Coconuts

[Kristal]

I got a little coconut for my guys thinking they would go crazy trying to get inside. They did, and then they got bored. It's too big for their little mouths. Should I poke a little hole to entice them and give them a tooth-hold? How is coconut for them, healthwise, and how long does it keep once air can get inside?

[island rehabber]

I think you may have to 'start' it for them. They love it, and it's good for them but too much will cause loose poops -- just warnin' ya. :D

[Alcippe]

I got one for Weezie and she gave up on it too.

[Legomom]

Teddy (a flyer) rips the threads off & chews at the holes occasionally, but mostly he uses it to perch on while he eats. That's why he's the Coconut King! :)

[Kristal]

Well, I poked a couple of holes in it, and they are already going at it. If there is anything left of it later I may get some pictures of them wrangling with the thing :)

[Alcippe]

I will be out of town this weekend so I won't break it for her until next weekend when I'm sure to be home to clean up the mess...LOL

[Rianna]

I'm still trying to learn who is a chippy and who is a gray squirrel, so forgive my ignorance when I ask...is coconuts safe for gray squirrels? If they are, do I give shell and all to Hope or break it up for her?
Thanks in advance!!

[JakesLittlePrincess]

Lb tried to take one back to her nest....I don't know what she was thinking.
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[LynninIN]

I think you may have to 'start' it for them. They love it, and it's good for them but too much will cause loose poops -- just warnin' ya. :D

:thumbsup It didn't take much coconut to cause diarrhea in Sammy. Only time he's ever been sick.

[racyhall11]

The coconut palm is grown throughout the tropics for decoration. Coconuts in Kerala are an essential part of the lifestyle of Kerala, it is a functional food, which provides health benefits over and beyond the basic nutrients. The coconut tree grows to a height of 25 meters.

[crazysquirrels]

Talula loves them. I just put it in the cage and let her go at it. It takes her about 4 hours and she is in.