Is there a humane way to get a chipmunk out of my house?

There is a new resident in my house. We originally thought it was a mouse that was getting into our pantry and tearing into all of our food packages. However, today I got a good look at the critter. It is an adult chipmunk. I have no idea how it got in but it appears to be very happy with its new living arrangements. So, is there a way to get it out without killing it? I don't want to cause it any harm but I can't afford to let it keep eating all the food in my pantry. I know there are humane traps for mice that just contains them until you can relocate them. Are there chipmunk size traps like that? To be very clear, I refuse to kill or poison it so please don't leave such suggestions. Thanks for your help.Is there a humane way to get a chipmunk out of my house?
Yes, they make ';Have a Heart'; traps in large sizes to catch larger rodents such as rats, chipmunks and squirrels. Several years we had a flying squirrel in our house and caught it with a Have a Heart trap.





http://www.hardwarestore.com/media/produ鈥?/a>Is there a humane way to get a chipmunk out of my house?
um there are these harmless traps that you can get at Walmart or Target...


I'm not sure if they'd work with chipmunks but you could try it...


its like a cube and you put food in it and theres a one way door so when the chipmunk or mouse goes in it it cant get back out and theres little air holes in it too....


maybe that would help?





I'm glad your not going to kill it :)
uhm yeah. try setting a humane trap all you do is put ';bait'; or food in the trap and it should close by itslef. if you dont own one i would suggest you go around to your local stores and ask for a humane trap and explain your problem and they should help you!!


good luck!!
You can try making a food trail leading outside. Store all of your pantry food in plastic Tupperware for the time being.
Call your local animal shelter or something along those lines


and specify that you don't want it killed or hut.
sic your cat on it
i praise u for not wishin to bring harm to one of God's wonderful creatures but im not really sure im pretty sure though that those traps could work or u could come up with a trap of ur own like on old cartoons when u had a box and lifted it up with a stick and then underneath it put a peice of food and tie a string around the stick and when the chipmunk gets underneath pull the string and there u go, might i suggest puttin a board underneath the box,stick, and food that way it is easier to get the chipmunk...