The Best Trap For Chipmunks and Mice PERIOD!
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- Hit that "Subscribe" button if this video helps you out! In our last video, we set up the Havahart trap, in hopes that we would catch a chipmunk and save our garden from them, along with squirrels and other pests we were experiencing. We left it up for a week, and with no trapped chipmunks, we resorted to Plan B, which is using 5 Gallon buckets to make a trap.
The buckets can catch multiple chipmunks and mice at a time, and rely on a much better bait, black oil sunflower seeds.
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you look like a closeted gay. Leave the chimpmunks alone and find yourself a good husband
Did it work?
I put up the trap but the chipmunk will not jump in. It just walks around the bucket. It also walks along the rim of it. Any suggestions?
Nevermind the trap worked!!!!
Thanks Jack!
A Chipmunk got in the house today; my wife stopped at the store to pick up the sunflower seeds, and an hour later my son heard the little splish-splash.
I told St. Francis I didn’t want to kill the little varmint, so since we caught him swimming, I scooped in a jar and took him on my bike 2 miles to the woods by the river and let him go.
It will c
16 chipmunks, 3 red squirrels, and about a dozen mice later, I thank you!
You're daughter making a guest appearance was precious! Congrats, Dad!
Thanks! She’s rad!
Thank you so much! My seeds were being taken out of the ground incessantly before they could even sprout. In five days I’ve gotten 32 chipmunks. Problem is a tad bigger than I thought 😳
wow! That means I must have thousands
youre a murderer
Awesome video. I decided to make two traps. I set up the first one and started to make a second one when I heard the first plop. It’s been less than an hour and I’ve caught 3.
Incredible!
I can totally relate . I have a few relentless chipmunks and the trap just don’t trigger. He leaves half eaten strawberries on my porch every morning… I’m building this right now! Thank you
A wonderful trap!! I took out 24 chipmunks this summer and 6 mice. I put wood chips in it, with some peanuts on top. I saved the sunflower seeds for the birds.
Glad it worked for you!
Damn that's a lot of chipmunks. I just bought a bucket trap. I'm setting mine up today. I'm afraid that they have been undermining my foundation for years causing my addition to sink.
Chipmunks were eating the birdseed and it was cute. Chipmunks started eating the garden, not cute at all. Solved my problem in one day with this. My tomatoes and I thank you!!
This worked great! I got 2 chipmunks that were in my planters within 4 hours of setting this up by their burrow
We had finally (since no more freeze) set up the chipmunk "end of days" feed station bucket (for short "the trap"). It already caught two of them! Yes!!! Thank you.
So glad I found this video. Solved my chipmunk problem. Works like a charm.
Dude this trap is legit! I set two up and in less than a few hours (daytime) they have already tallied up 3 soaked and stiff chipmunks! Can't wait to check them in the morning. Thanks 👍
Glad it’s working out!
Ty for this info! Literally within the first 10 minutes i got my first chipmunk. If i can grab em before they drown i relocate them. Ive caught 6 rats and 5 munks in one week!!
I caught 23 last year using mouse snap traps baited with half a peanut. Those buckets also work well though. Cute little kid you have there!
I've used this method for 15+ years and have had over 100 chippies walk the plank of death. I use a little peanut butter as glue to hold a seed or two and make a path up the plank. I don't even use the nails. Just set the plank (I use an old piece of 1x6) on the lip of the bucket.
Wal thee plank of DEATH....You're my kind of girl, Jen!!
This for this, I had my doubts when I went back later to see the seeds had soaked in some water and were glistening on top, but after a couple of days I checked and we caught 3! I still like the roller pin on the bucket for the mice though, that's been very good luck. I subscribed after finding your video for the chipmunks, it's way too simple!
Thank you so much. The water bucket worked perfect in our house!
I had chipmunks take out my oriental lilies and i went to war... found out, where i live they keep moving back in... so after the spring traps kept taking out mice, i went to water buckets like this. its great. im glad you have this video out
I tried the bucket trap and was successful in 2 days. Thank you for saving my flowers 💐💐
Thank you. I watched this last night at 8 pm. I was trying regular trap all week I set it up and today he has had a proper burial . He was in my garage and unfortunately for him that is my sanctuary. I was hoping he would have gone out in the cage . I am glad I watched your vid. . RIP Chippy .
