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sioux

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« on: September 26, 2008, 12:02:27 PM »
I have been tolds that chipmunks should not eat any fruit that contains seeds?
Now in the wild what would stop them as mine love tomatoes rosehips ect
is there any truth in this seeds thing

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Re: seeds
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2008, 12:47:40 PM »
Hi, there is some truth in that Chipmunks should not eat stones in cherries, peaches or plums but as far as i know seeds in tomatoes are ok, i feed mine them. Are rosehips seeds? i thought by rosehips it was meaning rose petals.
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Re: seeds
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 01:01:04 PM »
In the wild they will eat fruit including the seeds. In fact for a chipmunk, seeds are the best bit. Just don't give them the seeds from apricots and nectarines. I think I wrote something about apricot stones on this board, but just can't find it right now.

All these fruits I've tried over the years without a problem:

Pumpkin (they love these cut in half)
Grapes
Cherries
Apples
Pears
Oranges
Butternut Squash (they also love these cut in half)
Star fruits
Dragon fruit
All squashes
Kiwi
Blackberry
Red and black currents
Sunflowers
Peppers

I do also give them plumbs and avocados, but for those two, I don't give them stones.

Mate of mine has a bush with loads of rose hips on it, I think they maybe seeds or seed pods, can't you make tea with them. I think the local birds like them, but I don't want to experiment with rose hips on my chippies. The are like little red berries, and I will try and remember to take a photo next time I'm round there.

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Re: seeds
« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2008, 11:36:37 PM »
gosh i hope not! cuz if it is...well my chipmunk is a super hero! my chipmunk loves everything with seeds! grapes.apples,the pomegranate seed is her absolute favorite! i dont think ive found a fruit seed that she wont eat! she loves loves loves squash seeds and pumpkin seeds..and guava seeds...  juli
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