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Foods such as oats, wheat, barley, corn and unsalted nuts (such as pine nuts) can all be given to them, alongside small amounts of washed, chopped fruit and vegetables.Īctive throughout the day, these small, stripey creatures live on the ground, where they like to dig burrows where they make their nests.
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However, it's Siberian chipmunks that have been more commonly kept as pets.Ĭhipmunks need a varied diet.
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There are more than 20 different species of chipmunk living in these regions and as far south as Mexico. Siberian chipmunks come from Siberia and Asia, while the eastern American species come from the northern USA and Canada. If you currently own a chipmunk as a pet, it's legal to keep your chipmunk until the end of their natural life, but you're unable to buy another. Chipmunks usually live for 4-5 years in captivity, but can live for up to 10 years meaning there may be a few pets still in homes today. You can keep an existing chipmunkĬhipmunks have only been kept as pets for a relatively short time and experts are still learning about how best to care for them. Read more information on what these regulations mean for you if you're a current chipmunk owner. We're also unable to rehome them to private individuals. Siberian chipmunks are included, meaning that it's now illegal to buy or sell a chipmunk. In July 2016, the European Commission published the first list of Invasive Alien Species of Union Concern, which came into force on 3rd August 2016.