Keeping pet chipmunks in the UK

 

 

 

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Date 9-8-2009 Name Trevor

Hi, I have a quick question about my chipmunks behaviour.Its about one of my young females. When I first let her out to roam free she runs about like normal. She will run back to me climb up my arm and across my head and run off again. But after a while she will run at me very fast start to bite me and run off again very fast. She will keep donig this until I have no choice put to put her back in the cage. Does this sound familiar at all to you ??

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I think she is playing with you. I have a girl that does this, she is out on free range most of the day, and when she is bored she will suddenly jump on me then run away really fast, do a quick turn, and come running back. The only difference is mine never tries to bite me. If you try to chase yours does she want to play even more, as mine does?
Date 26-5-2009 Name lisa meah

hello looked at your site thought it was very good and very interesting ty for all your info was very helpful and we have now bought 2 baby chipmunks thanks lisa x
Date 13-5-2009 Name declan!

hi! i have 1 chipmun it has grey hairs on ts tail which im sugesting that she is old and i was planning to breed her by getting another chipmunk, do you think she will still be able to have babies! thanks! :) ps ur site rocks! its sooo helpful

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Hi Declan, thanks for your comments. She may not be all that old for a chipmunk, as I've seen some of mine have grey hairs after only about three years. But is impossible to tell the age of a chipmunk as they can vary in size quite a bit. So yes, more than likely she will be able to have babies, and most chipmunks make very good mums.
Date 13-5-2009 Name Elliott

Hello, love the site - it's very informative. Just a quick question though, the clay pots you mention you now use, do you have any photos of them? Also, where did you get them from? Thanks
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Thanks for your praise Elliott. I got my pots from a garden center, and they are about 50cm deep, although the deeper the better.
Date 18-4-2009 Name elle

just wanted to say i'm glad you suggested that the mesh cage shown in the picture would drive a chipmunk mad. i rescued a pair a few years ago that lived in a cage like this before i got them and they both had stereotypic behaviours (showing they wern't coping). they would both jump off the side wall onto the top of the nest box over and over and over again. i put them in a large cage in my shed and they did it less frequently but it never went away. sadly some care books still say a 3ft cage is big enough, it definately is not. ps your avairy looks great.
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