Caring for a pet chipmunk ?

My cat caught a baby chipmunk today, it was pretty scared so I caught it and put it in my hamster's old cage. After a while he started to wake up and move around in his cage. I hand fed him an apple and he ate it.





I'm not planning on keeping him forever (or maybe if he seems to be okay with it), I just want to keep him for a little while to see what they're like then I want to let him go where my cat won't catch him.





I want to know how to care for him properly and try to people-ize him. Some links to websites would be great or some advice from owners would be cool as well.Caring for a pet chipmunk ?
Though typically wild creatures, a pet chipmunk can be a rewarding companion. They are just as feisty indoors as they are outside, but they have an affinity for humans when hand-raised. Unlike some other small pets, chipmunks will not be happy to be confined. So expect to have a chipmunk scurrying up furniture and racing about the house if you decide to adopt!





Provide a varied diet. A standard seed-based rodent diet is the best base food for chipmunks. From there, experiment with different vegetables and fruits at least once a week so you can learn your chipmunk鈥檚 favorite foods.Caring for a pet chipmunk ?
the longer you keep him the more dependent on humans he may become


also as a wild animal, he could have some sort of disease i would contact your local animal control so they can release him


if you are caught you can be fined for keeping wildllife without a permit


chipmunks are diurnal (awake during the day) so i would release him during the day so he can find a nice place to live


you could always put out some bird seed and peanuts to encourage him to visit(maybe he will bring his friends) but be aware your cat might catch another one
If the chipmunk looks like he is uninjured, please release him ASAP!





Do not try to socialize him!!! He is a wild animal and should be treated as such.





If he is injured, take him to a local nature center.
http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/chip鈥?/a>