The Best Trap For Chipmunks and Mice PERIOD!

Hit that "Subscribe" button if this video helps you out! In our last video, we set up the Havahart trap, in hopes that we would catch a chipmunk and save our garden from them, along with squirrels and other pests we were experiencing. We left it up for a week, and with no trapped chipmunks, we resorted to Plan B, which is using 5 Gallon buckets to make a trap.
The buckets can catch multiple chipmunks and mice at a time, and rely on a much better bait, black oil sunflower seeds.
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[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Click here for the results video! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqipaIeQmsuafrc

[@vv7299]

you look like a closeted gay. Leave the chimpmunks alone and find yourself a good husband

[@PatGonzales-uf2rb]

I put up the trap but the chipmunk will not jump in. It just walks around the bucket. It also walks along the rim of it. Any suggestions?

[@PatGonzales-uf2rb]

Nevermind the trap worked!!!!

[@rickb9201]

Awesome video. I decided to make two traps. I set up the first one and started to make a second one when I heard the first plop. It’s been less than an hour and I’ve caught 3.

[@joelspringman523]

Incredible!

[@kennethbutler1343]

So where's the payoff? I want to see if you caught any chipmunks!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Right here! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqipaIeQmsuafrc

[@maryharper3395]

In my state it is illegal to kill chipmonks.

[@bobsmith5533]

Move!

[@overtonegamer]

@@maryharper3395 Right. "Illegal." You hear about all those people in jail all the time for trapping them right? Lol. Come get me.

[@brittanyperkins2086]

Thank you so much! My seeds were being taken out of the ground incessantly before they could even sprout. In five days I’ve gotten 32 chipmunks. Problem is a tad bigger than I thought 😳

[@primesspct2]

wow! That means I must have thousands

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

youre a murderer

[@kucelkj]

You're daughter making a guest appearance was precious! Congrats, Dad!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Thanks! She’s rad!

[@gailheinsohn5394]

16 chipmunks, 3 red squirrels, and about a dozen mice later, I thank you!

[@maheshrana275]

do they die in the bucket of water? or just swimming there?

[@jimwyatt259]

I tried the bucket trap to no avail. I changed my approach. I opted for a Tomcat Rat Snap Trap and in a week and a half I got 7 chipmunks and 11 voles.

[@wesleyy83]

What do you use for bait in the rat trap?

[@jimwyatt259]

@@wesleyy83 I use peanut butter and it seems to be the preferred bait. In the past 6 weeks I’ve trapped 12 chipmunks, 11 voles, and 3 small opossums. You might think I had a yard infestation! Apparently I did!

[@laloherrera8657]

Thank you so much for the advice read your comment went to lowes Buyed two traps put them in the yard and I’ve caught like 11 in less than two weeks what I use as bait is peanuts 🥜 yea thanks a lot again I appreciate the advice

[@SuperJcclark]

I need some help. I have a hoard of chipmunks. Can you detail what you did? How did you get the traps to stay in place? The ones I have used in the last just randomly disappear 😞

[@jimwyatt259]

@@SuperJcclark I baited my traps with peanut butter. They seem to be very fond of it as bait. I placed my traps next to the holes in my yard usually early in the morning or late afternoon. On occasion I would see a burrow trail where the ground was humped up and if I couldn't determine which hole in the yard it led to then I would simply poke a hole in the mound and place my trap next to the hole. I did a lot of research on chipmuck and vole reproduction and they are almost as bad as rabbits. I can tell you with a great deal of pleasure that over a 6 week period I caught 12 chipmunks, 12 voles, and 3 possums (though I wasn't after possums) with the Tomcat Rat Snap Trap and the Mouse Snap Trap as well. For the past 2 weeks I've not seen any evidence of their return but I'm diligent in watching for them. Go gotem!

[@1djkksullivan]

Tried it, but the gray squirrels just hang on the edge of the bucket with their hind legs and eat all the seeds. Any solutions, suggestions?

