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Posted	Will two male chipmunks live together
08-01-2007 by staceyvice	I have a male who is about 6-9 months and i cant seem to find him a female so would he be alright with another male
08-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	TWO MALE CHIPMUNKS WILL FIGHT. YOU ARE BEST SOURCING A FEMALE. USUALLY IT IS BEST TO KEEP ONE MALE TO 3 FEMALES OR JUST FEMALE GROUPS. HAVE YOU TRIED THE RSPCA AND LOCAL RESCUE CENTRES?? OH AND THE RSPCA SITE: www.RSPCA.ORG.UK HAVE A DETAILED LEAFLET ON CHIPMUNK CARE IN PDF FORMAT IF THATS ANY HELP.
08-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	THE RSPCA WEBSITE DOES A LOT OF OTHER CARE LEAFLETS TOO.
09-01-2007 by staceyvice	I work in one of the biggest pet shops in the uk and do know how to care for my chipmunk but people keep telling me that males will live together quite happily so i just got a bit confused as to weather or not they can. thanks
09-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	I HAVE WITNESSED MALE CHIPMUNK AGGRESSION PERSONALLY WITHIN A PETSHOP ENVIRONMENT AS I HAVE WORKED IN A PET SHOP ENVIRONMENT TOO.I AM ALSO CERTIFIED IN PETSTORE MANAGEMENT,WHICH IS A USEFUL THING TO HAVE. YOU ARE RIGHT,SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN KEEPING MALES TOGETHER, BUT IT IS NOT NATURAL, HENCE YOU DO GET TERRITORIAL AGGRESSION.IT IS MOST SUCCESSFUL IF YOU BUY THEM TOGETHER YOUNG.IF YOU HAVE AN ADULT MALE AND YOU INTRODUCE A YOUNGER UNKNOWN MALE THERE IS BOUND TO BE FIGHTING AS THE OLDER ONE IS TRYING TO KEEP HIS TERRITORY. IN THE WILD MALES LIVE IN AN OPEN GROUP WITHIN AN AREA, SO THEY DO HAVE CONTACT WITH OTHER MALES BUT THE GROUNDS ARE NEUTRAL. YOU WILL, AS YOU KNOW, GET CUSTOMERS AND OTHER STAFF WITH THEIR OWN OPINIONS ON ANIMAL KEEPING. YOU ARE BEST TO LOOK TO A HIGHER SOURCE FOR THE CORRECT INFORMATION,LIKE THE PET CARE TRUST IN BEDFORD.THEY ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE PETSTORE MANAGEMENT COURSES/CERTIFICATES AND WILL HAVE THE CORRECT INFORMATION.ALSO THE RSPCA LEAFLETS ARE IN GREAT DETAIL AN IDEAL TO GIVE TO YOUR CUSTOMERS.THIS WAY YOU CAN GET EVIDENCE IN BLACK AND WHITE THAT YOUR INFORMATION IS CORRECT.
10-01-2007 by staceyvice	Cool cheers for the info. called the RSPCS's in my area when i got your message and they do not have any females so im back to square one. You see my boys mate died but i didnt have him at the time i got him cos he was attacked by something at his previous owners house and thats were his mate died and now he is really start to chew the bars like crazy and he is non stop chirrping he awkes you up will the chirrping. I feel really sorry for him He is out his enclosure most of the time and i hide treats and stuff round his cage to keep him entertained and i try to introduce new toys every week and i even but a really small teddy bear in his cage but he just pissed on it and ripped it to shreeds lol. Im really worried and dont know what to do anymore any suggestions
10-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	he really does feel sorry for himself. he would do better with a girlfriend. he is going to damage his teeth if he keeps chewing.he obviously is doing it through lonliness and bordom.he is also stressing being by himself. you can only keep doing what you are now ubtil a mate turns up. Make sure he has a lot of places to hide and plenty of climbing ropes and toys,make sure you have a branch of apple wood in the cage for him to strip the bark off and chew.you probably know that their teeth are constantly growing so wooden chwing accesories are essential.keep an eye out on the recently added board and keep advertising a wanted notice daily.chipmunks do come up sometimes
11-01-2007 by jessica	If you really want to locate a female badly I would put up some ads, in newspapers, pet shop windows/notice boards and maybe go to a mainly mammal selling pet shop and see if they can order one in for you. Im not sure where your from but maybe you could consider going up to Stapley Water Gardens ; which also have a pet shop. Last time I went they had ALOT of chipmunks of most colours so your bound to find a female there. If your interested in finding out more from this place let me know and I will give you the address and phone number. I think they can place orders for them too. If you do try this I would advise on getting 2-3 females if possible, just incase worst comes to worst he still has a mate or two left and you dont have this problem again.
