Michigan Lady
10-27-2008, 09:45 AM
It seems that since we put the full spectrum light in Num Num's cage, he has gone from a sweet, cuddly guy into a ballistic racer who speeds up and down our bodies and jumps from person to person like we are trees! LOL!
He has also become very "twitchy", like how you see squirrels in the wild behaving.
He absolutely hates to be put back in his cage now. He hangs onto us for dear life with his claws & refuses to detach himself when playtime is over.
We usually have to put him into a ball in our hands, holding all 4 feet down, then placing him quickly in the bottom of his cage, then backing out and shutting the door quickly.
Once in a while, he's faster to the punch than us, and he is already sitting on the edge of the cage door as we are preparing to close it! LOL.
He also makes little squeaks, chirps, chatters and snickers. Sometimes it sounds like he's laughing.
I can only attribute this new "spunk" in him to the new full spectrum bulb, as the difference started within 24 or so hours after we began using it.
He is still very friendly... he has not bitten. He does like to nibble your fingers and sometimes your earlobes though, but never bites and hurts.
He seems to be becoming more attached to my daughter, as he looks for her when someone else is holding him, and he will chatter to her & will jump a fair distance off one person to get to her.
His appetite has also increased, and he seems to be consuming alot more food, due to the much higher activity level.
I guess we must be doing everything right, as he is seeming more like a "real" squirrel now. :wott
Michelle
He has also become very "twitchy", like how you see squirrels in the wild behaving.
He absolutely hates to be put back in his cage now. He hangs onto us for dear life with his claws & refuses to detach himself when playtime is over.
We usually have to put him into a ball in our hands, holding all 4 feet down, then placing him quickly in the bottom of his cage, then backing out and shutting the door quickly.
Once in a while, he's faster to the punch than us, and he is already sitting on the edge of the cage door as we are preparing to close it! LOL.
He also makes little squeaks, chirps, chatters and snickers. Sometimes it sounds like he's laughing.
I can only attribute this new "spunk" in him to the new full spectrum bulb, as the difference started within 24 or so hours after we began using it.
He is still very friendly... he has not bitten. He does like to nibble your fingers and sometimes your earlobes though, but never bites and hurts.
He seems to be becoming more attached to my daughter, as he looks for her when someone else is holding him, and he will chatter to her & will jump a fair distance off one person to get to her.
His appetite has also increased, and he seems to be consuming alot more food, due to the much higher activity level.
I guess we must be doing everything right, as he is seeming more like a "real" squirrel now. :wott
Michelle