[@Dat_Sun]

I used a 5 gal bucket with lid, dr pep can, bowl, Quaker choc chip bar. Fill bucket 1" over can, place bowl on can, bait bowl, cut 2" hole in lid, bait lid. Chipmunks reach for the bowl, it either tips and pulls them in, or they try jumping on it and it tips, sinks. Caught all 6 in one afternoon in the CO Rockies.

[@1djkksullivan]

@@Dat_Sun Have a photo of that? Thanks

[@Dat_Sun]

@@1djkksullivanSure, I will upload one to another channel I have tomorrow. I will respond again then.

[@Dat_Sun]

@@1djkksullivan Look up Rocky Mountain RV here on youtube. I just uploaded a video on this trap and my catch today, 5 so far. All alive and well.

[@Dat_Sun]

Pro Tip : I tried using a Pepsi can and none of the chipmunks took the bait, so idk whats up with that. I would just stick with the dr pepper can.

[@Dennis_Heaton]

This for this, I had my doubts when I went back later to see the seeds had soaked in some water and were glistening on top, but after a couple of days I checked and we caught 3! I still like the roller pin on the bucket for the mice though, that's been very good luck. I subscribed after finding your video for the chipmunks, it's way too simple!

[@MW-xm1rc]

Set the bucket trap and got 18 chipmunks in the first day!!

[@peterlachapelle8349]

So glad I found this video. Solved my chipmunk problem. Works like a charm.

[@michaelfoster8530]

A wonderful trap!! I took out 24 chipmunks this summer and 6 mice. I put wood chips in it, with some peanuts on top. I saved the sunflower seeds for the birds.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Glad it worked for you!

[@trevorc4052]

Damn that's a lot of chipmunks. I just bought a bucket trap. I'm setting mine up today. I'm afraid that they have been undermining my foundation for years causing my addition to sink.

[@scottgould1464]

Been doing this for years ! Got 36 in one week last time

[@gman642]

Dude this trap is legit! I set two up and in less than a few hours (daytime) they have already tallied up 3 soaked and stiff chipmunks! Can't wait to check them in the morning. Thanks 👍

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Glad it’s working out!

[@Nomadahtous]

I can totally relate . I have a few relentless chipmunks and the trap just don’t trigger. He leaves half eaten strawberries on my porch every morning… I’m building this right now! Thank you

[@chap5606]

Alterations, tips I’ve made. Don’t fill the 5 gallon bucket up to much, half to 3/4 full is to much. I know this because I actually saw chipmunks hanging by their back legs to reach down in the bucket and grab seeds then pull themselves back up and eat them. They wouldn’t jump in. You only need about 5 inches of water no more. You can also find 6 gallon buckets at Blains Farm and Fleet which are a tad taller and work better yet. I also smear just a smudge of peanut butter just above the water line so the scent makes it even more irresistible. In winter time, add something to the water so that it doesn’t freeze and you can trap all year.

[@KathYoder5256]

I'm in war mode myself. They are in my raised beds and alongside of my house!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Good luck in your quest!

[@aaroncurry5730]

These little devils can do some damage for sure they had a tunnel in my greenhouse

[@afridgetoofar1818]

Can confirm this works. Had a family of munks terrorizing my back patio. After setting up this trap, I drowned four munks in 24 hours 😈

[@josephelmerseymour]

We set two of these up on Sat morning and by Sunday evening, we had 12 fewer chipmunks.

[@cindyperez5142]

What do you with or where do you throw them. I'm trash?!

[@josephelmerseymour]

@@cindyperez5142 we dug a grace at the back of our lot.

[@melanieinnc8791]

This is cruel 😢

[@DubbsDonny]

Outstanding work

[@AHO7I2399]

@@melanieinnc8791 They chewed the wires to my house and we where left without power for 2 days, they can go die in that bucket

[@buckeyejen1076]

I've used this method for 15+ years and have had over 100 chippies walk the plank of death. I use a little peanut butter as glue to hold a seed or two and make a path up the plank. I don't even use the nails. Just set the plank (I use an old piece of 1x6) on the lip of the bucket.

