New Member from East TN

[Devita]

Hello all,
I now have 3 baby squirrels. I haven't raised any in Years ..But, love these little fur balls.
We got them a 6ft high cage and put in a tree limb.........they love it.
They were very socialized when we got them.

[lilidukes]

:Welcome to TSB!!!

All kinds of great info here.

:Welcome

[RobinTN]

Hi Devita,

I just joined TSB the other day myself, :Love_Icon LOVE :Love_Icon this place!

:woot Looks like our beautiful neck of the woods is the place to be for awesome furbabies this week! Maybe we can share local resources?

[lovesmice]

That is a beautiful squirrel and a fantastic picture. I am not the greatest photographer so I really appreciate those that are.

I am a huge fan of TN, by the way. Someone on here (whose thread "Pat the Outdoor Squirrel" I follow because he takes such perfect picture shots of his locals) told me about the elephant sanctuary you have in your state. Elephants were my first love, and I am in awe that there even exists such a place. Hats off to the people running it, that is for sure!

[Milo's Mom]

Hello and :Welcome to TSB!! It's great to see some TN more members.

Great pic too!!!

[Rhapsody]

HI and WELCOME........ :hug

would love to see more pics --dont forget to show the cage.

[Devita]

More pics

[Devita]

Love there playfulness with each other today.

[farrelli]

Mind letting us know what their diet is? We always ask.

[lennysmom]

Hi Devita! :wave123 Always nice to see more TN members on the board! :)
Nice looking crew you have there. And I love their cage too. :thumbsup

[Devita]

There Diet consist of Milk of course, Rodent blocks, peanuts, almonds, apple, sunflowers seeds,carrots ,cilantro so far they have just started eating solids in the past few days or so! They love almonds and apple they like the rodent blocks also!

[Devita]

More pictures

[farrelli]

Milk? Like cow milk? If so, that's really bad. Peanuts and SF seeds are also very bad. What kind of rodent blocks? We find that diet is the thing that most people get wrong and is also the cause of most problems down the line.

You should be feeding Esbilac puppy powder with probiotics or Fox Valley:

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And for blocks, we recommend Henry's Health Blocks (http://www.henryspets.com/squirrel-diet/) as the gold standard, but Oxbow and Harlan Teklad would be good too. Some blocks are pressed seeds and corn, so be wary.

We recommend that they only get blocks and formula until they are eating their blocks consistently, then get veggies, then fruit and nuts as treats. Giving them other stuff before they love their blocks makes getting them to always eat their blocks as an adult hard.

Here is the healthy diet guide for adults:

http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?44440-Healthy-Diet-for-Pet-Squirrels

You'll notice that some foods are on the avoid list. Most nuts have a high phosphorous content, which blocks calcium absorption, which causes a life threatening condition known as MBD.

[Nutter_Butter]

More pictures

I'm new too but I've never had a squirrel. Your pictures are absolutely beautiful.

[RobinTN]

Hi Devita,

I agree, your photos are beautiful :Love_Icon Seems like all I can get are vaguely squirrel shaped blurs :tramp
I mentioned 'local resources' in a previous post, and I should have been much clearer. Topmost in my mind is finding squirrel friendly vet(s). I really hope we never need their services, but I'd rather know ahead of time, just in case...
We live west of Knoxville, but I don't mind travelling, especially when it comes to something like taking care of our little squirrly friends!

Robin

[Abbi's Mama]

I'm lovin' seeing all of these other TN members. :dance

[Devita]

Hi Devita,

I agree, your photos are beautiful :Love_Icon Seems like all I can get are vaguely squirrel shaped blurs :tramp
I mentioned 'local resources' in a previous post, and I should have been much clearer. Topmost in my mind is finding squirrel friendly vet(s). I really hope we never need their services, but I'd rather know ahead of time, just in case...
We live west of Knoxville, but I don't mind travelling, especially when it comes to something like taking care of our little squirrly friends!

Robin

Robin I have spoke to my Vet who is in Maryville and she is more than willing to help if I need her.Thanks for the heads up:clap:clap

[Devita]

:dance
I'm lovin' seeing all of these other TN members. :dance
This forum is great :serene

[Abbi's Mama]

:dance
This forum is great :serene

Yes, it is! So much info...it's always nice to be prepared. :D And it's nice getting to see all of the success stories and experiences that everyone else has.

[Devita]

Took more Pictures of my happy Babies:grin3243184243183

[farrelli]

Very cute! Don't get discouraged if you're not getting a lot of responses. Everyone is super busy this baby season and there's little time for anything. It should calm down in a few weeks.

[lennysmom]

Took more Pictures of my happy Babies:grin3243184243183

Great pictures Devita - your babies are quite adorable. :Love_Icon:Love_Icon

[Devita]

:serene I have 3 VERY happy Furbabies that LOVE there new Hi-Protein Blocks From Henry's :serene Thanks Lee The seem to like the Fox Valley as well ,One is not so sure but she drinks it with encouragement ..The little boys act like it is the best ever :serene Happy Furbabies makes a happy Step mom .

[Devita]

More pictures as the fur babies grow :grin3

[Devita]

Double Trouble:hug

[HRT4SQRLS]

Adorable babies :grin2 and ... Beautiful photography!! :thumbsup

[CritterMom]

They are poster kidz for healthy eating! They look like a HANDFUL!

[Bravo]

Wow... not often that I see such a great attitude towards Broccoli. :clap

[Devita]

They are so funny I call them my 3 monkeys! Today was there first shot at the broccoli . They all 3 seemed very happy with it.:dance They love there pictures beinging made,Sometimes one will end up on my lens :group hug I can tell they are putting on some weight and that makes my heart HAPPY.

[MollyBear361]

Yeah, I still haven't met a squee who likes broccoli. ....