Just cought a baby Squirrel what do i do?

[Pornkings]

I was on the phone looking out my window and I saw a cat dart up a tree and come bolting down with a squirrel in his mouth.

I was like no way so I ran out the door and chased the cat till he dropped the squirrel then i noticed it was a baby.
He can barely walk I put him back under the tree to see if his mom would grab him but never did so now i have him in a box.

what do they eat?

should I call aspca or take him to the vet?

[zzgundamnzz]

I think the cat ates its mom

[mahoney]

This reminds me of the episode of seinfeld when George had to pay for the squirrel to get surgery after he ran it over lol Yeah take him to the vet and then teach him how to water ski By the way, why is it that you never see a squirrel taking a dump ? There are millions of
squirrels where i live but i have never once see them go poopy lol

[alexg]

cook it for dinner... i heard they're good

[alias]

Fucking cats, see if there is a wildlife rescue group in your phone book or maybe call the town or some vets to ask if they know of one.

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by mahoney
This reminds me of the episode of seinfeld when George had to pay for the squirrel to get surgery after he ran it over lol Yeah take him to the vet and then teach him how to water ski By the way, why is it that you never see a squirrel taking a dump ? There are millions of
squirrels where i live but i have never once see them go poopy lol

thats because they are always squatting

[colpanic]

Sounds to me like you have a new pet squirrel.

Name him fluffy.

(very nice of you though!)

[HammerTime33]

Call th state wildlife management in your area, they will refer you to a wildlife rehabilitator.

Squirells do NOT make good pets, I tried.

[BV]

probably best to call animal control and they will release it in the proper way

i do know of two people that have raise them as pets, they scratch very bad though, not really a good pet idea

[candyflip]

If it was a black canadian squirrel, I'd have you send him to me.

I've always wanted one of those little darkies.

[pxxx]

Iwould call a local place or vet, and see if they can help you. I would keep it if it makes it and lives. Very nice of you.

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by alias
Fucking cats, see if there is a wildlife rescue group in your phone book or maybe call the town or some vets to ask if they know of one.

Yea this cat was crazy then when he dropped it . he tried to go back and grab him. when i went looking for gloves.

He's all curled up looking cute. keeps squawking for his mom

[pornguy]

Gotta agree with Hammer on that one. The wild life people will even come out and pick him up, and yes, they will try to get him back to health.

That was very nice of you to do, but be careful they will bite. especially if they are hurt.

[xenophobic]

You need to check that the Cat's teeth did not cut it's skin, Cats have a lot of bacteria in their mouth, that often kills Birds, or anything else that gets cut by it's teeth.

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by HammerTime33
Call th state wildlife management in your area, they will refer you to a wildlife rehabilitator.

Squirells do NOT make good pets, I tried.

Really i thought about keeping him.

If anyone is in tampa and wants him let me know.

only if you take good care of him

[xenophobic]

My friend actually rescues squirrels and from what I remember they need to be warm, what he normally did was microwave a sock with rice in it for about a minute (make sure it's not to hot) wrap it in a towel and put it in his box. They are very demanding they need feeding almost once an hour, and I believe their pee needs manual extraction (by rubbing) so you might want to give a wildlife group a call ASAP.

[NaughtyRob]

Cats suck.

[pxxx]

Originally posted by Pornkings
Really i thought about keeping him.

If anyone is in tampa and wants him let me know.

only if you take good care of him

This is also an option, anybody up for a new squirrel?

[mookienow]

Originally posted by Pornkings
I was on the phone looking out my window and I saw a cat dart up a tree and come bolting down with a squirrel in his mouth.

I was like no way so I ran out the door and chased the cat till he dropped the squirrel then i noticed it was a baby.
He can barely walk I put him back under the tree to see if his mom would grab him but never did so now i have him in a box.

what do they eat?

should I call aspca or take him to the vet?

Theres a guy on the bus that keeps one on a shoe string...

[american pervert]

the first and last time I picked one up it bite me and I had to get rabies shots... have fun!

