Hi all,
I have two squirrels that are 5 1/2 to 6 weeks old and they are teeny.
Very healthy just really small, these are the kids I thought were red squirrels.
Is there such a thing as dwarf squirrels?
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Does size matter?
Hi all,
I have two squirrels that are 5 1/2 to 6 weeks old and they are teeny.
Very healthy just really small, these are the kids I thought were red squirrels.
Is there such a thing as dwarf squirrels?
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Re: Does size matter?
You know kcassidy I raised two squirrels a while back Matti and Chick, they were sibs...and I got them from a tree cutter only hours from the nest. They were only 50 grams....and they grew up to be pretty average size squirrels living wild and free
I thought they were Reds too, because they were so small. Actually, I got my squirrels all confused and thought they were Foxers
NOW I know the difference
people must have thought I was crazy here
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Re: Does size matter?
LOL!
These two have the exact same story as yours. I got them on 3/16 and I think they were hours old, based on a few things.
So I won't worry about it
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Re: Does size matter?
You know I hate to say it but I think those that are raised by us from tiny pinkies -- less than a week old -- do not often grow up to be large or even average-sized squirrels. The youngest two I ever rehabbed (they looked like kidney beans with umbilical cords; could not have been more than 2 days old) were very petite juveniles and even at release time they appeared to be 8-9 weeks old instead of 16. I've noticed it over and over; the babies I have that are big linebackers by release time almost always came in older than 2 weeks. Mamma's milk in those early days must be incredibly important to their overall development.
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Re: Does size matter?
Originally Posted by kcassidy
Kim can you get a picture of them from the front?
How much do they weigh?
Did you see that a member in Vermont may have 5 little reds?
Hey Kim, get back here I said, "may" .............
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Re: Does size matter?
Okay will do so tomorrow.
REALLY, which member?
Thanks,
Kim
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