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    Quote Originally Posted by island rehabber View Post
    victorengel, I truly hate to be a buzzkill but I gotta bring this up; would never forgive myself if I didn't:

    Be very, very careful with that male squirrel hanging around. "Fathering" squirrels don't exist; squirrels are a mammal where the mom does everything and dad does not participate or help. EXCEPT: like in other mammal species, some dominant males will actually kill a female's babies in order to be able to impregnate her with HIS sperm. Yep, nasty it is, and truthful as well. That bruiser may be hanging around for just this reason and I pray he doesn't get a chance.

    Just keep an eye on him.
    Witnessed this several times - males killing females babies. One male killed 2 babies right in front of me, he just kept going in the nest pulling babies out and killing them one at a time. Even with me trying to chase him away, he would not leave as he was not afraid of me. He also dropped 2 more babies to the ground, one was alive and in good shape the other was barely alive, bloodied up and dying in my hands from the males attack. I agree with IR - just keep an eye on him.

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    Quote Originally Posted by island rehabber View Post
    victorengel, I truly hate to be a buzzkill but I gotta bring this up; would never forgive myself if I didn't:

    Be very, very careful with that male squirrel hanging around. "Fathering" squirrels don't exist; squirrels are a mammal where the mom does everything and dad does not participate or help. EXCEPT: like in other mammal species, some dominant males will actually kill a female's babies in order to be able to impregnate her with HIS sperm. Yep, nasty it is, and truthful as well. That bruiser may be hanging around for just this reason and I pray he doesn't get a chance.

    Just keep an eye on him.
    Well, I have no control about that. She seems to do pretty well defending the nest. I watched them when they mated. She was very accommodating to him. However, when she's not receptive, she gives him what-for. This morning (or maybe it was yesterday morning), he ventured too close to the nest, and she chased him off with vigor. Then she came back to the nest and snuggled with the baby some more.

    Day 6 apparently was uploaded successfully this morning from my iPad. It seemed unsuccessful, but when I tried uploading it again just now, it was already there. The sex is clearest in the day 6 video, I think. Day 7 is just uploaded and consists mostly of nest maintenance.

    Thanks for explaining how to access the other videos. This is the first time I've linked videos together on youtube.

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    P.S. Comments are not allowed on the youtube videos because I'm making them for kids, and youtube doesn't allow comments on those videos.

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    Quote Originally Posted by island rehabber View Post
    victorengel, I truly hate to be a buzzkill but I gotta bring this up; would never forgive myself if I didn't:

    Be very, very careful with that male squirrel hanging around. "Fathering" squirrels don't exist; squirrels are a mammal where the mom does everything and dad does not participate or help. EXCEPT: like in other mammal species, some dominant males will actually kill a female's babies in order to be able to impregnate her with HIS sperm. Yep, nasty it is, and truthful as well. That bruiser may be hanging around for just this reason and I pray he doesn't get a chance.

    Just keep an eye on him.
    Hmmm - I thought I already replied to this, but I don't see it. The mother is very good at defending her nest. She will chase off any other squirrels who venture too close. I don't think there's anything I can do other than watch.

    Edit: Oh, I see. The comment started a second page.

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    if you are sure he is the original baby daddy, he might be ok. ��
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    Quote Originally Posted by island rehabber View Post
    if you are sure he is the original baby daddy, he might be ok. ��
    ... and if I'm not sure, there's nothing I can do (or should do, in my opinion).

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    Quote Originally Posted by victorengel View Post
    ... and if I'm not sure, there's nothing I can do (or should do, in my opinion).
    I think I’d have to disagree. I certainly wouldn’t be able to sit by with a vantage view....and access.....and watch a male squirrel kill an innocent baby. eek. I’d intervene in a heartbeat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chirps View Post
    Wow, that's really special. I wonder if she was raised by someone, or just figured she'd take a shot at nesting close to the human because maybe people have fed her or whatever and she's had only good experiences with people, and you're a predator deterrent./QUOTE]

    It's so interesting she put No nest material along the glass, there has to be some level of comfort there, congrats on the instant family!
    This update is especially for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sundoesshine View Post

    This update is especially for you.

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    Awe da baby Are those plastic gloves in her nest ugg from people who can not be bothered to throw them in a trash can...sad!
    Thank you for sharing this baby love it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by BCChins View Post
    Awe da baby Are those plastic gloves in her nest ugg from people who can not be bothered to throw them in a trash can...sad!
    Thank you for sharing this baby love it!
    Not plastic gloves. I think they're either plastic vegetable bags or possibly some frost cloth from covering my plants for the cold. This neighborhood is pretty clean. Any plastic lying around probably accidentally fell out of a garbage bin while being emptied into the truck. Actually, come to think of it, a couple houses north of me is a house under renovation. They have one of those large dumpsters there. There was some plastic that blew out of that dumpster. I gathered up what I saw (some tangled in my roses) and threw them away, then contacted the people doing the renovation, telling them of the issue. They responded by making sure the plastic was better secured in the dumpster.

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    Finally saw video that clearly identifies him as male. What a cutie!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chirps View Post
    Finally saw video that clearly identifies him as male. What a cutie!
    Clearest video yet - day 33.


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    Awww how adorable! . He must have been nursing at the beginning of the video. He looks very healthy so mom is doing a really good job.

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    Quote Originally Posted by victorengel View Post
    Clearest video yet - day 33.

    Yep, that's the one. I subscribed to your channel so the videos are USUALLY in my YT feed.

    Heh, he looks like a gerbil now with that smooth haired tail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chirps View Post
    Yep, that's the one. I subscribed to your channel so the videos are USUALLY in my YT feed.

    Heh, he looks like a gerbil now with that smooth haired tail.
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    First photo of the baby taken from outside.

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    Here's a wider shot showing the nest. The plants covering the window sill are brown from the February freeze.

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    Animals are magical....Thank you everyone who tries to help them, save them tirelessly...

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    Earlier in the thread someone commented about watching out for male squirrels. Today a male was at the other window marking the area with his facial scent glands. I saw him move toward the window with the nest, so I moved to that room and watched to see what would happen. When he got within 2-3 feet of the nest, the baby squirrel (the mother is off somewhere), who had been poking out the back door of the nest, scared off the adult male. He did this by making some quick motion which made a noise. He immediately dashed into the nest and proceeded to make the alarm noise that squirrels make - not the barking noise, but the other one. After a minute or two, he poked his head out the back door again.

    Re: back door - there is a main entrance to the nest, which I call the front door. On the opposite end is a much smaller entrance, which I call the back door. The back door wasn't ever used until after the baby opened his eyes and was moving around. The first time I saw the back door being used was when another squirrel approached too close, and she burst out the back door at full speed to chase the squirrel away.

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