Two more additions to the family

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2 ай бұрын

While out for a walk on April 27th we saw a little black squirrel in the grass. We thought it was just a young one so we went over to take a look and realized that it was actually a baby who was far too young to be out of the nest.
He was wandering closer to the road and as we went to pick him up we heard his sister crying out from underneath a pine tree. She was on the ground crying out for her mom. At the base of the tree was a piece of nest and there was no sign of the mother anywhere.
I tried picking up the grey girl and putting her in the tree but she could barely hold on. They were too young to be out of the nest and far too young to climb back up.
It was the evening and they wouldn't last long without the mother so we made the decision to take them back home with us.
This will be our hardest rehab yet since they are still too young to go to the bathroom on their own and we're still learning how to stimulate them to go.
Since JJ and Jerry still around our plan is to rehab them until they are old enough and release them in a nearby forest.

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@JerrySquirrel 2 ай бұрын

While out for a walk on April 27th we saw a little black squirrel in the grass. We thought it was just a young one so we went over to take a look and realized that it was actually a baby who was far too young to be out of the nest. He was wandering closer to the road and as we went to pick him up we heard his sister crying out from underneath a pine tree. She was on the ground crying out for her mom. At the base of the tree was a piece of nest and there was no sign of the mother anywhere. I tried picking up the grey girl and putting her in the tree but she could barely hold on. They were too young to be out of the nest and far too young to climb back up. It was the evening and they wouldn't last long without the mother so we made the decision to take them back home with us. This will be our hardest rehab yet since they are still too young to go to the bathroom on their own and we're still learning how to stimulate them to go. Since JJ and Jerry still around our plan is to rehab them until they are old enough and release them in a nearby forest.

@kittymetal186 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for helping the poor little babies. They're adorable!

@levent8208 2 ай бұрын

They are lucky to have you. People watch and don't like ? it's the least they could do.

@squirrel-P998 Ай бұрын

U so kindly ❤. Little baby. They’re so cute 🥰

@critterallywithjohnernest. 2 ай бұрын

Probably blown out of the nest by yesterdays big wond storm. You can try bringing them back to the tree and put them under it and play a squirrel in distress off of KZbin to see if the mom will come back just keep an eye on them from a distance. Try it around 7 am for an hour and just before dark an hour when squirrels are active. If the mom doesn't come back after a few days then she probably moved on to another nest. Are you feeding her kitten milk? At least they are fairly old as their eyes are open. Definitely feeding off the mom yet for about another 3 to 4 weeks. A warm water on a kleenex or wet warm q-tip works great to stimulate them to potty. You will do great. I helped one about 7 months ago and she was so tiny that she had no hair and her eyes were closed for the fist 3 weeks i had her. She grew fast. Thank you for taking care of them. I know how hard it is to wake up every 2 hours to feed them but it is so worth it. They look to be of age where you might be able to feed them every 3rd hour. Good luck❤❤❤❤

@JerrySquirrel 2 ай бұрын

As always thanks for your help. We're feeding them Ebsilac right now and they seem to be liking it and are gaining weight so fingers crossed.

@critterallywithjohnernest. 2 ай бұрын

@@JerrySquirrel awesome, i pray they will be okay. You have experience with Jerry so I'm sure you will be doing just fine. They are so adorable!

@SimonPeter1 Ай бұрын

We fed a friendly female squirrel (we call her "Tara") regularly for a while. She was missing few weeks in April. Based on previous experience, I knew she may have babies. I think she stored enough food for it. However, when I met Tara again at the end of April, she was in really bad shape, barely having the strength to chew the almond I gave. She is recovered now, because I regularly put some nuts and water under her nest after that. However, this experience teaches me that raising babies in the wild is at high risk for a squirrel...