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    Default Deer skull for calcium ?

    My next door neighbors are wildlife biologists, and have a few old weathered deer skulls in their garden as decoration.

    As the skulls were right outside their front window, they noticed that the local squirrels were spending a fair bit of time chewing on the skulls.

    When they mentioned this to me, I asked if I could have one for my NR Guro.

    Here she is, happily munching away on the skull.

    Guro is 22 months old, with extremely limited use of her right forelimb:

    https://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/...Release-or-Not

    Anyone else try deer skulls as a calcium source?

    With Guro as well as various previous squirrels (youngsters being overwintered for release) I have never had much luck with beef or chicken bones, deer antler, shells, etc. So I am very encouraged to see (and hear) Guro gnawing at the skull.

    I suspect that the thinness of the facial bones helps, as it is easy for squirrels to chew.
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