[@tedkucin2428]

Wal thee plank of DEATH....You're my kind of girl, Jen!!

[@oliverpony]

I use tomcat rat trap with peanut butter to get chipmunks

[@Tommyr]

I caught 23 last year using mouse snap traps baited with half a peanut. Those buckets also work well though. Cute little kid you have there!

[@lisafitzgerald4418]

Thanks so much for this idea! We got 5 the first day!! My tomato plants might stand a chance!

[@Angel-gb9gi]

One chewed through my brake line. I lost my brakes on my way to work.

[@Sharlimar]

We had finally (since no more freeze) set up the chipmunk "end of days" feed station bucket (for short "the trap"). It already caught two of them! Yes!!! Thank you.

[@fishman245]

23 chipmunks in 2 days. Thank you❤

[@WalterHenryMusic]

Why are you using peanut butter in your trap when it's the strawberries the chipmunk likes and is stealing? Just curious. Good luck!

[@markkeller9378]

100% what I was thinking!!

[@maysaraabdo5339]

DUde, you had me at sec 5 when you said "kicked my butt in a way that I didn't even know was possible from a chipmunk to a human". I clicked like right away ad subscribed. I don't know how this video ends I'm @ min 3 but I want to say one thing I FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLL YOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! I've had it up to the moon. three years since I bought the house I have had not a single fruit from my 1/2 acre property these things eat 100 times their weight. Three plum trees three peach two apricot 20 grape vines all 5 years old, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, everything is gone 1/3 way into the season every year I've had it.

[@ralphb4012]

A little late but do you find the seeds sink after a day or so?

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Yea. I usually replace the whole set up daily so I don’t have gross chipmunks floating in the trap.

[@StephenSchiller2]

Love how it doesn’t damage the pelts!

[@bradysmith5133]

this man out here wearing the rescue rangers for warmth

[@unkjason]

Pelts? They're chipmunks. Are you dressing up dolls?

[@TheLatesAnalyst]

@@unkjason he’s making keychains and other fashion wear . Chipmunk finger warmers 😂

[@XKTUSX]

Those chickenshit chipmunks already encamped in burrows in the front, eat the bird seed by the porch & eating through some of the lower porch & garden. I have a rage and want to deal with them i’m frustrated, i Live up far north U.S any suggestions?

[@rustyfrums8443]

Try putting perlite in the bucket before the sunflower seed.I find it works far better on the adults. (perlite makes it look solid). You don't need as much seed but you do have to add a little after each catch. In the last two days I caught 8. As for squirrels cut the top off a 5 gallon bucket, put a 1" or so whole in the side and invert it over the trap and the squirrels can't get in.

[@nanafig4160]

Cruel evil people in this world.

[@jamesedmonds926]

Leave the chipmunks alone!!!!!!

[@glenmcbarron4177]

Any idea on how to keep the squirrels from eating the floating seeds? I’ve set up the trap as outlined but seems to be a feast for squirrels instead!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Use less water. Maybe a taller bucket if they are leaning down and eating them.

[@maximilianobesso7732]

I did the same with a 32 gallon trash can and I’m catching squirrels now!!

[@philmccracken2012]

Sorry buddy thumbs down. You should have shown the chipmunk getting caught in the trap. It was the whole point of me watching the video.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

That’s kind of weird but ok.

[@richardparsons4106]

Thanks Jack! A Chipmunk got in the house today; my wife stopped at the store to pick up the sunflower seeds, and an hour later my son heard the little splish-splash. I told St. Francis I didn’t want to kill the little varmint, so since we caught him swimming, I scooped in a jar and took him on my bike 2 miles to the woods by the river and let him go.

[@vaticanjesuitNWO]

God, the CREATOR, granted Adam DOMINION over the birds of the air, the fish of the sea, and the beasts of the field! That's a QUOTE. Look it up in Genesis. "St. Francis" has NO AUTHORITY whatsoever, let alone over God's creation be it man or beast. Leave the cult and read your Bible.

