sleeping on the floor?!

[Mavrycs Mommy]

Mav man has taken to sleeping on the floor lately... is this normal?! :dono he used to sleep in his hammock or cube (usualy in the cube when its colder) but for some reason he now sleeps in a little ball on the floor lol does anyone elses baby do this!? is this something to be concerned about?! it just seems a little off to me :thinking

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Don't have an answer for you. :dono
BUT Could something have gotten into his usual bed that could have scared him?? Spider or other creepy crawly?
Did you wash them with a different detergent and he doesn't like the smell, hey don't laugh you never know what causes sudden changes in these guys.:flash3
He is still climbing ok? Have you noticed any other changes during the day, is he still eating , drinking and pooping the same, I wouldn't be too concerned if everything else is normal .:D

[Mavrycs Mommy]

he still plays in the hammock and cube when hes jumping around his cage NO problem climbing at all!! lol and he eats anything i put in front of him... just likes sleeping on the floor i guess :dono at first i thought it was because theres a blankie down there so i put one in his cube but he still sleeps on the floor most nights?! maybe he likes the blankie on the floor better?! i just dont know!!!!

[Mavrycs Mommy]

or maybe he just tires him self out playing (all of his toys are on the floor) and just sleeps where he is :rotfl last night i woke him up when he was on the floor and gave him an acorn then he retired to his cube!!! so i dont think hes afraid or anything... i just thought squirrels werent supposed to like the ground?! the floor of his cage IS at the same level as our bed and if im on the LT at the end of the bed he sits in his cage next to me so maybe he sleeps on the floor to be closer to me?! he is a mommys boy!!! lol

he also sleeps on his back sometimes too so maybe hes just a weird little guy?! lol

[SammysMom]

Sammy also sleeps on the cage floor when he first "retires". He then moves to his nest box, but very often starts curled up on the floor though. :shakehead :shakehead :shakehead

[Mavrycs Mommy]

well im glad Mavies not the only "odd squirrel" then lol

[SammysMom]

A list of non-odd squirrels would be much shorter!:jump

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Oh those squirrels

Simon wont hardly even go into his cage any more now that he has finally ventured out.
He has a new ferret tent type bed and he wont even look at it.
He sleeps on top of the cage under many fleeceies pieceies.

[Mavrycs Mommy]

hahaha :rotfl that is SO true!!! sqs are 10000000x better than tv they all crack me up! :jump

[Mavrycs Mommy]

Oh those squirrels

Simon wont hardly even go into his cage any more now that he has finally ventured out.
He has a new ferret tent type bed and he wont even look at it.
He sleeps on top of the cage under many fleeceies pieceies.

we bought mav a ferret bed when he was still in the baby box and he wouldnt sleep on it lol he used it as an "eating throne" lol he looked like King Henry FAT FAT FAT and waiting for someone to come pay him his weight in gold :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[JakesLittlePrincess]

Dusty starts of by sleeping in the fleece on her floor then goes into one of Jackie's cubes for the night. Bushy has always like the nest box and will drag whatever fleece is available in there.

[Mavrycs Mommy]

Mavryc doesnt move things :dono he keeps everything where i put it! with the exception of the toys food ect that he thinks belongs in my purse :poke im forever finding little reminders of him in my purse lol its a game at work now everyone asks whats in the bag today!!! lol

he also enjoys hiding things in my hair :poke

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

This is when I would worry:rotfl

[pappy1264]

You mean, you have not read about Peanut? Does this look familiar? (We actually put a cat bed in the bottom so he wasn't just sleeping on the wire. He also covers himself with all his toys when it got cooler, too!)

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32381

Even in an outside release cage, with the wire on the grass, he slept on the floor, would not go in anything.

[Mavrycs Mommy]

hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!! :Love_Icon LOVE:Love_Icon it

[stepnstone]

This is when I would worry:rotfl

:jump

[Mavrycs Mommy]

You mean, you have not read about Peanut? Does this look familiar?

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32381

Even in an outside release cage, with the wire on the grass, he slept on the floor, would not go in anything.

wow!!!!!!!!!!!!! maybe its a little more "normal" than i thought :rotfl lol silly squirrels!!!

[pappy1264]

Difference is, Peanut will NOT go into a nest box (or pouch or anything...hence he will not ever leave here.)

[Mavrycs Mommy]

poor baby!!!

im sure he will be very happy and at home with you though :jump

[pappy1264]

He is. He won't even let you bring him near a window....he freaks and jumps off and then sits there shaking. He was so traumatized by his start in life with a crow trying to eat him....can't really blame him. He is VERY SWEET (which is good, as he is a very big male with some of the biggest family jewels on a squirrel I have EVER seen!!!! lol)