Sunday, February 7, 2010

How to calm down a new chipmunk?

I just got one yesturday and it don't let no one touch him. He'll try to bite and hard. Everyone he bites bleeds. He also won't eat noting and just stays in a corner of the cage close to my bed (since I'm alwayd there) but when I leave or come in the room he'll run to the side I'm coming from. Anytime I get close it makes a growling/chirping sound. And his not eating noting. He won't sleep either because everytime I make a noise he'll open his eyes.How to calm down a new chipmunk?
Like everyone else is saying if you got it from the streets let it go (near trees)


If you adopted it then its going to take a lot longer to earn its trust. Chipmunks are not social animals so i suggest to earn its trust just sit next to its cage and try not to do anything to spook it, do this for about a week so it gets used to seeing you. Then do a little research on what treats they LOVE and in between the bars of its cage it will probably not come to get the treat the first few times so open the cage and put it in slowly. This is what my friend did to tame hers but i have to tell you hers still won't let you hold it, it lets you pet it and it will come and sit on your lap. She has had it for a year. I can grantee this will work maybe it was just a one off with my friend.





If this seems like its getting nowhere then i would let it go.


If you still want a rodent pet then look in to getting a chinchilla they also take time to earn your trust bet they are not aggressive and they live to around 15-20 years so you have plenty of time to get their trust. Do a lot of research if you decide to get a chinchilla they are not like rabbits or guinea pigs.





Good luckHow to calm down a new chipmunk?
By capturing a wild animal and caging it, you've caused an enormous amount of stress for this creature. It will not eat, will continue to try to bite you, will hide or try to escape each time it sees a human. They believe humans to be predators. The best thing is to let him go exactly where you found him.





Stress will certainly be the cause of his death, long before lack of nutrition.
Let the chipmunk go if you just picked him up from outside. Get a rabbit, hamster, guinea pig, gerbil, rat, or chinchilla if you want something you can hold and doesn't bite. They all might not be thrilled about being held, but you can build a relationship with those pets versus something like a chipmunk that is so active.





If you happen to have found a breeder, maybe you should call them up and ask how to handle the situation, and what they like best to eat. You can't feed them food out of a pet store, unless they sell the chipmunks there.
Uh, did you just catch a chipmunk from outside and put it in a cage? Or was the chipmunk raised in captivity? If you caught it from outside then let it go. That's illegal and cruel. If it was raised in captivity then just don't touch it. It's not meant to be held.
Chipmunks are not meant to be pets


You should let him go and get a chinchilla


they are much better pets





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let it go! its probly scared :(





get a hamster or guinea pig. adopt one dont buy one!

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