[@westorain]

Hey dude this worked. I caught 4. I was about to get rid of the trap thinking nothing was in it, but the sunflowers were hiding them.

[@groberts1780]

A couple of summers ago, we spent big $$ on repair of our front porch and foundation damage caused in part by chipmunks. Set up this simple trap this afternoon and trapped 2 within a four hours . Works great!

[@Tommy-vo1qq]

I just used your technique instead of seeds I used cheerios and a few open pistachios. worked perfectly .caught all 3 within the hour.

[@RAVAGE656]

I tried this same trap for a few days and unfortunately the chipmunk that keeps digging holes underneath out shed/chicken coop is too smart for this trap.The trap is left untouched, and more holes appear the next morning. This has been going on for 2 years!

[@TJ-bu3yb]

👍🙏👍 Thanks for the instruction. I’m 💯 more full of chipmunk rage than is healthy! ☠️🐿️

[@aussiegardener1773]

I love watching you guys in the USA .... Love from Australia 🐨

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Thanks for watching!

[@AngeliqueKaga]

Get yourself a Chipmunkinator trap at Tractor supply. So far we've taken well over 200 critters. Works every time

[@buckeyejen1076]

Why waste $50 when this works just as well, and it's darn near free?

[@ShadowbannedbyYoutube]

@@buckeyejen1076 on the real...

[@Groovetube714]

Chipmunks were eating the birdseed and it was cute. Chipmunks started eating the garden, not cute at all. Solved my problem in one day with this. My tomatoes and I thank you!!

[@pedrolavalable]

Fantastic system aftet 3 weeks I use your system and in 2 hours I trap my chipmunk. He made many hole in my garden and I try to put ciment on hole and i it not working Thank you very very munch

[@backyardgardeningwithdanny6339]

Thank you! I have tried many things to get rid of the chipmunks in my garden. This worked like a charm!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Glad it worked!

[@bigdawg6778]

Headed to Lowe's gonna see how it goes

[@Nikki11369]

So after watching this video and reading the comments yesterday, I bought the seed, used a mop bucket with a scrap piece of wood from the garage this morning, smeared the pb and seeds on the wood and had 1 in the first 9 min, then another, then another...best I can tell in the past 3 hours there've been 4 that I've seen, but who knows how many more that I didn't see. And because they fall below the surface, there's no way to know how many have been caught - until I empty it....and I'm not certain how I'm supposed to go about that part, and when?

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Funny you should ask! Check out tomorrow’s video where I set out the traps and show how I clean them out. But usually I use the plank to fish out anything that’s sunken to the bottom every morning, and then change the water and seeds every other day.

[@maryharper3395]

Empty every two days or they will smell really bad. Use a child's long handled play shovel to fish them out if you check every day. Empty the bucket and refresh every couple of days. Dig holes for burial before you catch them, dig deep enough so critters won't dig up. Bury away from where dogs are kept and say a little prayer for their destructive souls.

[@advanced-electronic]

best way to kill chipmunks is either with the foods they are devouring such as the strawberry. A big plump super ripe strawberry on the trap will surely catch them, if not, add oats to the peanut butter and put it close to their nest, rock walls, low lying porches, etc. You will catch mice with the peanut butter and oats too, but if there are other critters like voles, you want to use apple slices too. Chipmunks will eat apple slices , and are absolutely crazy about nuts. Almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, pecans, etc. break them open and put a piece on a trap. I'm going to bet they will get caught from one of these methods.