[pxxx]

Originally posted by mookienow
Theres a guy on the bus that keeps one on a shoe string...

That is interesting, i didn't even know people are allowed to own them as pets.

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by xenophobic
My friend actually rescues squirrels and from what I remember they need to be warm, what he normally did was microwave a sock with rice in it for about a minute (make sure it's not to hot) wrap it in a towel and put it in his box. They are very demanding they need feeding almost once an hour, and I believe their pee needs manual extraction (by rubbing) so you might want to give a wildlife group a call ASAP.

Great the animal shelter is closed now. Shit I don't want him to die on me and I'm kinda freaked out by him he has a ton of fleas

is there another place other then this like a 24 hr service
http://www.humanesocietytampa.org/programs/index.cfm

[mal]

grilled squirrel sandwich

[xenophobic]

Originally posted by Pornkings
Great the animal shelter is closed now. Shit I don't want him to die on me and I'm kinda freaked out by him he has a ton of fleas

Did you hit google for wildlife rescue in your area? my friend does this on his own time, and dollar -- and the animal shelter normally calls him to pick them up from them, I think almost all are run by indiviuals on their own time.

[Tala]

You must keep that baby warm! If it's cold, it will die.

Go to your local pet store and tell them you have a baby squirrel. They will give you a can of formula that will replace mother's milk. Do NOT feed him cow milk!!!!! It can kill him! They will also give you a syringe to use for feeding him. After that, it's just like a human baby: feed it every few hours, as much as he wants, (not more, though). If he lives through the night, then you've got a winner. See if you can release him into the wild when he's a bit bigger, (no longer on milk and learning to eat nuts and sweet fruit...if you're going to release him, make sure that you give him some nuts that are only partially cracked so he learns that he must get into the nut before he can eat it).

Flying squirrels make great pets, and domesticate easily, but the larger non-flying squirrels do NOT. See if you can get in touch with your local wildlife rehab. Good luck!

NOTE: Once he's warm and fed, he'll stop squeeking until he's hungry again.

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by xenophobic
Did you hit google for wildlife rescue in your area? my friend does this on his own time, and dollar -- and the animal shelter normally calls him to pick them up from them, I think almost all are run by indiviuals on their own time.

Is he in Tampa

[xenophobic]

Originally posted by Pornkings
Is he in Tampa

No, Texas -- sorry

[aimeesweet]

Roger, you are so sweet...rescuing helpless baby squirrels...

xoxo

[xenophobic]

http://www.squirrel-rehab.org/

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by aimeesweet
Roger, you are so sweet...rescuing helpless baby squirrels...

xoxo

Yea but he kinda freaks me out I don't know why.

He's ina a box with a towel now the only place thats open would be walmart right now. I wonder if they would have baby food

can they eat real baby food?

[Missy]

First of all, don't let the humane society or SPCA take it. They don't rehabilitate wild animals; they will just put it to sleep.

Secondly, it's cruel to keep wild animals as pets, so do as some others have suggested and contact a wildlife rescue group. They have people on call that you can leave the baby with. They will care for it until morning and then bring it to the shelter. I've had to do that a couple of times with birds that my cat has caught. They are trained for purposes such as these, and when the baby is well enough, they will release it back into the wild.

If you tell me where you live I'll look for a place for you...

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by xenophobic
http://www.squirrel-rehab.org/

thanks

found a petstore that will take him

[LaurieX]

There are programs available out there of people that foster Squirrels until they are healthy I know someone that used to do this but she is in Florida. I am sure if you call your local animal control unit they can assist you in finding one.

[Greg Jacobson]

let me know if you want a good recipe

[Missy]

Originally posted by Missy
If you tell me where you live I'll look for a place for you...

Looks like somebody beat me to it...

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by Pornkings
thanks

found a petstore that will take him

gotta run thanks for eveyones help

[tonkagunner]

what about letting your cat eat it? That is natures way. It was your cats squirrel after all.

[xenophobic]

Originally posted by tonkagunner
what about letting your cat eat it? That is natures way. It was your cats squirrel after all.

