Gary in MD
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Just helping a little feller out
Filling in for momma squirrel
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You now his momma n he is gonna wear you out !!
Yeah but they are a lot of funYou now his momma n he is gonna wear you out !!
Gary in MD
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LOL, Yes she would if she was around.You now his momma n he is gonna wear you out !!
Just for the record, this little guy was found by my wife's sister's beagle and brought up to the house. No telling where the beagle found him. I doubt if he would have fared well if he was just taken back down to the woods and left. He is eating well and getting fat, hopefully able to send him back to the woods at some point.
Rick Richard
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My sister found a baby Flying Squirrel a couple of years ago. It is a TINY pet for her.
tony d willIiams
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Cute. What happens when the critter grows up, does not know how to feed itself, avoid the pretty raccoons, cats, dogs, hawks, Jays, and needs to hide in your home every winter when the snow comes down?
We will call animal control, let them worry about it.
Well what you say about not learning about squirrel life, is true, But, like all animals, squirrels are born with instincts. I think that once the little squirrel grows up and is turned back out into the wild, it will learn the non instinctive things from other squirrels in the area. The other issue is animal control, who is probably less equipped to take care of a tiny squirrel probably would have just euthanized it and been done with it. After all, what is one less squirrel in the world? Gary in MD, I think that you are doing is great. Personally I am, to put it in modern day politics, "PRO CHOICE," so Gary, you made your choice and I will back you 100%
WYO300RUM
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Hope you're doing OK with the Line Fire. It's near my dad's house and burning areas I've hunted and been in since a kid.
Grey Goast
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At age 13 I raised 16 of them at one time from land clearing of tree's when they were old enough, I let them go and they survived very well as I would go in my back yard and sit, they would come down from the tree's and run all around me and even on me. They were fat and healthy and soon their children followed. Wouldn't change nothing keep up the good work.
Gary,
I also thought you were kind of squirrelly! Looks like fun.
I also thought you were kind of squirrelly! Looks like fun.
Ignore the asshat post, those who use their rectums for a hat. The love of wild animals does not need to be defended. What you are doing is great, keep it up. Post pictures as he grows up. Good on you for investing the time!
My neighbor has one found about the same age as yours. He raised it and its an adult now, lives in the basement in a cage it can come and go as it please. Spending its days in the trees in their yard and comes back to the cage and it's bed every evening. We have the same predators as everyone else. I'm sure at some point its going to go the big acorn in the sky.
HRM Johnny
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I found a squirrel in the woods at my grandfather's farm when I was a kid. We had him as a pet for many years. I hope everything works out well for you.
VTbluegrass
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Found some after a hurricane and my neighbors kid raised them. He started dyeing the tails when they got let go because I used to thin the population from time to time and we were avoiding friendly fire.
It was funny seeing him come home from school and a bunch of squirrel run down from the trees for snacks.
It was funny seeing him come home from school and a bunch of squirrel run down from the trees for snacks.
