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[Little Red]

Hi. I have been visiting this forum for sometime and have found the information here useful and the members helpful and knowledgeable. I thought I show introduce myself and my friend Guffy.

Guffy is a Brazilian (also called Guianan) squirrel. That is the only species found here. He is almost 3 years old and I got him the day before his eyes opened. Someone found him on the ground and did not know what to do with him so I took him in. He has been with me ever since.

[SammysMom]

:Welcome Little Red & Guffy!!!

[HRT4SQRLS]

:wave123 Little Red
:Welcome to TSB

Wow, cool, Trinidad. I think you might be the first from Trinidad, or at least the only one I know about. Of course you know we WILL be needing to see pictures of Guffy. I can't wait to see a Brazilian squirrel. I'll be waiting. Welcome again.

[newsquirrelmommy]

:Welcome Little Red & Guffy!! Can't wait to see pictures.:D

[Little Red]

Here he is... my beautiful little Guffy. At 300g, he is one of the biggest squirrels here!

[island rehabber]

:Welcome Little Red and Guffy! I think you are the very first member & squirrel from the West Indies. Guffy is absolutely beautiful -- he looks like our grey squirrels, but with the tail of a fox squirrel! I am looking forward to hearing more about his life with you. :)

[CritterMom]

Oooh - what color is his tummy? It looks kind of golden buff but it is hard to tell in that pic.

[HRT4SQRLS]

Cuuuute. 300g... my he is a little one. I think he's smaller than our FL squirrels and they ARE small. Tell us ALL about Guffy. Does he have a cage or nest box? Does he live in the house? What does he eat?

You will find all types of information here that will help, but it sounds like you've already done your research if Guffy is 3 years old.

From the picture, I 'get' your name, 'Little Red'. :) Thanks for sharing Guffy with us! :thumbsup

[Little Red]

Oooh - what color is his tummy? It looks kind of golden buff but it is hard to tell in that pic.
His under-side is orange. The same colour of sq teeth.

[Charley Chuckles]

:Welcome Guffy is a doll :jump :D

[Little Red]

Cuuuute. 300g... my he is a little one. I think he's smaller than our FL squirrels and they ARE small. Tell us ALL about Guffy. Does he have a cage or nest box? Does he live in the house? What does he eat?

You will find all types of information here that will help, but it sounds like you've already done your research if Guffy is 3 years old.

From the picture, I 'get' your name, 'Little Red'. :) Thanks for sharing Guffy with us! :thumbsup

I live in two houses because my farm and my work is on different ends of the island. So he has a big walk in cage on the farm. 6' x 7' x 3'. I'm busy there so he spends most of his time in it. But I go in and play with him for time to time during the day. The rooms in that house are not sq proof so it would not be safe to let him out there.

In the city he has a smaller cage with a wooden bed box. When ever I'm home , he is out with me (making it difficult to type etc... ).

He eats most anything but particularly likes walls, doors and pens... oh, sorry... you meant his diet? Ok, mostly veggies. He likes pumpkin, squash, lettuce, okra, cucumbers. He gets oranges (after I suck them so he seems to like the white pithy parts), the outer shells of passion fruit, the outer green part of tropical almonds. Plants and leaves I get here... I'm not sure you know them. Also bones, grasshoppers, lizard eggs (if I can find them). Yogurt, watermelon seeds, some palm fruits. Almost any fruit he can lay paws on. Your foreign nuts are expensive so he gets a few as a treat around this time of year when it's in the stores. But he is not really made for opening those nuts and it is quite a challenge for him. We don't have rodent blocks here and I'm not too brave about ordering things on line.

[Little Red]

:thankyou for your friendly welcome.

Guffy was brought to me by a client as an emergency. I really did not need one more face to feed and I'd never handled a squirrel before. He had minor injuries with some bleeding around him mouth and an oronasal fistula just behind his left upper incisor so he would bubble milk out his nose.

He was neither cold nor dehydrated and had no major problems so in a few days I repaired the fistula. He still has a very small hole and gets a clear discharge from his nostril on occasion but it does not affect his eating or breathing and I have opted to leave it.

The original plan had been to release... but then his teeth started to grow all over his face. Dealing with the malocclusion took some time and I decided he was a NR. I'm not sure how you guys feel about neutering squirrels here but I decided to neuter Guffy. I had never done a sq before, nor had anyone else in the practice, but there were no problems and my boss doesn't mind us doing our own stuff. His teeth still don't line up perfectly but I have not had to trim them in over a year. His lower teeth do look longer than those I have seen on line (I have not been able to compare them with other local sqs) but he eats differently and uses them to hollow out palm fruits and nuts through a small hole... so i think they are normal.

