Re: Are singles less likely to want a life in the trees?
Originally Posted by
GeorgiesMom
I was just wondering if singles become more attached to their person then multiples? Are they less likely to want a life in the trees? I'm raising a 13 week old male fox squirrel that I've had since he was 5 weeks old. I have to overwinter him because he's not weaned. Just curious if he would be more likely to want to stay with me. My plan is to release him in the spring.
Once outside a squirrel's natural instincts really kick in, there has been a few exceptions but for the majority they
will always choose their intended life to be free in the trees over ours.
My last release I had him since he was a baby, he was overwintered and released at the appropriate time.
Five days later he was brought back in due to injury, overwintered again. We were both very bonded to each other.
He was going on two years old when released again. As close as we were, he wants nothing to do with me.
He is in his own element and doing beautifully out there just being the squirrel he was meant to be.
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