Within these plant communities, the chipmunks best home is an elaborate maze of inter-connecting tunnels, 4-10 m (12-30 ft) in length and 5 cm (2 in) in diameter. This burrow system usually has one ...

Critter Control says chipmunk burrows can cause issues around your property and can sometimes be up to 30 feet long and several feet deep. The adorable animals are also known to chew wood ...

While some chipmunks make nests in logs or bushes, most prefer to dig vast underground burrows. These hidden homes typically include a camouflaged entrance hole, tunnel systems that can stretch 10 ...

While squirrels usually live in trees, chipmunks live in a burrow with a series of tunnels. Though they are both known to eat ...

The home range of a chipmunk may be up to 1/2 acre, but the adult only defends a territory about 50' around the burrow entrance. Normal population densities are typically 2 to 4 animals per acre ...

The chipmunk’s most distinguishing feature is its large cheek pouches, usually full of nuts or seeds to unload in an underground storage burrow. The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission ...

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is an adorable little creature until it decides to burrow under woodpiles, garages, foundations and retaining walls or to feed on garden seeds, flower bulbs ...

Chipmunks don’t usually climb trees. They’re ground dwellers who live in underground burrows that have multiple tunnels and chambers, including a central nest. Tree squirrels are found on ...

The burrows extend below the frost line. Chipmunks utilize an intermittent hibernating state. From a body temperature close to 100 degrees and a heart rate of 200-300 beats per minute, body ...

Chipmunks look cute, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be a nuisance if they make their home in your yard. They might dig up spring-flowering bulbs and eat them, burrow into your flowerbeds or ...

While chipmunks are abundant in most forests, they’re also likely to live in suburban or rural yards, as well. In these cases, they’ll burrow dens where they feel they’ll find food ...

Their burrows can damage flowerbeds as well as foliage, leaving a mess behind as they forage. The good news is that there are ways to deal with chipmunks without hurting them. Here, we'll break ...