I think if you let it go a cat will get it..and you can't be sure if it is hurt or not it could be injored internally. you say it dosn't look very old? as in needs to be hand fed? if so I would use an eye dropper and feed it 1/2 water, 1/2 cup evaporated milk, Table spoon corn sryup, Teaspoon honey and 1 egg yolk. Warm not hot. I would ask your friends that have the squirels what to feed it. also as it gets older it will need things to chew on. About keeping it I think its against the law. But you should look up the laws for keeping wild animals in your state for that.
Wild animals can live fine in captivity and some are very happy that way. I have raised about 10 wild orphaned or abandoned bunnies and some kittens on the above formula.I just caught a chipmunk, what do I do with it?
Let it go. When we were kids we once tried to 'rescue' a wild bird. We put him in a bird cage and by the next morning, it was dead. Outdoor wild animals can't survive inside. You should drive up somewhere nearby where you found him and let him go in a wooded area. Chipmunks have plenty of hiding spots to get away from predators.
You're so funny. you remind me of me when we first moved out here 12 or 13 years ago. I would catch or rescue everything. Mostly birds that fell or got pushed out of their nest by sqirrels. Still think phone calls or searching the web is good for finding some answers. I have seen them out here a lot too. They are really cute. Just make sure it doesn't carry rabies or some other disease. You never know.
Let it go back to it's friends. He's seen a cat now and will run from them. Keep your cat in the cage. Animals aren't only at Wild lifew Preserves. Let him go near where u found him. Do u have a stonewall near u? They love to hid in those.
Let it go, no reason why you should have caught it. most wild animals die in captivity. It could be a female trying to feed her young and you just killed a litter of them. GOOD JOB%26gt;
Let it go, How would u feel if u were out and about and some random ppl caught u and put u in a cage then asked what they should do with you........do the right thing let it go
let the poor creature go! besides, you don't know what ur getting into keeping a ferral animal. it could be rabbid, or have some other virus/disease. Just let it go!
as cute as it is ya gotta let it go. Sorry.
Let it go.
Let it go .he now know your cat is a threat
Make chipmunk stew MMMMMM Good!!!
it should do fine with hamster food just keep an eye on it
You'll need to confirm whether it's legal to keep it in your area. People do keep squirrels and chipmunks and raccoons and skunks as pets, but unless the animal is ';unreleaseable'; because it has been injured in such a way it can't fend for itself, then it's often illegal to keep it as a pet and your acquaintances may be doing it illegally.
Squirrels will not fare well on hamster food, they are usually fed a combination of monkey chow and other special foods because they are susceptible to metabolic bone disease if they aren't fed properly. They have completely different dietary needs than hamsters or mice. Chipmunks may have the same needs as squirrels, or they could have a completely different set of needs from either squirrels or hamsters. These wild rodents don't make great pets, even when they're hand-raised they become fairly wild when adult.
Your best bet is to find a licensed wild animal rehabilitator (of any kind, since if you find someone who does raccoons they typically know the other rehabbers for the other species in the area) and find out whether the animal is old enough to live on its own. Any rehabber is going to want it released unless it's injured too badly to survive on its own.
Consider putting bells on your cats if you let them roam outside, because cats kill lots of birds and other small animals unnecessarily just like your chipmunk rescue. It would be better to solve the problem for all the local fauna than just for the one you were able to grab.
It is best to return it to its natural habitat. For all you know, it might have its own litter. if you keep it in captivity, it will become too dependent on you, and if it escapes again it will die, because it expects you to feed it, and doesn't know the meaning of predators. just let it loose, then follow it to see if it has a litter (if it is a female) and see if it is lactating. If it doesn't have a litter, just keep it until it is better, then let it loose. If it does have a litter, take the litter and the chipmunk, and keep it until the chipmunk is better. I understand you wanting the chipmunk they are really cute. Meanwhile, while it is getting better, give it hamster food and fruit, and nuts. Make sure you don't handle them too much. After you let them loose once she is better, you can help by occasionally putting out fruit and nuts.
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