[CritterMom]

I take it you are a vet or vet tech?

[island rehabber]

Wow, Little Red, you are obviously not the usual run-of-the-mill squirrel finder :D:bowdown.

I think your Guffy is closer in species and dietary needs to our member stosh's three Costa Rican Variegated Tree Squirrels. If you haven't checked out his threads already, you absolutely must -- they are a joy to read!


CLICK HERE: Rama Rota ( the KING of Costa Rica )
(http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27141)
The Costa Rican "CRUISER"... (Dude) http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=32881 (http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32881)

LUNA >> Costa Rican PRINCESS http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...ad.php?t=36006 (http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36006)

[Little Red]

I take it you are a vet or vet tech?

Vet. I work in a small animal clinic. But we see most anything that walks through the door. I draw the line at venomous snakes. But it is extremely difficult to get good info on squirrels... that is how I ended up on line. None of our exotic formularies or texts mentions squirrels!

[island rehabber]

None of our exotic formularies or texts mentions squirrels!

Bizarre, isn't it, Doc? An animal which, in some areas like mine, is the only mammal one ever encounters during the daytime, all over the place, in every setting -- urban to suburban to rural. And yet, try to find anything intelligent on them! :dono:thinking

[Charley Chuckles]

One of the major problems we face here is finding vets for our squirrels (and in many cases they are not legal so even makes the challenge harder :shakehead ) you on the other hand can work on your own :thumbsup
I am fortunate to live in Florida where it is a legal state, and even better I have two wonderful vets :thumbsup :thumbsup My Charley has had many surgeries so it has been a blessing to have found him great doctors :bowdown I know of some here who have neutered their squirrel, I didn't have CC done as I guess no reason to (he has paralyses issues) and in his case he had so many surgeries I didn't want his little body to get put through more trauma.
What are tropical almonds :thinking any different than the ones we get here :dono
Love the pic of Guffy what a handsome boy :D And glad you found us, I am sure you will be asked so many questions, not only about your Guffy, and the squirrels where you live, but as a vet we may want to pick your brain from time to time :poke :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :D

[Charley Chuckles]

Seriously you wouldn't work on my pet Rattle snake :dono :rofl4 :rofl4 :rofl4
Vet. I work in a small animal clinic. But we see most anything that walks through the door. I draw the line at venomous snakes. But it is extremely difficult to get good info on squirrels... that is how I ended up on line. None of our exotic formularies or texts mentions squirrels!

[Little Red]

Seriously you wouldn't work on my pet Rattle snake :dono :rofl4 :rofl4 :rofl4

nope, sorry. I admire them, they are fantastic animals and belong where God put them! People who have squirrels running around inside the house might be a little crazy... but people who keep venomous snakes are just plain nuts!

[stosh2010]

W-E-L-C-O-M-E to T.S.B.
Glad to Have YOU Aboard

>>> from Rama Rota & Cruiser & LUNA & RamaMama and Stosh

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Hola ! Bienvenida.....
I am in Costa Rica and have THREE Variegated Tree Squirrels, at the moment.
Little LUNA will be released in a month or so--( picture a Heart Breaking Here ) Some squirrels eat the meat--but mine chew that off- and only want the small seed in the center---
Please visit and Say HI !!! TO MY FUZZERS.
Do you have Almenrdra Trees in Trinidad ? My guys chew the hard seeds inside and that keeps their teeth at a good length.
If you find these trees near you ( most grow near the Ocean) give them to Guffy---My Cruiser had teeth problems as a young guy...his upper teeth didn't even come thru until he was over 4 months old...and I had to trim his teeth twice, but not since June --Ya Hoo.