Thanks so much for this idea! We got 5 the first day!! My tomato plants might stand a chance!
Thank you! I have tried many things to get rid of the chipmunks in my garden. This worked like a charm!
Glad it worked!
I love watching you guys in the USA .... Love from Australia 🐨
Thanks for watching!
This is amazing. I had tried everything and nothing was working. This really really works. Thank you!!!!
I have 4 beautiful everbearing strawberry plants that was giving me a bountiful harvest weekly, then all of a sudden I could not find a red berry to save my life. And some green tomatoes were on the deck with bite marks in them. Spotted a chipmunk on my deck by the potted tomatoes and berries then started research. Saw this video the same day I spotted it Friday 7-15-22 and had all of the supplies on hand minus the seed. Got the seed and set the trap the same day. Well I just fished the chipmunk out of the bucket 5 minutes ago and had to give you a shout out. It took less than 24 hours. I have been subbed for a few months now and enjoy the content. Thank you!
Saw your video couple of days ago have been fighting this issue for a few years This year had issues with car wires chewed 300.00 dollars plus to repair Got supplies and set up one bucket in the front yard and got 2 chipmunks that first night. Set the secound one in back yard as resetting the ground up again THank you so much
Love how it doesn’t damage the pelts!
this man out here wearing the rescue rangers for warmth
Pelts? They're chipmunks. Are you dressing up dolls?
@@unkjason he’s making keychains and other fashion wear . Chipmunk finger warmers 😂
THANK YOU! Oh my gosh, had my first one in about 20 minutes!!
Works great, was having 0 luck with live traps, got 5 so far in 3 days. Thank you!
Yeah!! 👏
Forget those other videos with their elaborate, overengineered traps. This simple method solved my garden chipmunk problem in one day.
This is beautiful in its simplicity and effectiveness! I LIKE IT!!!
after trying to get rid of chipmunks by other means, plugging their holes, putting coyote scent etc , I had to try this method as a last resort . and believe it works Thanks Mindful Homestead
Holy cow this worked! 45 minutes after setting the trap up he jumped in the bucket. Thank you so much!!!!!
Glad it helped!
Pathetic
We set two of these up on Sat morning and by Sunday evening, we had 12 fewer chipmunks.
What do you with or where do you throw them. I'm trash?!
@@cindyperez5142 we dug a grace at the back of our lot.
This is cruel 😢
Outstanding work
@@melanieinnc8791 They chewed the wires to my house and we where left without power for 2 days, they can go die in that bucket
A couple of summers ago, we spent big $$ on repair of our front porch and foundation damage caused in part by chipmunks. Set up this simple trap this afternoon and trapped 2 within a four hours . Works great!
I just used your technique instead of seeds I used cheerios and a few open pistachios. worked perfectly .caught all 3 within the hour.
I just did it and work like a champ!! And I did the same with a 32 gallon trash can and I’m catching squirrels now!!
Nice video mate love the trap 👌
Hey dude this worked. I caught 4. I was about to get rid of the trap thinking nothing was in it, but the sunflowers were hiding them.
"In the homestead", good one.
Thank you sir, this helped us quickly. I had one move in beside AC units, was chewing up pad it was sitting on. We built a rural TN oasis and they have come, all of them. I hate to have to trap them but it is an obvious necessity.
Thanks, looks like it will work I will definitely try it. One tecknique I have used it to get a 4 inch plastic drain pipe about 30 inches inches long. Get some mice sticky sheets, they are about 3x5 inches (real cheap in a Dollar or hardware store), and place them in the center of the inside of the pipe and add a few peanuts or sunflower seeds. Once the chipmunk steps on the sticky sheet he will be really stuck. After you catch him just slid the sheet out into a bucket of water. Very important to place the sticky sheet in the center of the pipe since you don't want a bird to go into the pipe. A bird would not go far into any pipe.
It worked...thank you!
Glad we could help. Thanks for watching!
Hey Jack...Concord checking in!
😆 chipmunks. They are ruthless.
So many!! I’d guess it’s the same over in Concord?
I have enough here in Deerfield that I could make a fur coat
Same in Raymond NH. Last year's bumper crop of acorns created a bumper crop of chipmunks.
This year send to be a repeat. Going to try your method.
How can you tell when there are a couple of them in the bucket?
Moultonborough here, we're overrun.
@@oceangal313 stick your hand in and feel around, sheesh.
