he Chipmunk Mammals 
The chipmunk has cheek pouches which the squirrel 
lacks, and in these pouches he carries out the soil 
shich he removes in making his burrow as well as 
carries in his store of nuts and grain. The burrow is 
usually made in a dry hillside. The entrance is just 
large enough to admit the chipmunk’s body, but 
widens to a nest which is well-bedded down. There 
is usually a back door also, so that incaseof necessity, 
the inmate can escape. In this nest, the chipmunk 
stores nuts and acorns, so that when he awakes 
during his long winter’s sleep he finds refreshment 
near-by. The chipmunk is not so noisy as the red 
squirrel, but he can cluck like a cuckoo when he is 
gathering nuts, and he can chatter a great many 
things which we should like to understand. When 
he eats, he holds his nut in both hands, and makes 
himself into a little bunch with his tail curled up his 
back. 
HOUSE 
If in the country, and there are no cats about, the 
chipmunks may be trusted to provide their own 
homes. Next to entire freedom it is most desirable 
to let a chipmunk have the freedom of one room in 
which there are nooks where he may hide and make 
his nest. If it is necessary to keep this pet in close 
confinement, the cage should be large and made of 
fine chicken wire, such as described for the red squir- 
rels, and should be fitted in a similar way with nest 
box and branches. A chipmunk will not live long in 
a small cage. The bottom of the cage should be 
cement, otherwise the captive will burrow out. 
Cover the bottom of the cage with a foot or so of 
loose soil, so that the pet can burrow in it at his 
pleasure. 
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