11-01-2007 by jessica	Oh, hand raised is another matter, I just read your other thread. Unfortantly if worse comes to worse you might have to be happy with whatever colour or temprement you get as your male could stress himself to death.
12-01-2007 by staceyvice	Yeah but if i judt got an kind of female then in a way i wont really be fare on him if he cannt come out of his carge for some more exercise but thanks again for the advice.
12-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	2 WHITE FEMALE CHIPMUNKS AVAILABLE ON THE SALE PAGE STACEY HAVE A LOOK
12-01-2007 by Richard Biddington	Hi Stacey, send an email to stevenbiddington@btinternet.com This is my brother who has approx 12 chipmunks in an outdoor aviary, mixture of males and females. Aged from 1 year upwards. He lives in Gloucestershire if you want to give him a try.
12-01-2007 by staceyvice	Thanks a lot kay and richard unfortunatly i live in the london area so i wont be able to get any females from your brother in Gloucestershire but thanks anyway
12-01-2007 by jessica	Well yes.. but better than him dyeing... if he stresses himself to death without one... I dont think he would turn completely untame, besides, have you not got an aviary where he can go out in the summer evenings? This is real excersise really.
12-01-2007 by staceyvice	i have a large cage which is 4ft x 2ft x 2ft so its not exactly small.
12-01-2007 by jessica	I never said it was small.. just chipmunks do require alot of space.. however now that you mention it.. I was just trying to help, why ask for help on a forum if your going to get defensive? Thing is with pet care theres always going to be something you hear that you dont like, whether right or wrong. I was not attacking you personally, and that is exactly why I put a smiley face.. The main concern here is that hes going to stress himself to death but hey I dont know why I'm bothering.
12-01-2007 by jessica	* Is if hes going to stress himself to death* *sorry typing error *
12-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	everybody chill Chipmunks do do better in aviaries.there is a lot more climbing space,you can put a lot more natural branches in there too.A nest box,and a bridge and hanging chew toys. they are squrrels after all. Please don't let him be alone too long. Jessica and i are naturally worried for his life as we are both strong animal lovers.
13-01-2007 by jessica	Thats what I mean Kay, chipmunks do better in aviaries.
14-01-2007 by staceyvice	Oh no i was not getting all defensive . sorry if must just be the way that i have been typing cos most of this stuff i have typed was when i was at work and we are not allowed to use the work computers but i have every now and again to check to see is any chipmunk are for sale and to see what you guys have written back. Oh Kay, the two female chipmunks that are for sale are in Dundee so that means i cant get them but thanks for letting me know. Once again sorry to Jessica if you thought i was lashing out.
14-01-2007 by jessica	Ok no problem Stacey, guess it was me being a bit defensivee too lol. What do you think of stapely water gardens as a choice then, not sure where your from but is that tooo far?
14-01-2007 by staceyvice	Yep it is. Im in the south west part of london. Hvw you ever herd of henry the 8th cos i live down the road from 'his' palace which is in hampton court and the trouble is im at college most 3 days a week and the other 4 days im at work and i just had a look that the neraest train station to stapely water gardens is 4 miles away from it.
15-01-2007 by staceyvice	You will be pleased to know that female chipmunks have come into my work YAY. so i get to take her home to my boy on friday.
15-01-2007 by KAY GARDNER	congrat's.i hope it works out well
15-01-2007 by jessica	oo how did that hapen?
17-01-2007 by staceyvice	Went down to my local pet shop to get crickets and locust for my gecko and there was two females one white and the otherr normal, so i bought the white but going back on monday to get the other. Would have bought her sooner but thats pay day so the guy said that he will reserve her for me.
23-01-2007 by jessica	arrr fancy that. hows e finding her?