[Little Red]

One of the major problems we face here is finding vets for our squirrels (and in many cases they are not legal so even makes the challenge harder :shakehead ) you on the other hand can work on your own :thumbsup
I am fortunate to live in Florida where it is a legal state, and even better I have two wonderful vets :thumbsup :thumbsup My Charley has had many surgeries so it has been a blessing to have found him great doctors :bowdown I know of some here who have neutered their squirrel, I didn't have CC done as I guess no reason to (he has paralyses issues) and in his case he had so many surgeries I didn't want his little body to get put through more trauma.
What are tropical almonds :thinking any different than the ones we get here :dono
Love the pic of Guffy what a handsome boy :D And glad you found us, I am sure you will be asked so many questions, not only about your Guffy, and the squirrels where you live, but as a vet we may want to pick your brain from time to time :poke :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :D

Tropical almonds are not related to almond nuts. They are very common here. I understand the Ca:P of the seed is pretty bad but he mostly eats the outer fruit. Google "tropical almonds" for pics.

Many vets here don't see sqs either. But that is not due to any laws (sq are officially pests here because of our history with cocoa plantations). I suspect it is mainly because you find yourself examining and treating an animal you have not been trained to deal with! Since I've got Guffy a few other vets have called for advice and referred sqs to me. But I do tell them Guffy did NOT come with a manual. I have a friend who is a rehabber and brings her rescues to the clinic, so I guess I've learned to think outside the box.

As for picking my brains... you are free to try... but as I've just explained, there's not much sq stuff in there.

[Little Red]

Bizarre, isn't it, Doc? An animal which, in some areas like mine, is the only mammal one ever encounters during the daytime, all over the place, in every setting -- urban to suburban to rural. And yet, try to find anything intelligent on them! :dono:thinking

It's very frustrating!!!

[stosh2010]

Tropical almonds are not related to almond nuts. They are very common here. I understand the Ca:P of the seed is pretty bad but he mostly eats the outer fruit. Google "tropical almonds" for pics.

I'll do that--thanks
It is a very small seed..and in the wild--I see hundreds of chewed up almendras on the ground. I guess the natunral diet balances the ratio with some other food source ??



. But I do tell them Guffy did NOT come with a manual. I have a friend who is a rehabber and brings her rescues to the clinic, so I guess I've learned to think outside the box.
Squirrel-LOVE---is a constant education...
24/7 I learn something NEW .

[stosh2010]

Tropical almonds are not related to almond nuts. They are very common here. I understand the Ca:P of the seed is pretty bad but he mostly eats the outer fruit. .
Try cutting off most of the fruit...to tempt Guffy to keep chewing the nut.>>> we even start a cut into the hard NUT with a hack-saw blade--...to "train" our squirrels ( when very young)-to chew-chew-chew the hard NUT casing...
When you hear that scritch-scritch of teeth on nut...
You can be sure that the incisors are being ground down...

[Little Red]

Try cutting off most of the fruit...to tempt Guffy to keep chewing the nut.>>> we even start a cut into the hard NUT with a hack-saw blade--...to "train" our squirrels ( when very young)-to chew-chew-chew the hard NUT casing...
When you hear that scritch-scritch of teeth on nut...
You can be sure that the incisors are being ground down...

Oh it's not that he does't chew at it. He will if i leave it. I'm just not sure he gets enough calcium to allow him to eat too many. He loves chewing on them... and yes, it does go scritch scritch lol. But I take it away when he's had some of the seed. I guess out there they eat lots of other stuff.

I never had to help him with a saw... he's always known what to do.

[Itchiku's dad]

Welcome to TSB.
Orange belly you say. I'm in Thailand and have a Pallas's squirrel. Looks a little like yours but is a lot smaller and about half the weight, not that I've managed to weigh him. He's got an orange belly too.

[stosh2010]

Hint ! Hint !
MORE photos please................

[Charley Chuckles]

:rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :D
nope, sorry. I admire them, they are fantastic animals and belong where God put them! People who have squirrels running around inside the house might be a little crazy... but people who keep venomous snakes are just plain nuts!

[MJS]

:Welcome Little Red and Guffy!!! Guffy is quite handsome. Hope he's drinking decaffinated!!! :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

[Charley Chuckles]

Stosh, what do they taste like :thinking do humans eat them :dono And sorry for thread jacking but why did I think you were keeping Luna :thinking I pray she sticks around like my Lucky :grouphug Then again she might not want to leave :grouphug :Love_Icon
W-E-L-C-O-M-E to T.S.B.
Glad to Have YOU Aboard

