You may not have heard many (or any) stories about chipmunk intrusions in North York buildings, but that doesn’t mean they can’t or don’t occur. Before chipmunks move into your building you should get humane wildlife prevention services to help you keep them out. If they’ve already found their way inside then a removal service will be necessary in order to return your North York building to its chipmunk free state.

Chipmunks in the Home

Chipmunks get inside much in the same way as other animals. They make use of any available opening. This includes cracks, holes and uncovered vents. They get in through gaps they discover in foundations. Through these gaps, they wiggle their way into your basement or into your walls led by the scent of food inside. These excellent diggers can also burrow into crawl spaces with dirt floors. They can tunnel through distances spanning up to 30 feet so as you can imagine, a chipmunk can easily find its way into your home by digging upwards through the crawlspace. Some chipmunk intrusions happen in the simplest of ways. Take the screen door or regular door for example. If you leave it open at night a chipmunk, or any other wildlife for that matter, can get in quite easily.

The Risks That Come With a Chipmunk Intrusion

Don’t let their size and appearance fool you. Even though they are pretty small, furry and cute they can cause great damage to a building. Their excavation skills which prove so integral to their survival in the wild, quickly prove destructive when they are in your home. As they create their tunnels by digging with its front paws and carrying away the dirt with those ample jaws, they create serious problems for the foundation of a building. Additionally, like other wildlife species, chipmunks may carry diseases that end up getting passed on the people and animals who live in the house.

Usually, if you spot a chipmunk inside, it’ll be a female and she won’t be alone because she’ll probably be a nursing mother with babies in a nest somewhere inside. If you make the mistake of removing the one chipmunk you’re able to see and sealing off the access points you’ll be sentencing those poor defenseless babies to a slow and agonizing death. But you won’t even realize until the foul odour starts to rise inside the house. Then you’ll find yourself in a bind as you try to locate the source of the smell. Expert intervention can help to prevent this.

Humane Chipmunk Removal and Prevention – the Best Solution

Chipmunks are important to the Ecosystem in North York so when they are found in human spaces, they should be removed humanely. Aggressive removal strategies aren’t just cruel; they are also ineffective, especially since they don’t address the factors that motivate chipmunks to enter your home. The humane strategies, on the other hand, include gentle removal strategies such as the use of one-way doors which allow the chipmunks to leave but make it impossible for them to return. They also include the removal of access by the sealing of access points.

Your professional wildlife technician will also advise you on how to ensure that chipmunks are not attracted to your property. These suggestions may include:

• Keeping bird feeders out of the reach of chipmunks and ensuring that the seeds you place in your bird feeder don’t wind up scattered on the ground
• Keeping things chipmunks like to eat away from your floors and grounds. These include pumpkins, sunflower seeds, cereal grains, peanut butter and raisins

The Benefits of Expert Chipmunk Removal and Exclusion

When you opt for the humane approach to wildlife prevention, the chipmunk problems affecting your North York property can be resolved efficiently and effectively without safety hazards. These services offered by the professionals at Skedaddle who are always ready to help with your chipmunk prevention needs.