Originally Posted by
Basilplant
My name is Basil. For the longest time I was not a fan of squirrels, until I saw one on my back deck a few months ago grooming itself. And the way that it was grooming itself reminded me of the way my pet rats groom themselves. And then I thought to myself 'I've been giving these guys a ton of flack based off of stereotypes. I hate it when people hate rats because of stereotypes so why am I doing the same thing that makes me angry?'
And with that I decided to learn more about them and to pay more attention to them. Now i love them. And i would very much like to get one as a companion. However i like to think i have a decent level of common sense and am interested in having a good idea of what I would be getting myself into by having one of these little guys around.
I would only get a squirrel after I no longer have rats, so that would be in 2 to 4 years because I would like to use that cage to house a squirrel (triple unit critter nation). And possibly buy extra units to expand the cage. Which I think is a nice chunk of time to research.
I am very used to rats and their needs and have no idea where to even start with a squirrel, so I shall be here and I shall learn and I will make sure I am fully prepared long before I begin looking for one