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We Have A Chipmunk Behind The Entertainment Center.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:15:15 GMT

Petunia was going nuts about an hour ago. DD got a flashlight and looked, a freakin chipunk.

Petunia is in my bedroo with the door closed, she was no help.

DD put oatmeal mixed with PB in an old cat carrier and set it so the little devil can go in. Hopefully we shut the door and take hi outside.

No idea how he got in.

Two cats in the house and both are useless. lol

Re: We Have A Chipmunk Behind The Entertainment Center.

laluzdelmundo — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:35:07 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 My cats would most likely be unhelpful as well. However they grow fairly animated when there's an occasional sighting of these very small black beetles that have been sneaking into the house lately. Wish my house could be relocated to a place where there are chipmunks.

Re: We Have A Chipmunk Behind The Entertainment Center.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:40:47 GMT

@laluzdelmundo At first I thought we had a bat. Any critter inside is not good but I guess I would rather have a chipunk than a bat.

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laluzdelmundo — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:10:09 GMT

Agree.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:16:19 GMT

@laluzdelmundo Yep, I'll take a chipmunk.

While the 3 yr. old cat was going crazy the 14 yr. old cat came in, watched the younger one for 30 seconds. The look on her face was "what a maroon, I'm going to bed" and sashshayed upstairs.

Just what I want to be doing at 2:15 in the morning.

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hckynutjohn — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 06:22:14 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

We have only 1 cat left from our once big family of 13 Indoors Only cats. All of them lived from 13 years old, to over 20 years old.

Jasper, our remaining cat is a great mouser, and he would have no issue with catching you little intruder. He doesn't always kill them, and when he doesn't I try to catch them and put them back outdoors. Have been able to do that several times since he has been our only one left.

hckynut 🇺🇸

Re: We Have A Chipmunk Behind The Entertainment Center.

CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:04:02 GMT

It is not a chipmunk, it is a baby squirrel. DD only got a glance at it behind the entertainment center.

It came out, scared the pudding out of DD, it tried to go out a window. When it retreated, we took the screen out so it could high tail it.

Nope, it went upstairs. No idea where it is up there.

Neither it, or we, are happy.

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laluzdelmundo — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:39:10 GMT

The plot thickens . . .

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 07:45:51 GMT

Success, baby squirrel back outside in nature. It took nearly 2 hrs.

Let me tell you, when that furry little tail was finally thru the open window you had 2 women running like their butts where on fire to close things up.

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catter70 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 08:53:05 GMT

Sounds like National Lampoons, "Christmas Vacation".

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Laura14 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 09:16:22 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2 Are you sure he wasn't looking to be an emotional support animal? 😂

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Biftu — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 11:48:01 GMT

The last thing you want is a squirrel problem, hope he is the only one. My friend lives in a lovely old house and her squirrel problem has been ongoing for years. You can hear them running in the walls. She has spent thousands of dollars trying to get rid of them by cutting trees near the house, sealing up any entry points, and has a contract where someone comes out for inspection, but they always return. It's creepy.

Re: We Have A Chipmunk Behind The Entertainment Center.

jlkz — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:09:01 GMT

@CrazyKittyLvr2

Nope, not useless....Petunia gave you notice that something was amiss !!!

I happened to be in our dining room one day and saw a little dark thing run across the carpet. I managed to put a heavy umbrella stand over it as it went over the tiled area.

It had gotten in through a tiny crack in the garage wall close to the cement floor.

Another house, we had a problem with the exhaust in the recently added master bathroom. Turns out a chipmunk or squirrel had gotten in through the outside exhaust fan exit and made a nest.

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meallen616 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:47:01 GMT

@laluzdelmundo,

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SharkE — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 12:57:15 GMT

looks like a bat

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:44:08 GMT

@catter70 It was more like Keystone Cops.

We were armed with a broom and a Swiffer Duster wand, extended, of course.

I was on the internet trying to find tips on how to get the little beggar out.

We were a sight I'm sure.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:45:25 GMT

@Laura14 Boy, did he ever come to the wrong house.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:49:27 GMT

@Biftu My son was here yesterday for quite awhile mowing and trimming. He was in and out of the basement and it scooted in while the door was open and found it's way upstairs.

He or she just wanted out of here.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:51:50 GMT

@jlkz Petunia has the same level of crazy when she sees a moth or a ladybug.

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CrazyKittyLvr2 — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:54:23 GMT

@SharkE We've had a bat or 2 over the years. Even though they were easier to get out, rather a squirrel than a bat.