[@janemyfoodandflowers7726]

I set up the suicidal bucket for them. Home Depot bucket, fill 5"-6" water, above water line, app. 3" smear some peanut butter. Make sure there is something lean on bucket for them to get on the simple device, they will try to get peanut butter and will fall into water and really fast they will die from drowning. They you use tool to scoop the body, bury the body for fertilizer. The other way is where is dry, like under shed, put out this powder mixture as their buffet. This powder mixture contains: all purpose flour, fine sugar, fast rise dry yeast, dry cheap cheese powder or dry fine grounded peanut, mixt them well and put this in several similar locations (if no structure can be used, use containers with side holes for them to eat. After they ate this food, they will drink because of thirst then this will trigger bread making process which make them die with pressure of air. This non toxic way is very easy, cheap and effective. Also, plant some catnips to attract cats! Be more cat friendly. Chipmunks can dig and live 3' deep under the ground, which not good for garden or farm at all. They also multiply really fast! Same as small mice, big rats, shews and other ground rodents. Compare with chipmunks, squirrels are angels!

[@444chez]

Thank you. I watched this last night at 8 pm. I was trying regular trap all week I set it up and today he has had a proper burial . He was in my garage and unfortunately for him that is my sanctuary. I was hoping he would have gone out in the cage . I am glad I watched your vid. . RIP Chippy .

[@jasonmorris107]

Thanks for the tip on the two screws. I added that to my typical trap design. I've now encountered another issue... squirrels have found out and are habitually robbing the trap of ALL seed. I'm thinking of getting some of that black corrugated piping (used in downspout burials) and maybe the squirrels leave that alone, but the chipmunks would like it. Thoughts?

[@stewybagodonuts817]

Some kind of chicken wire over top of bucket? Big enough for chippy to get thru bit small enough to keep out squirrell

[@ttb1513]

Hmm. Have you seen how the squirrels are able to get out of the bucket? Is it filled with water too high for them?

[@trevorjames5493]

Just wrap all your strawberries or all your plants in chicken wire or smaller squared netting no??? So this should work with skunks because I got skunks in my backyard??? Maybe just need a bigger bucket??

[@thedrumsndthebeat]

I used bird seed, the majority of it floated. Thanks for video

[@ned_interrobang]

just gave it a shot. ... well. that was fast! all i have to say

[@janetshaffer423]

This bucket trap is what I will use! I had one chippy drown two years ago in a plain laundry bucket with 8 inches of water inside.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Let us know how it goes!

[@sciglassblower]

Seeds start to sink and Stink. Bacteria gets really bad in a day or two! Nasty! I developed a solution.

[@MelodicMizeryPs3Vids]

does this work on squirrels

[@Geopoliticstoday2]

Have you seen the biologist on J Rogan talk about coyotes? Interesting fact....if you kill them...they breed more. Their breeding imperative increases with pack loss....where wolves will evacuate area that has pack depletion. 🤷‍♂️😃

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Well versed in it. That breeding imperative isn’t quite as strong with hunting pressure as it is through food/water scarcity. Regardless, they are an invasive/non-native here in NH. I haven’t been shooting them here yet because there isn’t a big load of them. I’ve been seeing more though and our deer population has dwindled to almost nothing. I suspect I’ll have to begin control work soon.

[@patricklawton8135]

That was also brought up on the same show to be bullshit from a different biologist 🤷 Can't remember the guy who discounted it

[@arhodehamel2615]

Have had good luck with these. The ramp helps but not necessarily mandatory. If you place the bucket next to something like a wall they will find their way in. Rodents are good at climbing.

[@2mkingston]

This is a really effective trap. Like you, we just wanted to have some strawberries. I only set up the trap for 24 hours, and got 5 chipmunks. I feel like we have a chance, now.

[@ithink3979]

0 captures for a while. Watched and our clever squirrels kept reaching in from the rim of the bucket to pull out seeds, so I greased it up a little bit. Average 3 a day drowned now.

[@patricklawton8135]

My foundation is definitely In danger I filled at least 20 holes and it's dn near impossible to get them out without trapping. I tried flushing out with the hose they are in so deep that it's ineffective. Just installed 2 rolling log traps I'll let ya know how it works

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

We’d love to hear how those traps work!