>>> from Rama Rota & Cruiser & LUNA & RamaMama and Stosh

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Hola ! Bienvenida.....
I am in Costa Rica and have THREE Variegated Tree Squirrels, at the moment.
Little LUNA will be released in a month or so--( picture a Heart Breaking Here ) Some squirrels eat the meat--but mine chew that off- and only want the small seed in the center---
Please visit and Say HI !!! TO MY FUZZERS.
Do you have Almenrdra Trees in Trinidad ? My guys chew the hard seeds inside and that keeps their teeth at a good length.
If you find these trees near you ( most grow near the Ocean) give them to Guffy---My Cruiser had teeth problems as a young guy...his upper teeth didn't even come thru until he was over 4 months old...and I had to trim his teeth twice, but not since June --Ya Hoo.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

Hi Little Red! :D

[Little Red]

Welcome to TSB.
Orange belly you say. I'm in Thailand and have a Pallas's squirrel. Looks a little like yours but is a lot smaller and about half the weight, not that I've managed to weigh him. He's got an orange belly too.

1/2 Guffy's weight?! He must be a teeny little thing. Does he have a tread here? Can I see him?

[Little Red]

:Welcome Little Red and Guffy!!! Guffy is quite handsome. Hope he's drinking decaffinated!!! :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl
:D actually it was water. But it is so cute! He got into my coffee once... won't be letting that happen again! He didn't go to bed until after 8pm and was rocketing off the walls.

[Little Red]

W-E-L-C-O-M-E to T.S.B.
Glad to Have YOU Aboard

>>> from Rama Rota & Cruiser & LUNA & RamaMama and Stosh

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************************************************** *****************************
Hola ! Bienvenida.....
I am in Costa Rica and have THREE Variegated Tree Squirrels, at the moment.
Little LUNA will be released in a month or so--( picture a Heart Breaking Here ) Some squirrels eat the meat--but mine chew that off- and only want the small seed in the center---
Please visit and Say HI !!! TO MY FUZZERS.
Do you have Almenrdra Trees in Trinidad ? My guys chew the hard seeds inside and that keeps their teeth at a good length.
If you find these trees near you ( most grow near the Ocean) give them to Guffy---My Cruiser had teeth problems as a young guy...his upper teeth didn't even come thru until he was over 4 months old...and I had to trim his teeth twice, but not since June --Ya Hoo.

Yes, that's exactly what we have here. Lots of them. Guffy eats all the meat, then takes off all the fiber and gnaws a hole and eats the seed just like in your pic. So you think it's ok to let Guffy eat the seed? He agrees with you... but then, he wants to eat everything!

[Little Red]

Stosh, what do they taste like :thinking do humans eat them :dono And sorry for thread jacking but why did I think you were keeping Luna :thinking I pray she sticks around like my Lucky :grouphug Then again she might not want to leave :grouphug :Love_Icon

You can break open the fruit and eat the seed. We used to do that with stones as kids but it's really not worth the effort... unless you are practicing for Survivor.

[stosh2010]

You can break open the fruit and eat the seed. We used to do that with stones as kids but it's really not worth the effort... unless you are practicing for Survivor.
The seed is tiny--as compared to a typical California Almond. About as big as a Pine Nut.
PS...Photos ??? New Ones ??? Thanks

[Itchiku's dad]

1/2 Guffy's weight?! He must be a teeny little thing. Does he have a tread here? Can I see him?

Yes. Just press on the link at the bottom of my posts.

[Little Red]

Yes. Just press on the link at the bottom of my posts.
For some reason I can't see any of the pics until 10-12-2012 with the tooth brush. Itchku is beautiful.

[Little Red]

Hint ! Hint !
MORE photos please................
More? I guess I should start with the baby pics?

...you can see from the last pic that Guffy has always been serious about his food. It matters not if I think he's had enough!

[weedot]

Welcome Doc!!!! Welcome Guffy!!!

[Itchiku's dad]

Strange I'll have to ask about that.

[Squirrel Girls Mom]

:Welcome LR!!:Welcome Hi, it's Lucy's Mom!! Welcome to TSB!! I'm so glad to see you here!! I can't believe I signed on and here you are!! I was going to contact you and ask you a question about Daisy's medicine woes. You will love it here and everyone here will love having you!! How's Mr. Guffy? Up to his usual antics?! Everyone here at TSB will love Guffy stories and videos!!

You guys won't believe this, but when it's time for Guffy to get his nails trimmed, he just lays on his back and LR just clips away. He is an amazing little guy and LR is an amazing person!! :Love_Icon :Love_Icon :Love_Icon

Sorry to yammer, I'm just a little excited here!! :multi

[Charley Chuckles]

My vet said squirrels are a learning in progress/so the more we learn the more we will be able to help more and more squirrels...we all help each other out here, so glad you joined us :thumbsup
Tropical almonds are not related to almond nuts. They are very common here. I understand the Ca:P of the seed is pretty bad but he mostly eats the outer fruit. Google "tropical almonds" for pics.

