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  1. 07-16-2014, 09:36 PM #41
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    Yes they need tons of fleece and things to keep them busy.
    They love little fleece pouches to hide in and cubes and and and......

    Please make sure on that cage that he cannot get out where the pan
    slides in. I have seen this cage, and if this is the one I saw, there is a gap if
    the pan is a little "out" where a little red could easily escape.

    Believe me, I've had many reds, and one lived here loose, and they can
    get into the tiniest little places you wouldn't begin to imagine.
    They can also crawl under doors, quite easily as a matter of fact, so
    anything you can think of...........secure somehow.
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    http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...is-Is-for-YOU-!!!!

    This is the link I wanted you to read. (Figured out how to copy it)
    Lots of helpful info here.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nancy in New York View Post
    Yes they need tons of fleece and things to keep them busy.
    They love little fleece pouches to hide in and cubes and and and......

    Please make sure on that cage that he cannot get out where the pan
    slides in. I have seen this cage, and if this is the one I saw, there is a gap if
    the pan is a little "out" where a little red could easily escape.

    Believe me, I've had many reds, and one lived here loose, and they can
    get into the tiniest little places you wouldn't begin to imagine.
    They can also crawl under doors, quite easily as a matter of fact, so
    anything you can think of...........secure somehow.
    Thank you for the heads up on that one that will be the first thing fixed. I'm thankful that my hubby is a carpenter and our landlord is a childhood friend of his and had my hunny renovate all 6 of his rental homes and we live in one of them so he literally knows this house inside and out.
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    Quote Originally Posted by czarina View Post
    http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...is-Is-for-YOU-!!!!

    This is the link I wanted you to read. (Figured out how to copy it)
    Lots of helpful info here.
    Thank you very informative and much needed info in there !
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    Boy ever day my lil Alvin is getting more and more jumpy. Like this morning after my hubby left I start feeding him and guess he forgot something cause he comes back in and as soon as the door closed and he didn't close it hard at all Alvin jumps off my lap lands halfway across the room and jumping around looking at the door then me then the door and then me and leaps again back on my leg and onto the nipple and continues feeding. Now all this happened before I could even put the formula down and halfway stand up he is just omg so so fast. And all I keep thinking about is back 18 yrs ago when I had chip my grey squirrel (God I still miss him ever Easter without fail I think of him and that damn potato peel) anyway back then I thought he was fast how he'd jump from my recliner to my hubby recliner then to the floor to jump on the 2 dogs we had and back to my shoulder and there he stayed all day everything I did he was on my shoulder till my hubby came home from work and onto his shoulder he'd jump and stay till bed. Anyway sorry get rambling when I start talking about him so point is chip looks like lack of a better comparison like he was on a morphine drip compared to my lil Alvin.I just don't see why he'd start being so jumpy right now 3 of the kids are in Mississippi with their father and my 13 yr old daughter isn't loud and doesn't mess with him at all and I have no other animals so why he's getting jumpy is a mystery to me unless that's a new stage in his development.
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    Just got my order from the squirrel store.com of zupreem primate dry monkey biscuits and hoping someone could look at the pics of my lil buddy Alvin and kinda guesstimate about how many I should give him in a day? Thanks guys for all your help and suggestions I'm grateful for all of it as is my lil buddy
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    I think people give them an unlimited supply. With Henry's it would be one, at most two, but other blocks have lower nutrient content, so I think most people just keep them in the cage all the time, especially because they don't mold.
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    Ok thanks I will have squirrel block from Henry's by Saturday .I got the high protein one for baby's and flyers.now do I need to keep putting the monkey biscuits in as well or is the rodent block all he needs. I don't know lol I just want to make sure if I need it I have it and if I don't well I don't know I 'll have it just in case
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    You really on;y need the Henry's, but many people will do maybe one Henry's a day in combination with lesser blocks to save money. So maybe you can just do that until they're gone, or give the lesser ones occasionally, or whatever you feel like. It's not really going to cause any harm.
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    Here's Poppy's new cage I also threw in lots of smaller, say 12 in. by 12 in. pieces of fleece for her to carry around and make nests or just play with
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    I've looked and looked I can't find Kensi's house anyway it just has sewn ramps...a climbing wall (a fleece pad tied to the inside of the cage) a pouch...just make a fleece pouch and with ties and tie to the top of the cage I'll get Chickenlegs to post a pic for ya

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    When despair for the world grows in me
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    in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
    I go and lie down where the wood drake
    rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
    I come into the peace of wild things
    who do not tax their lives with forethought
    of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
    And I feel above me the day-blind stars
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    Wow these are great thanks
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    it's here now I have to wait more cause I don't know how to put it together Grrrr lol Tommy needs to hurry home
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    Oh goodie..let the fun begin Here's Chickenlegs cage for Kenzi....she CAN sew
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    and I wake in the night at the least sound
    in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
    I go and lie down where the wood drake
    rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
    I come into the peace of wild things
    who do not tax their lives with forethought
    of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
    And I feel above me the day-blind stars
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    My lil guy new home.still a work in progress =).... see my lil guy all tuckerd out from running around crazy lol
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    Awww sooo cute!!! He needs some little hidey hole to sleep in...I can't believe he crashed out in the open like that I bet he was sooo excited with all his new toys and space It looks great this is an amazing start
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    When despair for the world grows in me
    and I wake in the night at the least sound
    in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
    I go and lie down where the wood drake
    rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
    I come into the peace of wild things
    who do not tax their lives with forethought
    of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
    And I feel above me the day-blind stars
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    Yeah I was surprised to I covered him up he looked up at me yawned and layed his head back down went right back to sleep... Thank you
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    Quote Originally Posted by tap31974 View Post
    Yeah I was surprised to I covered him up he looked up at me yawned and layed his head back down went right back to sleep... Thank you
    Awww....klunk! He's all tucked in
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    When despair for the world grows in me
    and I wake in the night at the least sound
    in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be,
    I go and lie down where the wood drake
    rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds.
    I come into the peace of wild things
    who do not tax their lives with forethought
    of grief. I come into the presence of still water.
    And I feel above me the day-blind stars
    waiting with their light. For a time
    I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.
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  19. 07-19-2014, 01:00 AM #59
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    best teething blocks ever! My reds and my flyers go nuts over this, They will make you more tooth picks than Rainman can count. Nom Nom Nom http://www.google.com/shopping/produ...i_src=17588969
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    Seriously I never in a million years would have thought to get those lol that's awesome
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