Coconana
Arachnosquire
- Joined
- May 21, 2015
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- 105
Hey guys! I'm back with more unusual animals and an interesting story.. Yesterday, my momma contacted me asking if I could take care of some baby squirrels. Workers were over near her house cutting branches away from the power-lines, and they accidentally knocked loose a Eastern Grey Squirrel nest. The mother chittered at them for a while, but the workers manhandled the babies, and she decided to vanish. They kept an eye out for her, but after four hours, she still didn't return.
This species of squirrel is invasive to our area, so if we were to turn them over to a center, we were told that they would be euthanized. I happen to know some very knowledgeable people who would have no problems housing and taking care of adult squirrels for the duration of their lifespan, so these guys are pretty much destined to be pets since it would be irresponsible to release them back into the wild. The poor things are in a bit of an awkward situation, but I just couldn't let them be euthanized with a good conscience; they're not illegal to keep in this state since they're not native. The question really fell to 'who had the time to raise babies', and since I'm a housewife right now and I'm not getting much sleep to begin with thanks to a few personal problems, the task fell on my head! So I thought I would share with you all here on AB some of these adorable cookies.
They're 2-4 weeks old, so they've not opened their eyes yet, but nobody has any injuries or external parasites. The babies are being quarantined from my other animals, but they're eating their formula wonderfully, are hydrated, and are finally starting to go pee when prompted. They need to eat every one to two hours at this point. Yes, I wash my hands and arms very thoroughly before and after coming into any contact with them!
Anyway, please enjoy some adorable baby squirrel photographs from last night
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(0.1.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(3.2.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(3.2.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
This species of squirrel is invasive to our area, so if we were to turn them over to a center, we were told that they would be euthanized. I happen to know some very knowledgeable people who would have no problems housing and taking care of adult squirrels for the duration of their lifespan, so these guys are pretty much destined to be pets since it would be irresponsible to release them back into the wild. The poor things are in a bit of an awkward situation, but I just couldn't let them be euthanized with a good conscience; they're not illegal to keep in this state since they're not native. The question really fell to 'who had the time to raise babies', and since I'm a housewife right now and I'm not getting much sleep to begin with thanks to a few personal problems, the task fell on my head! So I thought I would share with you all here on AB some of these adorable cookies.
They're 2-4 weeks old, so they've not opened their eyes yet, but nobody has any injuries or external parasites. The babies are being quarantined from my other animals, but they're eating their formula wonderfully, are hydrated, and are finally starting to go pee when prompted. They need to eat every one to two hours at this point. Yes, I wash my hands and arms very thoroughly before and after coming into any contact with them!
Anyway, please enjoy some adorable baby squirrel photographs from last night
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(0.1.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(1.0.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(3.2.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)
(3.2.0 Sciurus Carolinensis)