Originally Posted by CritterMom
Originally Posted by CritterMom
Island Rehabber
NY State Licensed
Wildlife Rehabilitator
"Ancora Imparo" (I am still learning)
Michelangelo
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If you can't afford the vet,
You can't afford a pet.
NEGLECT IS ABUSE.
"Better one day in the trees, than a lifetime in a cage."
'...and the greatest of these, is Love. '
Also, captive squirrels will never get as much sunlight as a wild squirrel can and does. They absorb vitamin D from being in the sun, which the body needs to process calcium. There are foods that have vitamin D in them that is part of a healthy squirrel diet (but again, not every squirrel will eat everything you put in front of them, no matter how hard you try.)
President--Meemor Anonymous,
Mary...
MISS YOU NUT, LOVE YOU FOREVER.
BEAN, NOW IN HEAVEN BUT FOREVER IN MY HEART,
I AM A BETTER PERSON FOR HAVING LOVED YOU.
BUDDY...YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND AND I WILL MISS YOU FOREVER.
PEANUT...YOU CHANGED ME FOREVER..AND TOOK MY HEART WHEN YOU LEFT.
I WILL MISS YOU FOREVER AND A DAY.
I just don't get denial when there is a life that hangs in the balance!Originally Posted by stepnstone
Saved my Sammy for sure!!!
Squirrels, squirrels and more squirrels....
Prayers for the people who make this a better world...
savesquirrels@sbcglobal.net
Even after two + years my girl will turn off eating her block and I'll have to go through the tough love process all over again.
Sometimes she has even dropped a few grams playing her stubborn role, I do not waver!
I have been going through her selective eating this past week again after I found stashed block.
I pulled everything except for giving her fresh block, yesterday she barely ate...
I removed the uneaten block last night, this morning when I took her upstairs I didn't give her any food for the first hour or so...
Then I took her two blocks...
She about ripped my hand off grabbing for them, growling at me while holding them both at the same time and chowing down!
I will always remain vigilant when it comes to the health and survival of my baby girl... in spite of herself.
You're a good squirrel pappa, step. This is such an important thread and I'm glad you bumped it. Too much MBD around here lately and too much denial, as well.
Island Rehabber
NY State Licensed
Wildlife Rehabilitator
"Ancora Imparo" (I am still learning)
Michelangelo
*
If you can't afford the vet,
You can't afford a pet.
NEGLECT IS ABUSE.
"Better one day in the trees, than a lifetime in a cage."
'...and the greatest of these, is Love. '
I have never had to deal with this dreaded disease, only have read about it.
Peaches and Finnegan go thru days they will eat block and days they wont.
Some days they don't want any greens, some days they eat it all.
Cages are cleaned out completely EVERYDAY...No stash EVER!!! This way I know what they eat and how much EVERYDAY!!!
It is hard to force a squirrel to do anything , much less make it eat something it doesn't want to. Some days the block is frozen, some days it is room temp, other days I nuke it 15 seconds and roll in Fox Valley. Variety seems to be the key, they do get bored.
Simon's video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzpwo0r35l0
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
― Anatole France
I have just been reading all your comments on this. Very interesting. I came on this forum for help nearly 2 years ago and everyone has been of great help to me and the survival of my squirrel peanut. I must say after feeding her a diet of fruit, veg nuts and home made blocks with added calcium, I have even decided to order blocks from Henrys and I live in the UK so is an expensive diet for my girl!! But of course I will spend the money as she is my baby and i want her to have the best and healthiest life she can have. I would hate her to get MBD and suffer in that way. I have read soooo many awful stories on here of people trying to help these little guys and then developing MBD. I think it can't be talked about enough and if people listen and act on it many squirrel lives can be saved
Yes, definitly is!Originally Posted by island rehabber
Bottom line!
Originally Posted by stepnstone