Suma
04-11-2012, 06:35 PM
Found baby Squirrel Friday April 6,2012. Was at Middle School where we have a Dance 1st Sat. of every month and opened closet and was hit by a very foul odor and a squirrel running past me. It was horrible, found a baby squirrel dead, must have fell from the ceiling, where some tiles are missing. Probably was a nest in roof and as they started to crawl fell to concrete floor below, it had to be dead for a least 2 wks., from what I saw. Went home and got shovel, pine sol,listerine spray, cage and net to try and catch the live one. Well, caught the baby boy squirrel & I never saw an animal so traumatized! Going to be a challenge, to win him over and to calm him down. The look in his eyes, I'll never forget, so much fear in this little animal. Well, he's a fighter, doesn't want to cooperate, will not take syringe, but good news he now knows how to drink from bowl, probably, just guessin' 7wks. Was VERY DEHYDRATED!! Would not drink the mixture I got off this site, salt, sugar and warm water, but is drinking tap water now and eating oak acorns from our yard, which I shell and crush fine and tries to nibble on greeny from the yard. Did give some sunflower seeds, just to get something in it's boney body, so sad can feel ribs, very skinny, but since Friday, is starting to gain weight and fur is soft and not a rough spiky fur. Will let me pet him and each day is getting alittle closer to me. He has lots of energy now!
Update on Suma, doing Great!! Have soft released her, every morning she is waiting at the door for her petting, when bad weather, like last night rain brought her in and her cage was taken up by the new squirrel "Dancy". Put her in plastic travel cage and she chewed a hole in. Found her in my daughter's room, looked like Et, hiding in between dolls and stuff animals. Let her back outside for the day. She really showed off when we had family over for Easter, stayed within 20ft., and wouldn't leave. I'm going to post a site for her on facebook, so family and friends can see.
Dolores
Update on Suma, doing Great!! Have soft released her, every morning she is waiting at the door for her petting, when bad weather, like last night rain brought her in and her cage was taken up by the new squirrel "Dancy". Put her in plastic travel cage and she chewed a hole in. Found her in my daughter's room, looked like Et, hiding in between dolls and stuff animals. Let her back outside for the day. She really showed off when we had family over for Easter, stayed within 20ft., and wouldn't leave. I'm going to post a site for her on facebook, so family and friends can see.
Dolores