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SquirrelFun123
02-25-2022, 03:48 PM
Hello, we have had a squirrel which we have been feeding since July 2020. She has barely missed any days, usually because of bad weather.

Today we did not see her. It was cold and snowy but the other furry friends came.

She was acting strange for the last 5 weeks. She always used to explore. She stopped doing that suddenly. She started gathering up nesting material and made a new nest. She started having a huge increase in her demands of food. She also gained significant weight. I remember laughing about it. (sort of fat shamming her)

For the past week, she has drastically changed her schedule. She barely comes out of her nest. Grabs a couple goodies, eats for like 10-15 minutes and goes back in her nest. She also seemed move nervous about everything. Yesterday especially, she just ate and ate and ate. (Two visits, at 8:30 and 10:50 AM)


I'm scared today, she died from a disease. She rarely misses days. I have no idea why.


Sorry if this isn't the right section but I can't see where else I would post this.

Spanky
02-25-2022, 04:08 PM
Sounds like she has babies... and she cannot be away from them long at all, as they do not thermo-regulate (generate their own heat) for several weeks after birth. If it is cold and snowy, I'm betting she is snuggling those pinkies...

SquirrelFun123
02-25-2022, 04:12 PM
Wow. Last year she gave birth but lost them because we got hit by a sudden cold snap.

SquirrelFun123
02-27-2022, 01:08 PM
UPDATE: Saw COCOTTE at 12:32 !!!!!

She missed for 2 days.

Charley Chuckles
02-27-2022, 02:18 PM
:w00t

CritterMom
02-27-2022, 02:30 PM
Is she slimmer?

SquirrelFun123
02-27-2022, 08:26 PM
Yeah