Tree questions

[Nctova]

Hello all,

My baby Langley is about 6 weeks old. He’s starting to get a lot more active & id like to start setting up a “sanctuary” of sorts outside on my upper deck.

I live in N.C. on the coast & there isn’t much foliage around my house.
I’m trying to figure out what type of trees I could plant in some large pots up on the top deck for him to play & lounge around in.

Any suggestions? Would need to be large enough with sprawled branches but small enough to be in a large pot.. also must be able to tolerate lots of sun.
let me know if you have any ideas! Thank you :)

[Mel1959]

What is your plan with Langley? Are you going to release him when he’s old enough? Is your plan to let him have out of cage time on your deck climbing on the trees you plant?

[Nctova]

I’m not exactly sure what my plan is yet. I do not want to keep him in a cage.
I’m going to kind of leave things up to him. But I feel as though I need to get him acclimated with the outdoors in order to get him comfortable.

So yes at first the trees and area on the deck will just be until I figure out if he is going to want to venture into the wild or not when the time comes.

[Mel1959]

I’m not sure what your set up is, but you wouldn’t want to put him out where he could possibly take off until he’s old enough to be on his own which is 14-16 weeks. You wouldn’t be the first person on here who thought their squirrel wouldn’t venture far from home, only to have them take off and never return. :eek.

When it’s time for release we recommend a soft release where he is put into an outdoor enclosure for 2-4 weeks so he can get used to the sights, sounds and smells of outside. It’s best to allow him to return to the release cage to sleep and eat until he no longer wants to. Singletons May take longer to acclimate and all squirrels seem to benefit from being a little older when released as opposed to younger.

In the nutrition section there is a food pyramid that has some safe trees listed on it. You might find one there that will work. Magnolia comes to mind because it’s safe for them to climb on and eat and there are smaller varieties that could be grown in a very large pot.

[Nctova]

Great info to know. Thank you so much.

I will wait longer than I was planning on introducing him to the outdoors. And have a cage for those first steps as well.

[Nctova]

Specific tree safe or unsafe:
Blue passion fruit vine plant???

[Diggie's Friend]

Except for the mature fruit, this vine is toxic to pets.

https://www.hunker.com/12394486/is-passion-vine-toxic-to-pets


Passion vines are toxic to pets. They contain substances that create cyanide when broken down by the body. According to the Governor Animal Clinic in San Diego, California, pet owners should consider all parts of the passion vine plant toxic except for mature fruits.