/r/squirrels
A community devoted to one of the most fascinating, mischievous, adorable critters on our planet. We feature photos, blogs, studies, videos, and up-to-date news on these bushy-tailed little guys!
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Beautiful little lady ππΈππ
One of my Salt Lake City, Utah, squirrels. πΏοΈ
So I've been buying dark greens for my baby Rockette and They've been spoiling so quickly I was wondering if anyone else has tried frozen greens like kale and broccoli as the Henry's Blocks are frozen and defrost fast wouldnt it be the same. I'm not much of a cook either so don't really know
This is a true depiction of me when my squirrels were still at home. ππΏοΈπΏοΈπΏοΈ
It hurts how much I love them.
I live in a townhouse in Schaumburg Illinois about 20 miles outside Chicago. I have been feeding the squirrels outside my patio and front doors for years. Last week I came home and found a dead squirrel near my front door with a strange head injury and was deeply bothered.
Sunday morning I hear two pops around 7:30 AM and I ran downstairs and saw a squirrel had just been shot by my patio. I grabbed the squirrel and ran inside screaming for my wife to give me my phone. I called 911 to report the discharge of a weapon in public. The neighbors boyfriend next door has been shooting out the front and back door killing squirrels in a highly populated suburban area.
Police came and gave him a $100 fine and said it was a only a BB gun. How is it OK to shoot any gun into a community courtyard. I believe it was a .22 caliber rifle. They also issued me a ticket for feeding wildlife. Now I canβt feed any of my friends and I am terrified I will hear more popping sounds or get shot at walking out my door. To the three friends I lost rest in peaceπΏοΈπΏοΈπΏοΈ
Yesterday I saw Peekie having a little play fight with another squirrel, after which they both scurried up to the top of the tree and settled down for an affectionate grooming session - and I realised that the other squirrel must be one of Peekieβs two siblings that Iβd lost track of (Minnie and Tiptoe)!!!
The other sibling had a little V-shaped fork in their tail, so I made a mental note to watch out for that later.
β¦later on, Peekie visited with βKetchupβ (working nickname π€£), the little boy squirrel I thought was Mustardβs BF, trailing close behind. They both came up for treats, and thatβs when I realised that βKetchupβ had that exact little V-tailβ¦he was the other sibling!!!!
Suddenly everything made sense - thatβs why I was sure at first that one of Spittyβs fall kittens was a boy! And thatβs why the little guy hung out around Mustardβs nest so muchβ¦because that nest was previously occupied by Spitty, and it was the same nest she had her last litter in! His birth-nest!
So, I think that βKetchupβ is actually very likely to be Tiptoe - Peekabooβs brother and Spittyβs son!!!
Around 10pm we just noticed this young looking squirrel on the ledge of our 2nd story window. itβs very rainy outside albeit not freezing (~50F) and the squirrel is kind of curled up and seems cold/ wet. We canβt tell if itβs young or just small but itβs been there for over an hour at this point seemingly sleeping and occasionally cleaning itself.
We have been brainstorming how to help but we fear trying to reach out the window as weβre worried it will accidentally jump off and itβs a long way to the ground. What can we do to help this squirrel/ does it need help?