I am pretty sure that some of the outdoor squirrels around my home may be infected with bot flies. I tried getting pictures, but they are just too quick. One has multiple spots on her. The hair is missing around the sores, so it's basically round and pink, with a dark center. This particular squirrel I noticed about 3 weeks ago and she had a fresh scab over her eye, and now she is missing the eye all together. I would say she has probably 4 of these sores on her now. One on a front leg, and some on her back. We also have a couple of other squirrels that have one apiece on them. None of them seem to be bothered by the sores, as they continue to come down and feed, so I'm hoping nature runs its course and then they'll be fine. Are there any other ailments that anyone knows of other than bot flies that make a similar looking sore? I just want to make sure it's nothing infectious. Is this time of year common for them? I'm just not familiar with them.
We raised two babies from pinks, and released them in our yard (we have 3 large oaks.) The pair we released are doing well and still come to see us daily. They don't seem to be infected with anything, but I'm concerned for the ones that are. If I can get some pics I will post. In the mean-time I did post some before and after pics of Bonnie and Clyde