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FisherCham20
at Wed Oct 13 21:36:50 2004 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by FisherCham20 ]
Hope you all don't mind me going way off topic here. Just wanted to share my experence with you all...you're all so kind and share a love for all animals.
Just before my sweet Bender passed on, my father-in-law was given a baby squirrel that was orphaned in hurricane Charley. His eyes were closed but he was a very large and stocky baby. We figured he would open his eyes anyday because of his size. But he didn't till about 2 weeks later. My father-in-law was very good about having various people feed him so he wouldn't get bonded too strong to anyone person. A few days after Bender passed, I got the honor of taking care of him. He had grown like a weed and was larger than adult ones running about. lol While in my care, I got him to start jumping. Boy oh boy was he soooo proud of his jumping! He would chitter at me if I was standing too close...he wanted to jump longer. In the morning he would wake me up with his "I'm happy! Come play with me" chatter. Sadly after a week I had to return him. Since then he's become a wonderful squirrel, running and jumping amazing well. And he's very very smart. Only once did he nip a bit too hard. Took a loud "Ouch!" and he has since learned what's too hard. Not to say he doesn't like to bite... First thing he does when he's let out is run down your arm and mouth your elbow, hand, fingers. And when jumping onto your arm, he aims for the cloth but if close enough will gently land on your arm, turning his fingers up so to not dig in (that doesn't happen all the time, hense the look of having fought with a bobcat). He's also very good about not jumping into/unto your face. A week ago we were given another little baby, had been found in a downed nest, tree cut down and removed. Hadn't had food for at least a day, very small and weak. We nursed her well and soon was eating great. Just today I was visiting them, Fidget (first big squirrel) was running around, wrestling with my hand (odd thing, he loves to play on his back). The baby was out as well, at first we were worried that Fidget might be mean but he didn't. Seemed indifferent to it. But the baby sure noticed him. In about 30 minutes it was running and jumping and wanting to be where all the action was. They're both so sweet and I feel so honor to be a part of their little lives.
Thanks for listening... Just needed to share this with others. Anyone else I talk to gives me weirder looks than I got with "I have a chameleon". In fact most people view them as pests.
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 WAY OT...hope you all don't mind - FisherCham20, Wed Oct 13 21:36:50 2004
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