Originally Posted by
Rock Monkey
He clearly is well loved.
Squirrels are very resilient. There is a squirrel that had no tail that lived in my yard for years. She schooled any squirrels that would come to try to give her any grief. She zoomed through the trees. I called her Stubie. (I know that isn't politically correct.)
Developing brains are very neuro-plastic, more so than adult brains. If there is damage in one area, functions get rewired to other sections of the brain.
I think he will learn to deal with any lingering challenges just fine. He has a very rich and varied, safe environment in which to practice getting about in the world. Much more so than he would if he were in nest, because he would remain there for weeks longer then would have to worry about long falls and predators while he got things figured out.
Soon enough you won't be able to keep up with him.
He looks great.