allows you to aim and kill them. Shooting is a more humane way to kill the animals because they die instantly. Make sure to do this in an area where no humans or other animals can be harmed.

What do chipmunks hate the most?

Common chipmunk repellents are pureed garlic, hot peppers, or a combination of both. Steep the pureed garlic and hot peppers in 1 cup (240 mL.) of hot, soapy water until the water is cool.

Are chipmunks active at night?

Year-round, chipmunks are day-dwellers and do not leave their burrows at night. Their main period of inactivity is during the hottest months of the year, and may rarely leave their nests during those months.