The Chipmunk Diet

A chipmunk will eat a wide variety of food. Its favorites are nuts, small seeds, berries and fruit. Most of these will be collected from the ground after they have fallen from the tree or bush. The chipmunk will climb a tree if necessary to obtain food, but this is not their preferred method. The Chipmunk will also eat Fungi, grass, and leaves at times.

The chipmunk is carnivorous. It will eat meat, such as slugs, snails, aphids and other insects. It has also been know to eat small birds, including their eggs, mice, and even small snakes.

The chipmunk will store food for the winter. It is very careful not store any fruit or meat that will go bad. These items are eaten immediately, while nuts and seeds are cache in one of its burrows.

Chipmunks are regular visitors to parks and campgrounds. They will accept a variety of foods from humans. And some will even take food by hand.