Try putting perlite in the bucket before the sunflower seed.I find it works far better on the adults. (perlite makes it look solid). You don't need as much seed but you do have to add a little after each catch. In the last two days I caught 8. As for squirrels cut the top off a 5 gallon bucket, put a 1" or so whole in the side and invert it over the trap and the squirrels can't get in.
I use tomcat rat trap with peanut butter to get chipmunks
My next door neighbor loves and feeds them...and then they come into my yard for nesting materials, veggies and reek havoc here! AHHH!!! Thanks for this tip.
I have the same issues with my neighbors. They feed the chipmunks and rabbits, then wonder why both our veggie gardens are gone. Haha
I let the chipmunk problem go way too long, now they are undermining my house, and garden. Thanks so much!
This is a really effective trap. Like you, we just wanted to have some strawberries. I only set up the trap for 24 hours, and got 5 chipmunks. I feel like we have a chance, now.
Been doing this for years ! Got 36 in one week last time
I'm in war mode myself. They are in my raised beds and alongside of my house!
Good luck in your quest!
works great. thanks!
Your description of your chipmunk rage has me dying 😂 SAME BRO
Alterations, tips I’ve made. Don’t fill the 5 gallon bucket up to much, half to 3/4 full is to much. I know this because I actually saw chipmunks hanging by their back legs to reach down in the bucket and grab seeds then pull themselves back up and eat them. They wouldn’t jump in. You only need about 5 inches of water no more. You can also find 6 gallon buckets at Blains Farm and Fleet which are a tad taller and work better yet. I also smear just a smudge of peanut butter just above the water line so the scent makes it even more irresistible. In winter time, add something to the water so that it doesn’t freeze and you can trap all year.
I tried the bucket trap to no avail. I changed my approach. I opted for a Tomcat Rat Snap Trap and in a week and a half I got 7 chipmunks and 11 voles.
What do you use for bait in the rat trap?
@@wesleyy83 I use peanut butter and it seems to be the preferred bait. In the past 6 weeks I’ve trapped 12 chipmunks, 11 voles, and 3 small opossums. You might think I had a yard infestation! Apparently I did!
Thank you so much for the advice read your comment went to lowes Buyed two traps put them in the yard and I’ve caught like 11 in less than two weeks what I use as bait is peanuts 🥜 yea thanks a lot again I appreciate the advice
I need some help. I have a hoard of chipmunks. Can you detail what you did? How did you get the traps to stay in place? The ones I have used in the last just randomly disappear 😞
@@SuperJcclark I baited my traps with peanut butter. They seem to be very fond of it as bait. I placed my traps next to the holes in my yard usually early in the morning or late afternoon. On occasion I would see a burrow trail where the ground was humped up and if I couldn't determine which hole in the yard it led to then I would simply poke a hole in the mound and place my trap next to the hole. I did a lot of research on chipmuck and vole reproduction and they are almost as bad as rabbits. I can tell you with a great deal of pleasure that over a 6 week period I caught 12 chipmunks, 12 voles, and 3 possums (though I wasn't after possums) with the Tomcat Rat Snap Trap and the Mouse Snap Trap as well. For the past 2 weeks I've not seen any evidence of their return but I'm diligent in watching for them. Go gotem!
Oh! I was hoping to see the results! Guess we have to wait til the next video! Good luck and have a good week.
All I’ll say so far is that it’s working. 😉
@@TheMindfulHomestead So lots of drowning?
Thank you. After a $316 bill for spark plug wires chewed on my new F-150 pickup; after 3 weeks of trying to capture them with the Tractor Supply Company traps with NO success, I tried your trap. I had 2 chipmunks and 1 mouse in less than 24 hours. % chipmunks and 1 mouse by day 4.
Glad to hear it worked out for you!
I just had an $800 dollar repair bill on my 2017 Silverado because of a chipmunk chewing my fuel line.
I have a lot of chipmunks around. Going to try this.
After battling saw flies in my for 2 years and finally getting a grip on that, I lost my whole bounty due to these little pests. Now they are into my vegs. in the organic garden. I'm here to say this technique definitely works. Thank you
Sorry to hear that the sawflies were so rough, but glad to hear this worked on the chipmunks! I wish you luck in whatever pest hit you next... because there is always something else around the corner.
This bucket trap is what I will use! I had one chippy drown two years ago in a plain laundry bucket with 8 inches of water inside.
