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beezer
05-16-2016, 08:19 AM
Hi there,

Would love some confirmation on my plan to release my 14 week old squirrels. They are 2/3rd the size and ready to go as they are running all over the cage and fighting over some of the food - they seem very strong and healthy. I have had their cage by our open slider for a week and all three have taken to the one large nesting box.

I would like to move the cage from the slider to outside during the day and in a few days open the cage to let them explore.

The method I heard is to keep the cage open during the day and shut them in at night for about a week before moving them. The cage is right next to my house - is that ok?

Final step is to put them into the tree in the nesting box.

I guess my question is if it is advisable to open the cage for exploration for a bit - or just move them directly to the tree?