tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post113934872991875751..comments2008-12-13T03:21:27.522-05:00Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1161632311076620432006-10-23T14:38:00.000-05:002006-10-23T14:38:00.000-05:00Dear Costanza,<BR/><BR/> I'm quite sure Bob's tail was shortened accidentally, because it ends not in a natural, tapered tip but in a v-notch, where the vertebrae were severed. Depending on the part of the country where you live, there may be species of chipmunks with shorter tails than the Eastern chipmunk's. There are a lot of species of chipmunks nationwide, especially west of the Rockies.Julie Zickefoosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06654698829603424649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1161573384495789812006-10-22T22:16:00.000-05:002006-10-22T22:16:00.000-05:00I want to leave a comment asking about the tail. Are you sure it was cut off? Are there some chipmunks with tails like this naturally?<BR/><BR/>I recently bought a house in a neighborhood with lots of trees, shrubs, vines, etc... Much more than your typical suburban neighborhood. I've got rodents running all around my house that look like this, with the shortened tail. It may be that they're not chipmunks at all. But, they certainly resemble this one in the photo.costanzalihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09577103683925361918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1139759308752588452006-02-12T10:48:00.000-05:002006-02-12T10:48:00.000-05:00Chipmunks and I have a love hate relationship. I love to watch my Boston's go ballistic over chasing them but hate it when they use the rain downspouts on our house as an escape route...needless to say many of our downspouts are now missing off the sides of our home and have been found in our neighbors corn field, along with HIS downspouts. Boston's are not noted for understanding property lines. They only understand that all chipmunks and downspouts are fair game!Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19608656.post-1139758250027581222006-02-12T10:30:00.000-05:002006-02-12T10:30:00.000-05:00They are cute, though, aren't they? We had one chipmunk in our yard for a day last summer. He didn't stick around. We do have a family of Douglas squirrels that are small with orange chests. They remind us of the chipmunk. I had no idea a chipmunk would eat a turtle. I always thought they just munched away on greens, nuts and seeds. Shows you what I know!Rexroth's Daughterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com