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02-08-2020, 03:37 PM
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Not a hamster but...
Just thought I'd share a photo of a baby squirrel I found last week. I was on a night stop and the tiny squirrel ran into my room. It was around sunset and his parents were nowhere to be seen so I made a nest out of a towel and kept him warm until the next morning.
I googled if squirrels reject their young after human contact and luckily they do not so next morning.at sunrise I took him outside and moved off a short distance. He began calling and within ten minutes an adult squirrel cautiously appeared and took him gently by the scruff of his neck to where I presume their nest was. Great success!
Last edited by Vierville; 02-08-2020 at 03:58 PM.
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02-08-2020, 03:42 PM
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#2
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Senior Hamster
Join Date: Aug 2019
Location: Scotland
Posts: 501
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Re: Not a hamster but...
Well done, Vierville. It must be a very young squirrel judging from the photograph. Good to know it's safe.
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02-08-2020, 03:44 PM
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Hamster Overlord
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: London
Posts: 763
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Re: Not a hamster but...
I'd never seen a baby squirrel before, but that is so cute. It must be very young. Do you have different species of squirrels where you are, because it doesn't look like a grey or a red squirrel like we have in the UK?
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02-08-2020, 04:03 PM
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#4
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Hamster Addict
Join Date: Jun 2019
Posts: 1,010
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Re: Not a hamster but...
I think he is a Smith's Bush Squirrel. We get two kinds of squirrel here in South Africa - the Cape Ground Squirrel and the Smith's Bush Squirrel. I think he was the former.
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02-08-2020, 05:08 PM
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Jan 2020
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 170
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Re: Not a hamster but...
I'm sorry I'm squealing over here because squirrels are one of my favourite animals! It's so cute! And it's great that it's back with its parent now.
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02-08-2020, 05:30 PM
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House of Hamsters
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Wiltshire, UK
Posts: 7,103
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Re: Not a hamster but...
What a lovely experience with a happy ending to see a baby squirrel close up. In fact, you resued him because a cat could have easily had him for supper. Such a cute little thing too.
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02-08-2020, 07:54 PM
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#7
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Hamster Pup
Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 133
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Re: Not a hamster but...
Thank you for doing that ! Most people would have thought he was abandoned and brought him home...
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