What makes squirrels non releasable?
What makes squirrels non releasable?
Any number of things: an injury of some sort that would prevent them from being able to fend for themselves in the wild, "imprinting" on humans or pets, especially cats. Some squirrels just become TOO attached to their humans and never show a desire to "wild up". Baby squirrels that are allowed to be around cats while being fostered: in the wild, cats are their mortal enemy and they HAVE to know that cats will do them harm. If someone lets their housecat play with or be around the squirrel, the squirrel doesn't learn to fear them. Most grey squirrels will start to "wild up" (i.e. biting, growling, etc) around 12-14 weeks of age. Trust me, when they wild up, you will know it. It is like they become totally different squirrels OVERNIGHT.
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