TerinaD
10-25-2016, 07:28 PM
Hello!
Ralph is my fourth squirrel, though I've never gotten them so young. I've had him since August 9th, when a Good Samaritan brought him into my work after finding him in a puddle (there was a crazy summer storm that blew through about 30 minutes prior). He was a pretty sick baby. Luckily I work for a veterinarian so getting meds was no issue. He's doing great now and really starting to explore. I live in Maine where our winters can be quite harsh. I know Ralph is at the age now where the babies are leaving the nest, but it's almost November and I don't feel comfortable letting him outside with no nest or food store.
We just got a huge ferret cage and have decided to keep him in until Spring.
I haven't done this in a few years. The last 3 I had came and went as they pleased and I'd see them less and less until they stopped coming. The last time I had a squirrel indoors through winter was my first, and that was 20 years ago!
I was thinking in March, we would start letting him out, either in an acclimation cage or just letting him out with, then without supervision. We live on 11 acres with lots of nut trees and feeders around.
Any thoughts or advice? I look forward to checking more of this board out. Wish I had this when I was a shiny new squirrel mom, lol.
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Ralph is my fourth squirrel, though I've never gotten them so young. I've had him since August 9th, when a Good Samaritan brought him into my work after finding him in a puddle (there was a crazy summer storm that blew through about 30 minutes prior). He was a pretty sick baby. Luckily I work for a veterinarian so getting meds was no issue. He's doing great now and really starting to explore. I live in Maine where our winters can be quite harsh. I know Ralph is at the age now where the babies are leaving the nest, but it's almost November and I don't feel comfortable letting him outside with no nest or food store.
We just got a huge ferret cage and have decided to keep him in until Spring.
I haven't done this in a few years. The last 3 I had came and went as they pleased and I'd see them less and less until they stopped coming. The last time I had a squirrel indoors through winter was my first, and that was 20 years ago!
I was thinking in March, we would start letting him out, either in an acclimation cage or just letting him out with, then without supervision. We live on 11 acres with lots of nut trees and feeders around.
Any thoughts or advice? I look forward to checking more of this board out. Wish I had this when I was a shiny new squirrel mom, lol.
280248280249280250