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Post by jamesp on Sept 1, 2013 4:56:11 GMT -5
It has been an ongoing relationship-them rodents and them cats.
Good luck mr squirrel.
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Post by Pat on Sept 2, 2013 13:17:19 GMT -5
Monday update:
His name is Sprinkles and a big cage is on the way. Cage will later be used for baby birds that have fallen from their nests. He panics when startled from a sound sleep. She plans on letting him go when mature. Some sites say six weeks, and some say a lot longer. She'll play it by ear.
I can't believe I am cheering for a squirrel --- the destroyer of our fruit crops --- but I am!
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Post by jamesp on Sept 2, 2013 14:06:12 GMT -5
A male Squirrel named Sprinkles. Please. Poor fella. Good to hear things are on the up and up
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Post by ash on Sept 3, 2013 2:00:15 GMT -5
The body is up to 27 inches and tail 13 inches. A big squirrel and various colors. The fox squirrel  That is a honking big fox squirrel! Four or five of them and we could all have a good meal...I would probably need some help cleaning that huge thing though. Cool. I learn all kinds of things on this site. |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 3, 2013 7:35:46 GMT -5
Squirrel fricassee (fried squirrel) Funny thing Ash, that fox squirrel is famous for being dumb. I think early Americans hunted them to near extinction. Before  After  |
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Post by rockpickerforever on Sept 3, 2013 7:55:39 GMT -5
Got one of those rascals in my yard, but haven't seen it for a while. After waiting six weeks, my rebuilt pellet gun is set to arrive today. Now I can blow a .22 caliber hole in him, instead of a .177! I won't be eating it, though.
About the strangest meat I've eaten (besides rattlesnake) was iguana. It was cooked into a chili at an Earth Day celebration some time back, I'm guessing if you put enough spices on it, you could probably eat just about anything, |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 3, 2013 8:11:27 GMT -5
A good survival fare.
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Post by Pat on Sept 3, 2013 20:55:16 GMT -5
EEEK! The cat you see in the first post is my cat --- five pounds. Daughter's cat (Loki) is about 10 pounds. Loki walked up to Sprinkles' box late last night and tentatively put a big paw into the box, inches from the squirrel. Baby squirrel squeaked loudly and jumped. Loki jumped and ran away. Sprinkles 1: Cat 0  |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 3, 2013 21:58:34 GMT -5
The banana dances for now....
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Post by ash on Sept 3, 2013 22:24:04 GMT -5
I like big dumb squirrels. Less bullets  Those things are expensive these days! About eating squirrel. They are very good! When I was growing up, the old folks would always eat the brains ICK I tried one once, ONCE! I cut the heads off of em. About pet squirrels, I have never had one but have known several people that have. Best advice is to keep em in a big cage when you are not around, they like to gnaw. My uncle had two flying squirrels when I was a kid, they were pretty calm. Cat squirrels are like on speed or something. I have a friend whose wife had one and that sucker LOVED her so much. She would open it's cage and it would race all over her for like a full minute it was so excited...craziest thing that I have ever seen lol. My family were loggers so they were all the time bringing home creatures big and small. |
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Post by Pat on Sept 4, 2013 22:22:41 GMT -5
Sprinkles age 13 days:  baby-squirrel-day-13 by Pat6489, on Flickr He's now all over the place. Big cage due this week. Good idea about keeping in the cage while away because he'll gnaw everything. |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 4, 2013 23:12:07 GMT -5
Great. Good to see Sparkles is well.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 5, 2013 12:57:10 GMT -5
Pat they gnaw to keep their teeth in good shape. Perhaps a piece of wood in the cage is in order. He will gnaw it to sawdust, but his teeth will be perfect. Any dentists in the family?
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Post by jamesp on Sept 5, 2013 13:00:15 GMT -5
Check it out Pat. Scott can be funny but has a hollow head.
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Post by Pat on Sept 7, 2013 13:27:42 GMT -5
Photos from this morning. He's learning how to wash his face, but every time he lifts his paws to wash, he falls on his nose. He has to work out the balance thing now. Yes, I am still cheering for the squirrel. He's not in my yard  peekaboo by Pat6489, on Flickr  baby-squirrel-day-17-2 by Pat6489, on Flickr |
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Post by jamesp on Sept 7, 2013 14:18:54 GMT -5
Too cool. Little rascal is moving right along. Little clumsy eh. They are't clumsy when they grow up! That is the most acrobatic animals(grey squirrels anyway). He looks like a classic grey that we have here in Georgia>
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Post by ash on Sept 7, 2013 16:01:48 GMT -5
Def. looks like a cat squirrel. So cute lol...gonna eat the curtains up...just sayin lol but still cute!
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Post by Pat on Sept 7, 2013 22:50:17 GMT -5
ash, I'll warn her! Thanks! Let's see: wood furniture, curtains, fresh fruit.... Probably a whole lot more. Glad I have a cat!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2013 18:52:08 GMT -5
Pretty soon squiggles will be working for fruit loops. Doing back flips and begging for more!
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Post by Pat on Sept 10, 2013 16:24:21 GMT -5
Here's Sprinkles napping on his back. He's in the box in the cage (now referred to as the Palace)! Yesterday he ate his first nut --- a half of an almond. He tried to eat it, then to bury it. Daughter thinks he responds to his name.  napping-sm by Pat6489, on Flickr This palace will be used later for baby birds who have fallen out of their nests.  sprinkles-palace by Pat6489, on Flickr Here is a 6 second Vine video of him trying to wash his face. Gotta get a grip on the balance thing! Enjoy! vine.co/v/h1Mi7dFpl1i |
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