Things You'll Need:
- 5-gallon bucket
- Sunflower seeds in shells
- Hose
- Water
- High power spray nozzle
- Rope
- Traps from hardware store
- Poisons
- Dog
- Cat
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Step 1
Learn the lifestyle and habits of moles and chipmunks so you will know what needs to be done to outsmart them. Both moles and chipmunks burrow and live underground. Chipmunks, though wary of open spaces, will come above ground to locate food. They will eat just about anything but prefer nuts, plants and grains. Chipmunks will usually dig their burrow in a shady spot near a tree or a wall. Moles do not like to come above ground and dig tunnels all over your yard, eating plants, worms and insects from underneath. Moles live in a burrow that can be 2 feet underground, but their tunnels are between 2 to 4 inches below the surface.
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Step 2
Get a cat or a dog to kill both chipmunks and moles. Cats love to hunt, and rodents are their prey. Dogs do not usually hunt for rodents to eat, but they may chase them out of your yard. Terriers are the best dog for digging because that is what they were bred to do. A full-grown cat or dog that lives outdoors can take time to raise, but it is worth it for prevention in the years to come. In very rare cases, chipmunks can carry the rabies virus, so make sure you have your pet vaccinated against rabies.
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Step 3
Flush out the moles and chipmunks with a garden hose. Using a high-pressure hose end, spray into their burrow until they run out. If you flood their tunnel and burrows often enough, the rodent might leave to a more peaceful yard.
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Step 4
Use a bucket to trap the chipmunks. Take a 5-gallon bucket and prop one end of it on a stick that has a rope attached to it. Place some food under the bucket and sit about 50 to 100 feet away and wait patiently for the chipmunk to explore the food. Pull the string and trap the chipmunk. This takes time and patience and will have to be repeated until all chipmunks are caught.
Another bucket method involves water. Fill a 5-gallon bucket with water all the way to the top and float some sunflower seeds or food on top of the water. Make a ramp with a piece of wood up to the top of the bucket. The chipmunk will reach for the food and fall in and not be able to get out.
Use a professionally made mole or chipmunk trap. There are many traps that have been well thought out and designed by experts to catch moles and chipmunks. They are available online or in hardware stores. -
Step 5
Place poison in the openings of all their tunnels. Manufacturers have developed poison gel tubes, poison grain baits, and poison gummy worms that can be pushed into the mole tunnels and chipmunk burrows throughout your yard. The poison method is not advisable if you have pets or small children that may eat it.
