Larger groups could pose bigger problems. They carry their food around in their trademark cheek pouches.Ĭhipmunks are small animals, and although they can’t do much major damage by themselves, they can still have many annoying behaviors.
Mainly they do this by storing them in relatively large underground burrows. Once autumn comes around they, like other similar animals, will begin to stockpile foods to prepare for winter. Of course, they can also steal these foods for themselves which makes them considered as pests in many places dealing with food and trade. Acquired from humans, they can also eat grains and some vegetables when given to them. They mainly acquire their food by foraging with some exceptions. They will also loiter around bird feeders and nests to try and steal some of their seeds. This makes them dangerous around a bird population as they can, and will, eat everything from unhatched eggs to even baby birds. They can be predatory and opportunistic as they consume smaller creatures such as worms and insects, as well as, slightly bigger ones like frogs and even bird eggs. They can also eat grass and similar foliage, but this does not make them herbivores as they are more than capable of consuming and even hunting for animal food. They have a specific noise for natural hunters such as cats and foxes, while interestingly enough, having a completely different, dimmer sound, for flying threats such as hawks.Ĭhipmunks are small animals that tend to feed on simple things such as nuts, buds, and smaller fruits. The noises they make are actually social communicators to let other nearby chipmunks be aware of potential threats. Most of the time they are confused for birds which leave homeowners having to look for other ways to figure out what sort of creature they are dealing with. When they do make natural noises though, they are actually very similar to bird calls which makes them notoriously difficult to track and pinpoint by sound. Of course, their movements and damage they cause cannot be completely silent, so they can still be relatively annoying to have to deal with on your roof and inside your ceiling. This can make them hard to find when they are foraging outside or even when entering a person’s home or attic.
They tend to be quiet, although not completely, most of the time. Chipmunks are different from other types of rodents and pests in that they don’t really make as much noise as would be expected of a creature like this.
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