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Everhart
06-18-2006, 06:36 PM
It seems the more I read, the more different things they eat. I was wondering about a brand of rabbit food that walley world carries. it is all kinds of veggies, and misc. nuts and brand flakes......My question is, if it isn't good for them, will they still eat it, or am I missing something?..... any advice? (by the way, they seem to love it, it's all gone in the morning and seems to be more flyers showing up all the time) :dono
Thanx in advance,
Don.
darrakm
06-20-2006, 02:30 PM
My only concern might be the possible sugar content. For some reason, maufacturers sometimes think wild animals need sugar :skwredup
Secret Squirrel
06-20-2006, 04:16 PM
How about posting some pictures of all the flyers!!!! I know it's hard to catch the wild ones during the night time!!
darrakm
06-20-2006, 04:40 PM
This is about 10 ft from my back porch. This particular flyer likes to pose, get a seed to eat, pose, get a seed to eat...etc
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/darrakm/WildFlierPosing.jpg
This is one we call Piglet. He sits in the jar to eat while the others dash in and out around him
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/darrakm/PigletInAJar.jpg
Momma Squirrel
06-20-2006, 06:11 PM
They are beautiful and so shiny, I just love flyers :crazy
Everhart
06-20-2006, 06:51 PM
the only pics I have to date are night vision cam pics.....will try and snap a few others with my digital and post also.

http://www.junction85.com/eyes.jpg
dinner time.
http://www.junction85.com/flyer1.jpg
saying good night.
Squerly
07-06-2006, 06:09 PM
cool pictures... more please!
Everhart
07-11-2006, 08:45 PM
my cams seem to be working now, and they can be watched most of the nights (cept for bad weather) after 9'ish EST...... you will need dsl or better, but worth the watch......have had as many as 5 on one open feeder, and they take turns in the box feeder (soon to be nest box with hopes.) :popcorn
http://68.71.90.144:8082/webcam.html
or http://junction85.com
Everhart
07-11-2006, 09:23 PM
one in the box



http://junction85.com/boxfeeder.jpg
Squerly
07-12-2006, 04:10 AM
I see the cam is working but I didn't see any flyers, guess I missed em.
Momma Squirrel
07-12-2006, 06:43 AM
Everhart, those are just great pictures, thank goodness for the shiny eyes, you might miss some. Some nights we have as many as 5 on one tree, most are very fast, get the food and run. Every now and then one actually sits down and eats like a regular grey squirrel would. They are just too cool to watch gliding in and landing on the trees, kind of like shooting stars :crazy