Scrat has grown up so much and she likes to play with my kitten through the bars of the cage. I would love for her to be free range in the house/back yard (we're building a HUGE caged in yard for her that will connect into my room so she can come and go as she pleases), but I fear my cats. My old cats (the ones who stood over her until I came and the hawk fled) don't seem to give her the time of day, but my kitten is mesmerized. I've introduced Scrat to my two dogs, both small, and my kitten. I sit on the floor and hold her so they can sniff and lick her clean and such.

Every goes well (though I would still never consider leaving them unsupervised), but my kitten tens to poke (or paw at) the squirrel. With her nails out. She's at that age where she chases anything that moves.

With that said, is there an age where a squirrel is less prone to infection from a cat? I know cat bites are deadly to them as babies, but does that ever improve? I've seen several videos and cats and squirrels play wrestling or hanging out so I know its not impossible for mine to be like that.