Let us know how it goes!
Good plan. I use the big rat traps baited with peanut butter and/or strawberry jam. Works for me.
Success! I've lived 50 years and never seen the infestations I'm now witnessing. At least here in North/Central Ky, chipmunks, moles and don't get me started on the stinkbugs, are out of control! I share your thoughts on live and let live, but we need more folks taking action. BTW, I've had tremendous success combating stinkbugs by mixing Himalayan Cedarwood Oil with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol (mixed fairly strong). It kills them quickly and I don't have to worry about my pets getting exposed to harmful poisons. Thanks 4 the video.
thanks for the video it works finally getting the critters who are destroying everything
I bought a plastic version of that trap and had no luck in 5 months. I used chunky peanut butter with honey as a lure and just nothing. I wish you luck, God bless.
Tried this yesterday, this morning I dumped the bucket into the woods with three dead chipmucks that took a swim.
Glad it worked!
DUde, you had me at sec 5 when you said "kicked my butt in a way that I didn't even know was possible from a chipmunk to a human". I clicked like right away ad subscribed. I don't know how this video ends I'm @ min 3 but I want to say one thing I FEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLL YOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!! I've had it up to the moon. three years since I bought the house I have had not a single fruit from my 1/2 acre property these things eat 100 times their weight. Three plum trees three peach two apricot 20 grape vines all 5 years old, strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, everything is gone 1/3 way into the season every year I've had it.
Holy Mother of Furbearing Death: 18 hours. Set up two buckets for chipmunks that are systematically destroying my home and yard, mostly the little bastards are destroying the underside of my home. Got home from work and found 3 of 3!!! The day I set them, there were 3 roaming my yard. Now they are gone. Dear Lord it’s simple
And effective. Many many thanks for posting
Headed to Lowe's gonna see how it goes
Thanks
I just found this video. Looked through your other videos to see if there's a followup letting us know your results but haven't found one. Perhaps I missed it? Can you let us know how this worked? Thanks.
Hey if you’re still looking he pinned the follow up video at the top of the comments
I’ve set two bucket traps and in as many hours, I’ve caught 6! It works!
So. Up here on the Ottawa River....with a yardful of oak trees....we just got fed up. Started today at 2 p.m. At 7 p.m....6 chipmunks in the bucket.....thank you/merci!!!!
Followup....it was actually 10....and we started again this morning and within a half hour...11 is the new total.
New total of 16 in two days....
Use same method for years. Put wire across with tin can covered with peanut butter and in bucket put RV antifreeze so I can use it all winter in garage.
What else can you pht in the bucket other than sunflower seeds?
Thanks for the tip on the two screws. I added that to my typical trap design. I've now encountered another issue... squirrels have found out and are habitually robbing the trap of ALL seed. I'm thinking of getting some of that black corrugated piping (used in downspout burials) and maybe the squirrels leave that alone, but the chipmunks would like it. Thoughts?
Some kind of chicken wire over top of bucket? Big enough for chippy to get thru bit small enough to keep out squirrell
Hmm. Have you seen how the squirrels are able to get out of the bucket? Is it filled with water too high for them?
If you know where the burrow is, you can just stuff it full of dry ice in the evening when they should be sleeping. More humane than letting them struggle until exhaustion and drown. They will be sleeping and simply won't wake up.
Thanks for the video! Caught couple chipmunks so far. Let’s see how long it lasts. Other traps only last a few times, they catch on quick
Fingers crossed!
Damn you have a beautiful home. If I a chipmunk I would love in too. Lol. Thx sir. Hope this vid helps my mom and her boyfriend with their chipmunk problem.
WORKS! 3 days =
4 rats (yikes) and 15 chipmunks. And, we're in the suburbs.
Thank you they've been Destroying my perennial garden. I have owned this property for 38 years and never had chipmunks the Intel last couple years. Holes everywhere I thought it was rats. Finally had time to set a couple of these traps. This is live action!!! I caught six in 48 hours. I'm so happy I'm not gonna have to deal with them very soon. Thank you sir
Beautiful property btw
I preferred the mice problem we had 2 years back I didn't mins killing those 😂
Thanks! Dream property for us for sure.
Worked the first time!
