HELP PLEASE

[Zebra]

A person i know has given me their little Squirrel so my Chester will have a squirrel friend to play with. There seems to be trouble with her. I picked her up yesterday and she has a couple of bold spots on her I Have taken pictures of her.I have her in the small cage just in case of any thing.I don't want chester to get any thing. She a real sweetie. but is in need of our help. l have tried giving her henry blocks but she wont have any of it I went out and got her some baby food she eats that but wont eat veggies.i'm starting to think thats why she gave her to me.Chester eats his blocks.Im posting a couple pictures can you tell if i'm dealing with a case of M.D.A if you think i am. Can you please help me to help her.l have Named her Sandy. Please i have to weigh her as she seems small but i need help to do it she wont go for .l think its all a bit much for her.To much to fast So i will try again in a day or so Will check back.Will post pictures not attached to letter wont take for some reason.THANK YOU :serene

[CritterMom]

Zebra, please put pics up so we can see what the issue is.

[jbtartell]

zebra she is probably scared from the change and that could be it also.. just offer the food in her cage when you frred him and leave her be she will start to eat. she also may have been on a bad diet.. is this something you can find out.. how old is she.. people here are good with this kinda thing.. listen to them she should be just fine.. my ziggy took 3 days to eat when I first got him then he ate like there was not tomorrow lol soo like I said just get as much info as you can about er life before you and let us know here and pictures always help.:Love_Icon

[Zebra]

I Did it got the picture on here.I Think she will be alot better off here She was in a apt. Now she'll have a room to share with Chester and a backyard cage..Back to Sandy she about 8 months Old and i was told she wasn't eating to much she said she was on milk and wouldn't eat her veggies, she gave her peanuts and other nuts as for anything else she just wouldn't eat it she said. l'm just worried about her.l know she'll be just as happy once she is settled and i get her on henry blocks and lots of good veggies l don't know what else to say about her.l will weigh her in a couple days.She a real sweetheart.Real friendly Thank you any thing else just ask l'll ask her and get back to you..:hug 246563246570

[lennysmom]

Well, her previous diet sounds awful, so that may very well be a big part of the problem with the hair loss. Bad diet can cause fur issues. Since she is used to being spoiled off a diet of a lot of nuts, she may not eat much of the healthy food at first, but hang in there - when she gets hungry enough, she will eat it. Just don't offer her any more nuts or treats until she is eating the healthy foods well.
She sounds like a real sweetie and hopefully with the proper diet, the fur issues will resolve themselves. Is it just the picture, or is the skin on that back spot darker colored?

[sassysquirrel]

You can try and crushing up the HHB's and adding a
little peanut butter and water. Just enough to make
everything stick together. Roll into a ball. Maybe she
might like it that way.

Or you can crush up the HHB's and mix with avacodo.
Do the same way.

Good Luck!

[Zebra]

The back part is darker colour.l will get her on the right track thank you.

[Mommaluvy]

The dark spot looks like hair growing back in to me.

My limited experience eye sees old wounds, bites. From a sibling or past cage mate.. or a fight or maybe some sort of attack that led to her being captured?

What history did your friend have on her? how long has she had her? The whole 8 months.

[Zebra]

l'm sorry Mommaluvy i didn't get back to you because the person just got back today. No there was no fight. plus she has had her a full 8 months and she didn't get in to fight sibling because Sandy the only angel she has. We were talking about squirrels and how sweet they are and how I have a lot of wilds that come to me when i call to be feed.Some run right up my leg and sit on my lap.They seem to love chestnuts a lot.That when she ask me to take her because she just don't have time for her.l would like to say she is now eating henry blocks mixed with avocado but still no veggies l also give her 50mil of fox valley a day.l still put the veggies in with her . l havent let her or chester out at the same time she is trying to trust me but still dosent she run in to her cage when i go in the room.when should i stop her milk i dont want her to lose any weight cuss she not that fat .l want to weigh her but want her to know she can trust me.when should i let her and chester out at the same time chester is my man and follows me all around my house. Sandy is just in the room.l think chester might give me a rest if he had a friend.lolTHANK YOU ALL :grouphug :Love_Icon

[farrelli]

Have you seen the warnings about chestnuts?

[Zebra]

l Haven't seen the warnings about chestnuts??? Can Any one let me know what the warnings were please.

[CritterMom]

Because the nut meat is so wet, they develop mold quickly - and it WILL kill your squirrel. You cannot tell from the outside of the chestnut there is anything wrong - they look perfect. Squirrels LOVE chestnuts, but you absolutely MUST cut them in half so you can inspect the inside before feeding them. Anything but pure white nutmeat needs to be tossed.

[island rehabber]

Because the nut meat is so wet, they develop mold quickly - and it WILL kill your squirrel. You cannot tell from the outside of the chestnut there is anything wrong - they look perfect. Squirrels LOVE chestnuts, but you absolutely MUST cut them in half so you can inspect the inside before feeding them. Anything but pure white nutmeat needs to be tossed.

Exactly....and even if the inside looks a bit grainy, with little holes in it, but is still very white? :nono TOSS IT. the only chestnuts safe to feed are ones with a full, solid white inside. No holes, no blue or grey color. VERY important.

[Sweet Simon's Mommy]

Have you had a chance to look at her teeth, she may not be eating because they are too long or miss shaped.

[Nancy in New York]

l Haven't seen the warnings about chestnuts??? Can Any one let me know what the warnings were please.

I posted this once before and I'm just reposting so you can see.
Granted they don't all look this bad, but anything other than white meat, TOSS.
The chestnut that is moldy looked perfect from the outside! :shakehead


Just a reminder.
If you are feeding chestnuts to your squirrels,
ALWAYS cut them in half to check for mold.
You cannot tell a bad chestnut from the outside, they
actually look perfect. But as you can see, once you open them,
you can't mistake the moldy ones. :shakehead

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[stosh2010]

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I compressed your pics --for easier viewing....
How is Sandy this morning ????

[riefderrico]

Looks like her diet is causing the patches. My baby is VERY picky about her food and is a seasonal eater. She may eat the heck out of avocado one day and turn her nose up for the next 3 weeks. Then she will be on a greens kick. Try looking at what is (or should be) in season right now and offer her those fruits/veggies. Being more in tune with nature than we are, that may be what she is looking for.

[Zebra]

The Min you told me There could be something wrong with Chestnuts i cut the ones l had left. Yes l did find mold in some of them.Thank you so much l could of lost my man do to bad Chestnuts. The Store wasn't informed about the mold till l told them they have since taken out of that store l don't beleave its a good thing for us to be eating molded Chestnuts Thanks for your help..:hug :grin2