Many vets here don't see sqs either. But that is not due to any laws (sq are officially pests here because of our history with cocoa plantations). I suspect it is mainly because you find yourself examining and treating an animal you have not been trained to deal with! Since I've got Guffy a few other vets have called for advice and referred sqs to me. But I do tell them Guffy did NOT come with a manual. I have a friend who is a rehabber and brings her rescues to the clinic, so I guess I've learned to think outside the box.

As for picking my brains... you are free to try... but as I've just explained, there's not much sq stuff in there.

[Little Red]

You guys won't believe this, but when it's time for Guffy to get his nails trimmed, he just lays on his back and LR just clips away. He is an amazing little guy

Sorry to yammer, I'm just a little excited here!! :multi
Hi SGM/LM. I thought I recognised you from a post I was reading...

The nail clip thing is what happens when a dog rescuer-trainer/vet who knows nothing about squirrels has to raise a squirrel without help. By the time I realised there was online help Guffy was already almost 2yrs. No one told me squirrels don't like to lie on their backs and have their feet, ears and mouth handled... that's the first thing all my dogs have to learn.

[stosh2010]

Guffy looks great...even with the Unorthodox Syringe Method...
Next young one you come across...please keep the head raised and the syringe / nipple pointed upward ( to prevent possible aspiration )

[Little Red]

Head raised... nipple pointed up... got it! I'll make sure next time:)

I'm still looking around here... Luna is gorgeous!!!

[Itchiku's dad]

For some reason I can't see any of the pics until 10-12-2012 with the tooth brush. Itchku is beautiful.

I've re upped some of the pictures from 4 weeks old to now. They do look very similar to each other looking at your other pictures.

[Little Red]

I've re upped some of the pictures from 4 weeks old to now. They do look very similar to each other looking at your other pictures.
He is adorable!

[Little Red]

A few more baby pics...

[Little Red]

Now he's a big boy and likes to eat what I eat.

[Charley Chuckles]

I just love all the pics/but the last one with pup and baby squirrel is just way cute overload :D
oh posting at the same time, I love Guffy he is one handsome cutie pie :jump

[Little Red]

Guffy and I spend a lot of time together. Sometimes we play chase-the-squirrel and sometimes he wrestles with my hand. But there are times when he just does his own squirrel thing.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs2Mp_z4hEU

[Squirrel Girls Mom]

Guffy and I spend a lot of time together. Sometimes we play chase-the-squirrel and sometimes he wrestles with my hand. But there are times when he just does his own squirrel thing.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs2Mp_z4hEU

Guffy, you cutie!! I always love your videos!! :grouphug

[Fireweed]

Dr. Little Red, I just found this thread and wanted to stop in to say "hi". But instead, I've fallen head over heels for Guffy after watching that last video. Sure, your pictures of him eating and sleeping under a giant dog are all great. But. The. 4. Legged-Hop-Jump. Did. It. :carzy2
Thank you for already having so many videos on your youtube channel so I can stay up all night watching Guffy do Guffy-things. I'll have to say "hi" later...

[Little Red]

Dr. Little Red, I just found this thread and wanted to stop in to say "hi". But instead, I've fallen head over heels for Guffy after watching that last video. Sure, your pictures of him eating and sleeping under a giant dog are all great. But. The. 4. Legged-Hop-Jump. Did. It. :carzy2
Thank you for already having so many videos on your youtube channel so I can stay up all night watching Guffy do Guffy-things. I'll have to say "hi" later...

:D :D :D I know he's the cutest squirrel in the whole world ( I'm his mummy so I'm allowed to say that).

[Fireweed]

"That's red dye #40" "I don't care, s'nummy!" :rolf
I have tears rolling down my face--His expression! Omg. I can't stand it! :rolf

K, I'm going in for more...