[@patricklawton8135]

@@TheMindfulHomestead well so far my boxer loves the peanut butter.😂 No luck yet, unfortunately

[@patricklawton8135]

Add +1 caught. Feel bad doing it they way Im. Having to but gotta do what ya gotta do as a homeowner sometimes

[@patricklawton8135]

2 traps 3 in 3 days. I hope I almost got them all. I do not like this method at all. Feels very dirty😟 Unfortunately I think there's quite a few let. After I think I will install son sonic spikes so I don't have to do this again. Mice in the house I didn't feel a thing this sucks if they were not so damn destructive 😕

[@lindamastropietro4429]

I’ve tried that and it didn’t work. The squirrels come and take the seeds off the board. I’m about to pull my hair out.

[@ashevillescarborough]

This is great... if you wanted to relocate them instead of drown them, couldn’t you just leave the bucket empty? Or can they jump out?

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

They’ll be able to jump out there are some trap designs that allow to relocate, but here in NH it’s actually illegal for an unlicensed individual to relocate “nuisance” wildlife. So best to stay on the right side of the law in that regard.

[@lostintime8651]

@@TheMindfulHomestead Hey. I am from NH too!

[@jimfoster7986]

@@TheMindfulHomestead Apparently, New Hampshireans are relocating their chipmunks here in Connecticut, because we’re overrun with the monsters. I plan on some mass killings this weekend.

[@michaelnagle8250]

@@jimfoster7986 I'm humane, so I drive my chipmunks down to Massholechusetts and release them in the yards of Biden voters. I know they'll be well taken care of.

[@lalani888blue]

I wonder if this would work for the rats under my shed😐🤦?? They're driving me crazy.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

I hear it works well for rats. Haven’t tried it though.

[@michaelrakow1351]

This worked great! I got 2 chipmunks that were in my planters within 4 hours of setting this up by their burrow

[@Heartmom-Oakleystrong29]

I killed 2 this way and didn’t even mean too it was a metal thing my kids filled with water to play in and they came out one day and said there was 2 dead squirrels well ended up being chipmunks I’m not mad cause they are getting inside my house and making holes all in my yard it’s terrible

[@bufkinmanor]

Our birds and other critters would get to those seeds in a heartbeat. I for one am dealing with a group of groundhogs 👎. Good luck!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Haha. We keep the birds behind poultry netting. They were giving me the side eye when I was setting the trap up in back.

[@lucp.8426]

after trying to get rid of chipmunks by other means, plugging their holes, putting coyote scent etc , I had to try this method as a last resort . and believe it works Thanks Mindful Homestead

[@marcwhicher5242]

Thank you they've been Destroying my perennial garden. I have owned this property for 38 years and never had chipmunks the Intel last couple years. Holes everywhere I thought it was rats. Finally had time to set a couple of these traps. This is live action!!! I caught six in 48 hours. I'm so happy I'm not gonna have to deal with them very soon. Thank you sir

[@scottscogin4215]

Worked really well. And it would seem you don't even need bait or seeds. Made 4 of these to set up around the property. Thought I'd put them out while I waited on the seed I ordered to arrive. So the chipmunks would get used to them. Went out a week later to fill with sunflower seeds, and three of the four buckets had chipmunks in them. Working great for me . Thanks for the idea.

[@OakKnobFarm]

I wish I only had one troubling chipmunk. I probably have 2-3 dozen zipping around the yard currently🐿🐿🐿🐿 We have so many there's no real way I could take care of them unless maybe I had an outdoor cat.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Oh, it’s turned out to be more than one...

[@OakKnobFarm]

@@TheMindfulHomestead I bet! I'm calling this year's strawberries a loss. Will consider netting in the future rather than go crazy fighting the tide lol. F-it.

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Oak Knob Farm If you still want to make jam, Shaw’s has Driscoll’s strawberries on sale this week. 2lbs for $2.50. I picked a few up today to clean and toss in the freezer as extra when we start canning.

