CHIPMUNKS
The Eastern chipmunk, is the squirrel family sciuridae,
which are the order rodents. There are about twenty
species of chipmunks in North America. The only
one in the East is Tamias striatus; the other nineteen
are smaller, are all in the genus Eutamias, and
live in the West.
Eastern chipmunks are reddish brown with one dark
stripe down the center of the back and one white
stripe in between two black stripes on each side.
They are 5 to 6 inches long with a 3 to 4 inch tail
and they weigh 2 ¼ to 4 ½ ounces.
They run with their tails straight up. Females with
young usually live in more complex burrows.
Chipmunks have a nearly insatiable urge to store
food. The food is stored in their burrows and used
to live on through the winter, when they periodically
awake from hibernation.
Chipmunks can have two breeding periods in a year.
The first last from February through April; the
second is in June and July. Chipmunks are generally
referred to as just a nuisance animal.
JRG Termite and Pest Control offers a specialized
division pertaining to all wildlife needs. We have
five highly trained wildlife professional experts
on staff who are available 24 hours a day for any
emergency situation. We are members of the National
Wildlife Control Operators Association (NWCOA),
NJ State Licensed Furbearing Trappers, NJ Wildlife
Damage Control Operators Association (NJWDCOA) and
are certified with the National Bat Conservation
Organization.
Should you need any assistance, please feel free
to contact J R G Termite and Pest Control.
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