[island rehabber]

Thanks Fireweed -- I'm up at 4:00am (don't ask) and now I'm watching Guffy videos over and over :rotfl May as well stay up! OMG, the :multi in the corner, then the Cheerios! .....love the way he takes two nibbles and throws it back, then picks out another one in a different color :rotfl. And Doc, I so love your accent. :)

[stosh2010]

I Loved the FRUIT LOOPS video
but the LIVE Grasshopper...Oh Boy

[Little Red]

And Doc, I so love your accent. :)
My accent? LOL I had to go back and check if I was talking in dialect. Mum spent so much time getting me to speak properly:rotfl

Thanks guys/gals of your nice comments. I'm glad you like him. I'm a proud momma so I like people to like my boy... even if he is a biting terror and has mauled one person already.

[island rehabber]

My accent? LOL I had to go back and check if I was talking in dialect. Mum spent so much time getting me to speak properly:rotfl


Remember, whether dialect or the Queen's English, to us Yanks it all sounds wonderful! :rotfl

[Little Red]

Well... I've only just joined and there's so much here to see. But I've got to go for a few days and I know so much is going to happen when I'm gone. But we don't have internet access or cell phone reception on the farm (... or electricity... or anything...). I'm going to miss all these beautiful squirrels and squirrel people 'though it's only for a few days....

[stosh2010]

Well... I've only just joined and there's so much here to see. But I've got to go for a few days and I know so much is going to happen when I'm gone. But we don't have internet access or cell phone reception on the farm (... or electricity... or anything...). I'm going to miss all these beautiful squirrels and squirrel people 'though it's only for a few days....
I had the pleasure to visit Trinidad and Tobago about 25 years ago...First time I ever had Shark Bake and Goat Roti,,,and a wonderful "fast food" from a street vendor called Doubles...

[HRT4SQRLS]

:wave123 Bye Little Red and Guffy
Have a nice trip. The farm sounds like MY kind of place.... except the no internet part.:poke When you get back you'll have to tell us about the farm. :thumbsup We'll be here when you get back. Have a nice weekend. :)

[Fireweed]

:) Have a good time at the farm. We have the Fruit Loops video to entertain us again... and again... and again--teehee--so we won't miss you too much (:rolf just thinking about The Face makes me crack up!).

You and Guffy will be missed though--even though we've just met you! Can't wait for the next 25 videos you'll surely get of Guffy when you return! :poke :D

[Little Red]

I'm back but the computer is giving up the ghost so I don't know how long I'll be here.

Stosh - goat roti, doubles and shark & bake? I can tell you had a Trini show you 'round and not a guide book!!! Seems you got all the important things while you were here!:D

It was so cold on the farm at nights... we're talking socks in bed and two blankets and furry slippers cold! It usually gets cold at Christmas but it's been so cloudy that the nights were warm. It was almost 24C !!! Now don't laugh at me... I'm a tropical child and I start to shiver below 27C - 25C.

Lots of videos and pics of my boy but don't know if computer will last!

[Squirrel Girls Mom]

Welcome back!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for your computer.

I'm chuckling about the "cold" 27C - 25C. It was -7C this morning in the Midwest. I'll bet Fireweed could give us some REALLY cold temps.

[Little Red]

Welcome back!! I'll keep my fingers crossed for your computer.

I'm chuckling about the "cold" 27C - 25C. It was -7C this morning in the Midwest. I'll bet Fireweed could give us some REALLY cold temps.

You can chuckle if you like! Human beings were not made to live at those temps! I always wanted to see snow when I was a kid... then I experienced 12C and the dream died!.

In the mean time, I have let Guffy's diet get out of hand and he has decided veggies are not for him. He doesn't want to eat them! I've been working on a number of solution... one that seems to work is simply to not give them to him. Leave them in the plastic bags and tell him not to touch it. He is so nosey he just can't help himself. He just gotta see what's in the bags!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIbnFiTivTo

[HRT4SQRLS]

Oh Guffy ... you little stinker. :jump :jump

[SammysMom]

Guffy you are just too silly! I love that hippity hoppin' play! :Love_Icon :Love_Icon :Love_Icon

[Fireweed]

:jump The side-to-side jumps...Crack me UP! Oh, Guffster...you. are. too. MUCH! :rotfl

[MJS]

:jump :jump SO FUNNY!!!

[island rehabber]

I love the flying leap from cage to bed -- wheeeee! He is beyond adorable :Love_Icon

[CritterMom]

He moves like a little red squirrel - reminds me of Jeffrey. The super fast moves, the splayed toes - he is Trinidad's version of a little red!

