Evil Has Returned

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Feb 12, 2008 6:52 am

The only thing about spring I don't really look forward too... Evil

KellieD · Post by **KellieD** » Feb 12, 2008 10:31 am

Here I thought it was going to be a picture of a slug!!

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Feb 12, 2008 12:15 pm

Look at dem beady little eyes...

Got a BB gun?

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Feb 12, 2008 3:36 pm

LOL, Charla!!

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Feb 12, 2008 7:48 pm

How can you love squrrels and hate chippies?

In MN I had one eating out of my hand. He never messed with my plants. My cat, Spider, loved salivating over him too.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Feb 12, 2008 11:10 pm

They get places squirrels don't go, such as crawl spaces and into vehicles and chew wiring. and dig holes all over. Including my hosta bed.

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Feb 13, 2008 1:03 am

I agree, Claudia...

I don't know how our county has missed them so far as I have heard of out-nout epidemics north and south of us. I hope we have something in our soil or something that makes them stay away. Maybe it is the rocks and heavy clay...

The same stuff that makes gardening so enjoyable here.

I used to think they were so cute until I heard all the damage they could do...

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Feb 13, 2008 10:55 am

Aww ...I gotta admit I love Chipmunks, but then I have not even seen one since I visited CO and lived in CA Sierras. I don't think they live in OK at least not in central OK

I bet they can be destructive though.... their cousins the squirrels sure are

but ..I noticed they are not as bad this winter, and I think it is because the ice broke most of the limbs off the tops of the trees. The abundance of nuts is now gone, and they are having to learn new ways to manuver through the trees

Ginger

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Mar 01, 2008 4:44 pm

It must have heard me say I was going to cleanup under the bird feeders today...decided he would help me with that chore.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Mar 02, 2008 1:34 pm

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Mar 03, 2008 12:40 pm

Ohhhhhh, noooooo!

Spider · Post by **Spider** » Mar 03, 2008 1:35 pm

That last photo is just too completely cute!

eastwood2007 · Post by **eastwood2007** » Mar 03, 2008 5:19 pm

Spider wrote:That last photo is just too completely cute!

Ya, I think it's cute, too, as long as it is taken at someone else's house!

Ginger · Post by **Ginger** » Mar 03, 2008 5:43 pm

It is cute!! That little pink nose peeking out from under the door! I know they will be a big pain if they get in the house though

Ginger

Gruntfuttock · Post by **Gruntfuttock** » Mar 03, 2008 6:00 pm

We don't have them in the wild here, but people keep them as pets. They cost a fortune to buy, you're sitting on a gold mine.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Mar 03, 2008 7:21 pm

Well darn, me & my neighbor could be rich!!

JaneG · Post by **JaneG** » Mar 04, 2008 1:04 am

Yep Nanny, your pictures show why they can be a problem, despite their "cuteness".

They are small enough to get into tiny spaces. We got serious about eliminating them when we discovered they were going up the walls UNDERNEATH the vinyl siding. From there they would have possibly been able to get into the attic, then the house, that would be TROUBLE.

That summer we caught nearly 20 of them in trap. A new one in the trap every other day. We've since added an outdoor can that seems to keep them at bay. As a matter of fact, he (the cat) spent last summer stalking them at the neighbors house across the street. We see one go under their garage door on a regular basis.

Good luck moving those little critters out!

Pandora · Post by **Pandora** » Mar 09, 2008 4:39 pm

Oh my gosh Nanny!

I don't know how I missed all these pics. Especially the last couple. You know how pesky they can be. We had exactly the same problem a couple years ago and chippie must have gotten locked in the garage and he sure chewed his way out. Then we had to get that rubber replaced and it was specially made for the door. grrrrr.

I like to leave the garage door up on the weekends when gardening and in and out all the time, but now DH insists that the door stay down.

It's funny how people nickname things and I just started calling them chippies being silly and now I see that lots of people call them that.

Those are really great pictures.

newtohosta-no more · Post by **newtohosta-no more** » Mar 09, 2008 4:54 pm

I know they are destructive little buggers, but they are really just too adorable. I love that pic with it peeking out under the door.

Even though I do like chipmunks, I never interfere when the outdoor cats go after one.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Mar 13, 2008 7:16 pm

This chippie sat out here for 2 hrs today. It's partner, the one that sits on the rock, went across the road into the woods on monday, and hasn't been seen since. It is ALMOST kind of sad. I was standing at the other end of the porch and it didn't even see me.