Shonnuf
09-01-2012, 12:40 AM
Hello, everyone!
I'm a new mom of 6 babies. I sort-of just fell into this by way of my boyfriend who works for animal control. The local rehabbers that the shelter uses were full so he brought home a girl and a boy who were about a week old. The girl died in less than 24 hours because she was handled by a cat. The boy "Baby Boy" stayed with me for about another 4 weeks until he suddenly passed and I still have no explaination other than chronic diarrhea. I have been heart-broken about him, certain that it was my ignorance that killed him and that I should have brought him to a vet. (I rehydrated him, had him on Fox Valley, fed him every 3 hours, had him warm, everything I could do...there was something I missed.)
A few weeks after Baby Boy died, my honey brought me a little girl who was about 5 or 6 weeks old and she saved me from my sadness. Her name is Sophie and she is about 3 months old now. A week after I got Sophie, my honey brought me a little boy, Sonny, who is about the same age as Sophie. Those two have been together since I got them and will start the release process in another month or so.
A couple of weeks ago I got a little boy, Simba, who was probably 3 weeks old. His eyes are open now and he's growing fast. Shortly after him, I got a boy and girl who were accidentally cut out of a tree by a tree service. The worker's mom is a friend of mine and asked me to take care of them. Their names are Rosalie and Emmet and they are about 7 weeks old now. And last but not least, I got a little girl, Lizzy, who was found by a mom and daughter who called animal control and my honey brought her home to me. She almost died but a new friend of mine who has been rehabbing squirrels for the last 30+ years gave me amazing advice to bring the baby out of hypoglycemia. She's an adorable baby. I'm getting the feeling that she's "special" though and am waiting to see how she develops.
So, in the last couple of months I've had a total of 8 babies...6 of which are currently living with me. They are truly spoiled, elaborate cages, fed an assortment of veggies, boo balls, rodent block, Fox Valley formula for the little ones, and the occasional nut for the big ones.
I've been reading the forums since I started doing this and can't say enough how helpful you all have been. I've learned so much and hope to learn more as I travel this road of squirrel rehabbing.
I have pics (TONS) and will upload them here shortly. It's nice to meet you all! :)
I'm a new mom of 6 babies. I sort-of just fell into this by way of my boyfriend who works for animal control. The local rehabbers that the shelter uses were full so he brought home a girl and a boy who were about a week old. The girl died in less than 24 hours because she was handled by a cat. The boy "Baby Boy" stayed with me for about another 4 weeks until he suddenly passed and I still have no explaination other than chronic diarrhea. I have been heart-broken about him, certain that it was my ignorance that killed him and that I should have brought him to a vet. (I rehydrated him, had him on Fox Valley, fed him every 3 hours, had him warm, everything I could do...there was something I missed.)
A few weeks after Baby Boy died, my honey brought me a little girl who was about 5 or 6 weeks old and she saved me from my sadness. Her name is Sophie and she is about 3 months old now. A week after I got Sophie, my honey brought me a little boy, Sonny, who is about the same age as Sophie. Those two have been together since I got them and will start the release process in another month or so.
A couple of weeks ago I got a little boy, Simba, who was probably 3 weeks old. His eyes are open now and he's growing fast. Shortly after him, I got a boy and girl who were accidentally cut out of a tree by a tree service. The worker's mom is a friend of mine and asked me to take care of them. Their names are Rosalie and Emmet and they are about 7 weeks old now. And last but not least, I got a little girl, Lizzy, who was found by a mom and daughter who called animal control and my honey brought her home to me. She almost died but a new friend of mine who has been rehabbing squirrels for the last 30+ years gave me amazing advice to bring the baby out of hypoglycemia. She's an adorable baby. I'm getting the feeling that she's "special" though and am waiting to see how she develops.
So, in the last couple of months I've had a total of 8 babies...6 of which are currently living with me. They are truly spoiled, elaborate cages, fed an assortment of veggies, boo balls, rodent block, Fox Valley formula for the little ones, and the occasional nut for the big ones.
I've been reading the forums since I started doing this and can't say enough how helpful you all have been. I've learned so much and hope to learn more as I travel this road of squirrel rehabbing.
I have pics (TONS) and will upload them here shortly. It's nice to meet you all! :)