[Little Red]

Thanks for saying all those nice things about my boy. Like all proud mamas, I just love people who love my baby.:D

[Fireweed]

I emailed a good friend of mine a couple hours ago and he told me he was in the airport on his way to Trinidad for a little while. He's always travelling, so I had no idea about this short trip. Anyway, of course this made me think only one thing: GUFFY! :D

So if you have any more photos, stories, or videos, please post. :hyper

[Little Red]

:) Your friend should have a good time here. It's the run up to carnival so there are a lot of fetes. And the weather is great as the dry season is now starting.

The new pics and videos are still on the camera. Just haven't had the time recently. As soon as I get them up I'll post here:)

[PennyCash]

:) Your friend should have a good time here. It's the run up to carnival so there are a lot of fetes. And the weather is great as the dry season is now starting.

The new pics and videos are still on the camera. Just haven't had the time recently. As soon as I get them up I'll post here:)
Gruffy is just too cute, too nosy and too funny... I had to watch all of his video's
OMG he should have a warning label, I laughed so hard I almost coughed up a lung (still fighting the flu)... :rotfl

[Little Red]

Hi friends, I've been gone for so long and there are so many threads and stories to catch up on here. Here are 2 videos of what happens to my Guffy when he gets yogurt. First he starts to bounce, then he wants belly rubs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-kSFA9AXM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7v61EEyO6E

[HRT4SQRLS]

Oh Guffy ... You are quite the character. :jump :jump :jump
I did catch the line ... "you have razors on your feet". :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

He sure does love his belly rubs. :thumbsup Adorable boy, Little Red.

[Milo's Mom]

Hi Little Red! It has been awhile.

Guffy is just adorable and the way he relaxes for the belly rubs is amazing.

[Little Red]

Hi Little Red! It has been awhile.

Guffy is just adorable and the way he relaxes for the belly rubs is amazing.

* confessions*...it's not just belly rubs we are guilty of ....there are also tummy kisses

[Milo's Mom]

OMG! Major KLUNKAGE!!!!

[newsquirrelmommy]

Omg those are some adorable videos. So cute how he just zonks out while he gets a little squirrel massage. Guffy you are too cute:Love_Icon

[MJS]

OK...NOW I'VE SEEN IT ALL!!! ARMAGE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY...I DON'T KNOW...WHAT DO YOU CALL THAT!!!??? :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[MJS]

TUMMAGE???

[SammysMom]

My husband asked me why a dead squirrel was being rubbed :D

[MJS]

My husband asked me why a dead squirrel was being rubbed :D

:jump :jump :jump

[farrelli]

What a sweet, beautiful, loving, playful little guy! I'd never be able to get out of the house if I had him! :Love_Icon

[Squirrel Girls Mom]

Squeeeeeeeee!! LR, he just gets cuter every time I see him!! Does he love his mommy or what?! Give him some tummy smoochies for me. :Love_Icon

[Fireweed]

TUMMAGE???
:jump
Honestly, LR, I can barely deal with Guffy. He is WAY beyond cute---he's like a mix between a fruit bat, a flying squirrel, an American Red Squirrel, and a Tarsier.
I Luffs The Guffs. :Love_Icon

[Short tail]

Im a Guffy fan too!!!
He cracks me up..........:rotfl

[Nemehoto]

wow how did I miss this thread, what a little cutie!

[island rehabber]

:rotflTUMMAGE!!!! :rotfl

I seriously don't know of any baby squirrel I could do that to, who was older than maybe 6 weeks?? What a precious boy you've got there -- oh my gosh!!! :Love_Icon:Love_Icon:Love_Icon

Maybe we need to move Guff's thread out of Introduce Yourself and into the Nursery section? For some reason the thread doesn't come up in New Posts...:shakehead

[Little Red]

:rotflTUMMAGE!!!! :rotfl

I seriously don't know of any baby squirrel I could do that to, who was older than maybe 6 weeks?? What a precious boy you've got there -- oh my gosh!!! :Love_Icon:Love_Icon:Love_Icon

Maybe we need to move Guff's thread out of Introduce Yourself and into the Nursery section? For some reason the thread doesn't come up in New Posts...:shakehead


What can I say? ...he is his momma's precious pumkin:rotfl

IR if the thread needs to be moved, go right ahead and put it where it should be. But Guffy says he is not a baby!:D

[Charley Chuckles]

OH way cute, I just watched all the videos of Guffy and Christy, then there was another pup yorky oh how I laughed that Guffy makes Christy be his pony :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl