Missing release

[jessijuju]

What are the chances that a squirrel would just leave its "home woods" all of a sudden? Blue has been missing for 2 days now. I usually go over every day and feed them, and then my bf goes over when he gets off work and feeds them again. Yesterday it was raining all morning so I didnt get a chance to go over. When my bf went, Blue never came to him like she usually does. We went over again today & still nothing. There is an oak tree right on other side of road and of course a bunch of other squirrels lately. Then waaaay in the back yard of that house is woods that go forever. Do you think she moved across the street where acorns are? I give her acorns every day along with variety of other nuts.
Or do you think its more likely that something bad has happened to her? Shes been coming to me daily when i whistle for a couple months now. This just isnt like her

[Scooterzmom]

She has just been released, and it's autumn... Your sweetie is a lucky little squirrel and I'm sure she may be quite busy building herself a nest - or even 2 - or building a stash of some kind before all the leaves and choice food disappear. If there is a full forest nearby, that has to be an irrestible attraction... so many new scents, so many new things to explore, new friends to discover...! She is in all likelyhood a very busy little squirrel these days, and as much as she loves you and can be thankful, the call of the wild can be stronger - at least for a while.

I know it's not much reassurance for you, and you must be beside yourself - I know, I've been there myself, too many times before. It's one of the hardest parts of rehabbing.. and you have to stay positive, and trust Creator that your little protégée has chosen to go live her squirrel life and that means you did your job right. I pray she does what very many of them do and decides to come pay a visit back sometime soon, just to reassure you.

[Lighten-Up]

I have come to realize that "a change all of a sudden" seems to be the way of squirrels.

Just last night I was beside myself with worry because my release who always comes to see me before bed, didn't come. He came this morning.

A few weeks ago, a wild, who is a special friend, who was in the pattern of coming every day at 1pm for nuts for months, didn't show up. For over a week and a half, I feared the worst. Then she showed back up. Then disappeared for a few more days, and now I seem to be back in her daily routine.

Another wild who is like a best friend was living in the tree right in the patio. It would stand at it's nest at night as if saying goodnight, and would be there in the morning. Coming down the tree for a morning treat. Who wouldn't love that arrangement. I got used to seeing her all the time. Then one evening she wasn't there. ? Again, I worried. Then she came during the day. But not in the tree again. For some reason, she's now living somewhere else, but visiting almost daily.

What I realize is that just like I have ways of being and thinking that other humans don't get, or understand. I must realize that my squirrel friends are not thinking in ways that I am. Whatever they are doing makes perfect good sense to them. If we could understand through their eyes and not ours, we might understand.

All that said, I think it is one of the hardest things to overcome worry when we love and have become so attached. I wish you well on your journey. And I trust that your squirrel friend is living it's own life well, and will soon come to visit you.

[Rock Monkey]

I wouldn't give them acorns. They can go bad and you wouldn't know it unless you sliced it open. If you give it to them they may assume that it is okay. A bad acorn can be quite harmful.

Allow them with their super sensitive noses to select the acorns that are safe to eat.

Exploring their environment is an essential piece of information. They try to find all of the food sources that are available to them because they never know when one will dry up.

[jessijuju]

I have come to realize that "a change all of a sudden" seems to be the way of squirrels.

Just last night I was beside myself with worry because my release who always comes to see me before bed, didn't come. He came this morning.

A few weeks ago, a wild, who is a special friend, who was in the pattern of coming every day at 1pm for nuts for months, didn't show up. For over a week and a half, I feared the worst. Then she showed back up. Then disappeared for a few more days, and now I seem to be back in her daily routine.

Another wild who is like a best friend was living in the tree right in the patio. It would stand at it's nest at night as if saying goodnight, and would be there in the morning. Coming down the tree for a morning treat. Who wouldn't love that arrangement. I got used to seeing her all the time. Then one evening she wasn't there. ? Again, I worried. Then she came during the day. But not in the tree again. For some reason, she's now living somewhere else, but visiting almost daily.

What I realize is that just like I have ways of being and thinking that other humans don't get, or understand. I must realize that my squirrel friends are not thinking in ways that I am. Whatever they are doing makes perfect good sense to them. If we could understand through their eyes and not ours, we might understand.

All that said, I think it is one of the hardest things to overcome worry when we love and have become so attached. I wish you well on your journey. And I trust that your squirrel friend is living it's own life well, and will soon come to visit you.

Thank you. I hope you are right and she is just off elsewhere being a happy squirrel. It just doesnt make sense to move all of a sudden when the weather just got cold... 80° three days ago, 45° today. But like you said, its not supposed to make sense to us. Im trying to think positive and being thankful that at least Runt is still here to see me everyday. Runt doesnt let me pet her like Blue did though Shes actually quite an a$$hole at times and will growl at me when i repeatedly try 😏😁😍 She used to flop back in my hands and eat before being released. It was so cute!

I tried to upload a video but couldnt figure out how beings its not on youtube.

[jessijuju]

I wouldn't give them acorns. They can go bad and you wouldn't know it unless you sliced it open. If you give it to them they may assume that it is okay. A bad acorn can be quite harmful.

Allow them with their super sensitive noses to select the acorns that are safe to eat.

Exploring their environment is an essential piece of information. They try to find all of the food sources that are available to them because they never know when one will dry up.

They only eat the ones that i assume are good. There are several that they will pick up and check out and then throw them down.

[Rock Monkey]

Conservative practice is not to give an acorn unless you have cut it open and inspected it yourself.

If is typical for a squirrel to have three or four nests, in case one gets blown out or there is a predator lurking nearby. They don't always use the same one.