(young)Squirrel with hardly any fur on tail?
Hi, all. I'm new to the forum. What a great forum it is!
My question concerns a baby/juvenile squirrel that lives in the attic of the house next door to me. Actually, it's more like him and his three siblings. I'm guesstimating that they're around ten weeks old (or older). They are all super active - running, jumping and climbing all over the place. As well as very good at knowing how to bury nuts. Ive tried to get an idea of how old they are by looking at pictures and reading descriptions, online. I'm confused though. It seems that going by their activity level they are older than ten weeks - but, going by their appearance, I'm not sure. Two of the squirrels seem to have lightly filled out tails, kinda on the whispy side. The other two, and especially one of them, barely have any fur on their tails. They're all from the same litter, and roughly the same body size. The one that I'm specifically concerned about seems to have a little fur at the end of its tail, and that's it. Very odd. I'm presuming that it might be the runt of the litter. It acts fine, and is just as lively as the others, but I'm wondering why its tail is like that. I worry about it being warm enough. I've been feeding them for the past few weeks now; since I've seen them. I've been giving them almonds, walnuts, sunflower seeds and (some) peanuts. I'm going to try some fruits and veggies this week. Anyway, I was wondering if any of you might know what's going on with the tail situation. I've read that mange can cause tail issues, but the squirrel looks and acts healthy overall. I did notice today that this same one has a pinkish belly, very little fur on it. I haven't seen the other squirrels bellies, so I'm not sure if that's normal at its age?
Sorry for the really long post, I'm new at this. Thanks for reading. :)
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