The last I posted on Mays thread was the end of April. Her two babies had ventured out of the nest box. I think she avoided getting pregnant after she weaned them, but they still sleep with her in a larger nest box.....and she seems fine with that.
Last weekend May was in the garage hanging out so I thought maybe she was building a nest like before. She took some in shell pecans from me, didn’t eat them, but hid them in the garage. Monday and Tuesday I didn’t see her all day which is very unusual. She usually comes when called for a treat and her milk. Last night I climbed the ladder to her box and she was inside. She drank 21cc’s of formula, but wouldn’t take her block...again unusual. Today I went up the ladder to her box, gave her an out of shell pecan and watched her eating. She appears to be having some trouble opening her jaw. She used her bottom teeth to take off pieces of the pecan but wouldn’t eat all of it. She then climbed higher in the tree and sat there, occasionally in a head down position. I watched her do some chewing with nothing in her mouth and then wipe the sides of her mouth on the tree limb several times.
I just took some boo balls, avocado and fresh corn up the tree to her. She took two pieces of avocado, and ate them but couldn’t seem to open her mouth wide enough to take the piece of corn. 🙁
I seriously doubt I can catch her unless I block the holes of her nest box, in which case I’ll probably get her....and her two boys.
. At the present time i don’t have a second set of hands, my husband’s gone for another 7 weeks.
Several weeks ago I saw her fall from the tree, about 10-11 ft, and land on the pavers. She landed on her belly and got up and ran off. She was eating and running fine after that. She is still moving fine and jumps from tree to tree, but is definitely not chasing anyone!
Any ideas or thoughts are appreciated. I have metacam and tramadol, as well as antibiotics, but at this point I don’t know what I’d be treating.
If I could capture her I could get her up to Dr. E, but I know she’s gone till July some time.