Need to try this with mine. I would have never thought of this.
I’m distraught, due to the number of felines roaming our neighborhood and killing our chipmunks, and yes, our birds. As many of you know, my husband and I enjoy watching these tiny cousins of the squirrel. We love seeing them scurry across our deck in search of their favorite treats of peanuts and sunflower seeds and ducking in and out of the “chippie cup”. And of course, my biggest delight is having them eat from my hands and feeling their teeny, padded feet against my skin. We look forward to it every day. But for the last few weeks, we…
This is one of the precious videos from Choo-Choo's Story, on how they got Wally to enter their home as welcomed guest. My favorite chippie channel...
Need About 15 Hours of Sleep Per Day - At least that’s true of chipmunks in captivity. They are a Type of Squirrel - Weighing in at 1 to 5 ounces (28 to 142 grams), chipmunks are among the most diminutive members of the squirrel family. That means these pocket-sized rodents are also related to woodchucks and prairie dogs, which share a branch on the squirrel family tree as well...
Yesterday, we hadn't seen any of our four chippies, and were starting to fear the worst. All the seed we put out in the morning was still there. Oh no! But this morning when we awoke, there were signs that they were back. Maybe yesterday was a holiday and they were taking a chippie hiatus. You never know. Well, they are back in force and I'm happy to report that there's now a fifth...
great patience. However, today was the day; almost two weeks after my first experiment and voila, success. I sat on the sidewalk near the man shed, held out my hand with the "nummy seeds" and after a few initial, "I really want that", but a bit of hesitation, he was soon eating from my hand.