Yes, I hear domesticated Cats have been eating native wildlife for millions of years.

Nature's way?

[Vendzilla]

Tree squirrels taste ok, but ground squirrels are kinda tough

[seeric]

Originally posted by Pornkings
I was on the phone looking out my window and I saw a cat dart up a tree and come bolting down with a squirrel in his mouth.

I was like no way so I ran out the door and chased the cat till he dropped the squirrel then i noticed it was a baby.
He can barely walk I put him back under the tree to see if his mom would grab him but never did so now i have him in a box.

what do they eat?

should I call aspca or take him to the vet?

they'll drink from a bottle milk or baby formula.

[sickkittens]

Don't take it to the ASPCA. Try finding a local wildlife refuge or animal rescue. Where are you located exactly? Seattle?

[Spunky]

Climb the tree and put the little fella close to the nest...The mother is probably hiding cause of all the rucas

[ironlung]

you should of let the cat be off with it, that right there is nature, cats love to try and catch squirrels, frogs, and lizards for the most part to eat

[crockett]

Originally posted by HammerTime33
Call th state wildlife management in your area, they will refer you to a wildlife rehabilitator.

Squirells do NOT make good pets, I tried.

My grandfather owned a land clearing company back when he was alive. He once took down a tree with a squirrel nest in it. One baby survived and he raised it by hand. I was only like 10 or so when he had it but I always thought he was a cool pet.

He used to let it run around the yard and it always came back, he also used to let it ride with him in his truck all over the place. However one day he shut the truck door and the squirrel got crushed and died.

[sickkittens]

I have contacts on the east coast, but I believe you're on the west coast?

Check this out for now:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactN.htm#wa

[rdunn404]

Originally posted by crockett
My grandfather owned a land clearing company back when he was alive. He once took down a tree with a squirrel nest in it. One baby survived and he raised it by hand. I was only like 10 or so when he had it but I always thought he was a cool pet.

He used to let it run around the yard and it always came back, he also used to let it ride with him in his truck all over the place. However one day he shut the truck door and the squirrel got crushed and died.

Nice story

[Pornkings]

Originally posted by sickkittens
I have contacts on the east coast, but I believe you're on the west coast?

Check this out for now:

http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contactN.htm#wa

actually I'm on the eastcoast now Tampa.


some girl who works in a petstore took him she has raised a few already> she said he will be ok.

[pimpin]

Originally posted by mal
grilled squirrel sandwich

Extra cash if you can make it look like the Virgin Mary !

[ShellyCrash]

I don' want to break anyone's heart, but the wildlife people and the SPCA usually let it die. At least that's what's happened everywhere I've lived. I've had the misfortune of finding baby squirrels a few times in my lfe, whenever I've called the next day to check up, my squirrel had died.

One time there was this little ferral kitten in Olympia, it was snow white but it's intestines were comming out it's backside. I tried for hours and I finally got it to come close to me but when I picked it up it started freaking out and I freaked out because I felt it's intestines and I didn't want to hurt it so I let it go. I called the animal shelter and was crying for them to come and help it and they said no dice. They even yelled at me for letting it go, so I yelled back at them. Some people are nice, but alot of people are just assholes.

[Spunky]

Originally posted by ShellyCrash
I don' want to break anyone's heart, but the wildlife people and the SPCA usually let it die. At least that's what's happened everywhere I've lived. I've had the misfortune of finding baby squirrels a few times in my lfe, whenever I've called the next day to check up, my squirrel had died.

One time there was this little ferral kitten in Olympia, it was snow white but it's intestines were comming out it's backside. I tried for hours and I finally got it to come close to me but when I picked it up it started freaking out and I freaked out because I felt it's intestines and I didn't want to hurt it so I let it go. I called the animal shelter and was crying for them to come and help it and they said no dice. They even yelled at me for letting it go, so I yelled back at them. Some people are nice, but alot of people are just assholes.

I think they would have put the lil fella to sleep...sadly the surgery cost is way too much to save strays