[@joshtosh6058]

I’ve been using a pellet gun and the chipper dipper too. I stopped counting at 30. Also a very hungry woodchuck. Today I finished a caged in strawberry bed. What kind of strawberries do you guys think grow best in our area?

[@TheBibleNerd334]

I’ve had issues with something eating my seedlings. We think it’s a mouse. If conventional traps don’t work I’m trying this.

[@DavidGoldstein1]

I just found this video. Looked through your other videos to see if there's a followup letting us know your results but haven't found one. Perhaps I missed it? Can you let us know how this worked? Thanks.

[@WalkingScriptureWithShanna]

Hey if you’re still looking he pinned the follow up video at the top of the comments

[@willpartin622]

This is the hands-down best way to get the conks. First morning there were 8 in 1 bucket. I'm now at 30 total 4 days later. thanks for the idea!

[@jeremygriffey4626]

Holy cow this worked! 45 minutes after setting the trap up he jumped in the bucket. Thank you so much!!!!!

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Glad it helped!

[@biggzyg626]

Pathetic

[@alisheastephens6392]

I tried the bucket trap and was successful in 2 days. Thank you for saving my flowers 💐💐

[@maheshrana275]

after catching them, do you release them in the woods away from the residential area?

[@bingster9008]

Chipmunks devastate my entire strawberry patch this yr, i couldn't figure out what was doing it until to late. next yr they not surviving

[@rosemarykullman4614]

You get a thumbs down for not taking the time in your video to show us if you caught any chipmunks.

[@WilliamEdwards-w6e]

Just made one walked about 50 feet away and watched one jump in had to save the thing I Felt bad lol 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@ALSomthin]

I found out recently chipmunks can climb trees !

[@lr3465]

I got eight in a day in a half, not proud but i have to do something & it's the cheapest way.

[@cocoaboucher8886]

I've got rodents eating my plants right now and their full grown. I thought they only eat seeds? Their eating my cantaloupe, and tomatoes

[@firestorm8471]

Drowning is a pretty cruel way to kill something. Plus it is indiscriminate . Just get a pellet rifle.

[@1o1carolina53]

All you need to do is ignore them throw out some peanuts a few days to a week they're friendly then you swap them with a pellet rifle

[@robertanderson5334]

The bucket does not work, squerels will easily outsmart this and eat all sunflowers or peanut butter you place on ramp.

[@justice4ruthiebecauseherli853]

I caught 2 back to back with the traps, but some how the trap disappeared with one struggle to get out. I’m going to try this next because they are the most relentless, destructive pest I’ve seen!! It doesn’t help that one of the neighbors feeds all the pests in our area! I also think some folks are capturing them and releasing them in our area because we live way in the back of the woods.

[@zippy2641]

The neighbors bird feeder is a huge problem.

[@michaelmcleod7521]

my chipmunks are so hungry that i don't need the board. a few seeds on the bottom of the bucket does the job

[@meredithanderson975]

How do you dispose of the chipmunks you've caught?

[@michaelkeyes3856]

I will not coexist with chipmunks or tree rats. 22lr perfect when feasible or a trap like this mans

[@1o1carolina53]

Oh my God nothing breaks into a chicken coop to investigate you need to live in reality

[@lindamastropietro4429]

I tried that method and all that happened is a squirrel came along, knocked it over and ate all the seed

[@Lwnmwrboy5]

If you know where the burrow is, you can just stuff it full of dry ice in the evening when they should be sleeping. More humane than letting them struggle until exhaustion and drown. They will be sleeping and simply won't wake up.

[@patricklawton8135]

Beautiful property btw I preferred the mice problem we had 2 years back I didn't mins killing those 😂

[@TheMindfulHomestead]

Thanks! Dream property for us for sure.

[@canoebelue]

My chipmunks are too smart to jump into the bucket. Caught one in a week.

[@jamescrane-ev8sc]

Amazing! Set this up by the front porch yesterday afternoon, checked it the next morning and had 3 chipmunks in the bucket...Wow!