Last night put traps out where our chipmunks are active. This morning found one very wet squirrel drying out in the yard next to a very wet ramp! Inside the bucket half the sunflower seeds had been eaten! Should I be setting the trap early morning and leaving it all day but not overnight? Ideas? And thanks for the trap idea!
THIS MAN IS BRILLIANT 👍
Had some chipmunks attack my venus flytraps, uprooting them and biting off the traps. I set this up and caught 2 of the bastards within a day. Thanks so much!
💥 Good luck! Can’t wait for the update video!
*Keep on tractoring!*
Thanks Jon! Let's just say it's been working well so far.
I got one in less than 40 minutes. Thanks!
I just bought a Chipmunkinator trap, because I hate to have to kill the little critters. If this doesn’t work it is Plan Z, 5 gallon bucket, water, and some sunflower seeds.
Will try this,
The cemetary avross the street has what seems to be a never ending supply of chipmunks that travel 40 yards to our yard
So where's the payoff? I want to see if you caught any chipmunks!
Right here! th-cam.com/video/HwF7TZefgHU/w-d-xo.html
In my state it is illegal to kill chipmonks.
Move!
@@maryharper3395 Right. "Illegal." You hear about all those people in jail all the time for trapping them right? Lol. Come get me.
Wow way to make an excellent 3 minute video an 8 minute ordeal. May the algorithm be with you
Vloggers gotta vlog. Check out the most recent video. I made a 22 minute video out of 30 seconds!
Fantastic system aftet 3 weeks I use your system and in 2 hours I trap my chipmunk.
He made many hole in my garden and I try to put ciment on hole and i it not working
Thank you very very munch
A little late but do you find the seeds sink after a day or so?
Yea. I usually replace the whole set up daily so I don’t have gross chipmunks floating in the trap.
Good info, thanks.
You might just skip showing the whole bucket filling process in the future though.
So after watching this video and reading the comments yesterday, I bought the seed, used a mop bucket with a scrap piece of wood from the garage this morning, smeared the pb and seeds on the wood and had 1 in the first 9 min, then another, then another...best I can tell in the past 3 hours there've been 4 that I've seen, but who knows how many more that I didn't see. And because they fall below the surface, there's no way to know how many have been caught - until I empty it....and I'm not certain how I'm supposed to go about that part, and when?
Funny you should ask! Check out tomorrow’s video where I set out the traps and show how I clean them out. But usually I use the plank to fish out anything that’s sunken to the bottom every morning, and then change the water and seeds every other day.
Empty every two days or they will smell really bad. Use a child's long handled play shovel to fish them out if you check every day. Empty the bucket and refresh every couple of days. Dig holes for burial before you catch them, dig deep enough so critters won't dig up. Bury away from where dogs are kept and say a little prayer for their destructive souls.
Where did you set it up? I have chipmunks in my garden, living underground.
This worked for me on the first try
This also worked for us same day. Tried live traps, didn't work. Chipmunks were burrowing under our driveway and I was worried with water getting in there and freezing/thawing that could cause our cement driveway to crack/sink leading to expensive repairs.
Isn't it amazing how much havoc one little creature can wreak in your life? I've turned the air blue ten thousand times and have never managed to dissuade a single chipmunk or squirrel of our forest to stay out of the carrots. Good luck dude..they're everywhere.
😂 As it turns out, we’ve had a lot more than just one terrorizing the garden.
After trapping 3 of them in my garden I haven't lost an heirloom in 6 weeks. I use metal rat traps. No birds etc get into the fenced in garden....just chipmunks.
I had never used any type chipmunk trap previously. I'm glad I came across this prior to spending money on other types of trap that may or may not work. I'm gonna give it a try. We have chipmunks eating our heirloom garden, making holes in the wood siding on our house (they climb up the decorative rocks on the foundation, and in under the car hood). Our dogs chase them and then the dogs wreck havic on the plastic guard in the car wheelwells while they try to get to the chipmunks. The dogs also chase them up the trees, dig around everything trying to get the chipmunks from under/out of our firewood, septic cover, and you name it. I don't make chipmunk stew, but I'm really stewed at the chipmunks at this point!
Let us know how it works out!
@@TheMindfulHomestead I'll try to. Right now we still need to make a trip to town to get either black oil sunflower seeds or wood chips and peanuts. Do you know if the sun seeds get 'waterlogged' after a few days and sink? If they do I wonder if I could "dry them out" and reuse. (such a cheapskate I am).