Hello!

I live in Southern Alabama right on the coast. I love almost ALL animals and it shows if you visit my home. We have a 1 year old German Shepherd named Quinley, a 3 month old Shih Tzu named Gigi, a cat named Grey Kitty, a Guinea Pig named Chestnut and a bunny named Bun Bun.

We also have a squirrel, named Clyde. Clyde and his siblings literally fell from the sky on a windy day hitting our driveway. They were pink with no fur and their eyes were still closed. I tried to wait for the momma to come back but after checking her nest, she left and didn't return. I knew immediately one wouldn't survive but hoped the other 2 would. Both were doing well but the female became ill. I took her to our wildlife vet and she was given fluids, antibiotics, etc. She did well and started to come out of it and then one night I just found her. She had passed away. I focused all of my attention on Clyde and he's doing really really well. He's about 7 months old now. He's currently living in our living room in a large bird cage. This is the room he has always known. When it's quiet, I let him out and runs and plays with me for about 2-3 hours, then goes back into his cage. I have put sticks for climbing, bird toys that dangle and even built him a new platform for his food bowl. I tried to move him into the office but he seemed terrified. He literally wouldn't move out of the corner of his cage and normally he comes right to me. I moved his cage back to the living room and he was fine. I've been wanting to try to release him because he is a wild animal but I'm concerned he wouldn't do well. He plays with me fine and of course I get scratches but he never bites me hard. However, he will bite others. I was thinking of building him a walk-in outdoor habitat but if was so terrified just being in a different room, I don't know what that would do to him. I'm not really sure how to go about preparing him. Any suggestions on what I should do? Do you just let him go? Do you build the outdoor habitat? Help?

Thank you!