Their home range size is generally about 1/2 an acre for an eastern chipmunk (only 50 feet or so around the burrow is defended territory) or up to 9 acres for a least chipmunk. Dispersal distance (distance they are willing/able to travel) is generally assumed to be equivalent to home range size. They are so small that they would lose a lot of weight if they tried (unless there just happened to be a ton of good food along the way). It won't guarantee you won't see another chipmunk, but if you take this one. . . an arbitrary distance really, 5 miles or more, it's not likely to be back.How many miles away do I need to release a chipmunk, to have a high probability I won鈥檛 ever see it again?
I don't think you should bother. The available habitat in Ohio pretty much has chipmunks everywhere, and if you move it to a new area, the chances are high it will die anyway. I've seen it a lot- animals are transplanted to fully stocked areas and can't find the food, water, and shelter they need before it's too late. You can kill it outright or transplant it. Either way, it's gonna die.
depends on many things. if you fed it stuff, or there is a very good supply of food around your place, like bird feeders, you would have to bring it pretty far aways, like 10 miles away or so. same for if it has babies or something like that around your place. if neither are the case, then a mile or so would do it.
make it a good day
Joey of Ohio.. i live in central Ohio and let me tell you, no matter what you do they're always around! Just let 'em come :)
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