Debbie,

It's good that they aren't damaging anything. There's not much you can do to keep them out. If they leave things alone you can leave them alone.

When we lived in NJ we had lots of problems with chipmunks. They caused a lot of damage in our garden. I found that a small live trap was effective in controlling them. So, if you start having problems, pick up a live trap, about a foot long and try using that.

George
Tahlequah, OK

The only thing of mine that they ever damage is digging up seeds (esp. corn) and eating corn. Same with the squirrels. I mostly just leave them alone.

Then after you catch them in the live trap you can either release them again on your own property, or you can kill them. Those are the only 2 options.

I've had chipmunks before and never really noticed any damage I thought was caused by them. I s'pose that if you like/enjoy having them around you could put food out for them? Sunflower seeds, bird seed, acorns are some menu items that come to mind.

I don't think they eat alot of vegetation but may cause some incidental damage from their burrows.

Good Luck,
Gumby_CT

My nemesis! There aren't any barriers to keep them out of a garden. Last year was particularly bad. They destroyed my cherry tomatoes and when they finished off that plant they started taking bites out of the larger tomatoes. Just one bite mind you, enough to ruin it for the rest of us!
I have seriously given thought to putting the bird feeder back up in the hope that they'll stuff themselves with seed.