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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2013 16:54:22 GMT -5
Nice squirrel palace! lucky!!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Sept 10, 2013 19:37:43 GMT -5
Really. What a nice piece of equipment.
Funny that he wants to bury already.
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ash
spending too much on rocks
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Post by ash on Sept 16, 2013 9:27:45 GMT -5
I'm glad that Sprinkles is doing well.  |
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Post by Pat on Apr 6, 2016 11:36:08 GMT -5
Update: Sprinkles had a series of seizures a year or so ago. May have left him deaf and blind at the time. We think sight and hearing may have returned a bit. He gets around very well out of the palace.
However, he cannot feed himself. Tries, but always misses his mouth, so he is still being hand fed and will never be able to live in the wild outdoors.
He looks mighty healthy and has gained weight.
Odd that being hand fed and living indoors, he still goes through preferences that would be normal outdoors. He devours avocados during avocado season, but refuses them at other times. He sheds for summer and grows a thicker coat for winter.
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Post by Pat on Apr 6, 2016 13:16:16 GMT -5
 Sprinkles and Loki by Pat, on Flickr Sprinkles last December. That is after the stroke. Cat Loki is in the cat carrier. The heating pad is for Sprinkles because he frequently gets cold. The two are not exactly friends, but they seem to have a truce (somewhat enforced), and are a bit competitive for daughter's attention. |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Apr 6, 2016 14:16:20 GMT -5
I've read through the history, what a nice story.
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es355lucille
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by es355lucille on Apr 16, 2016 1:23:33 GMT -5
We have the same greys and blacks in our yards here. My wife feeds the birds and squirrels.....comical to watch. Over every morning, I think they hear Sharon firing up the coffee pot. Hey, Works for me as well!
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Post by bobby1 on Apr 19, 2016 15:26:22 GMT -5
I have a live gopher trap. It is very effective for gopher control........
I'm not sure if it is a he or she barn owl. I've had a barn owl box up in my shop eaves for about 5 years now. No owls last year because of the drought, they either went deep for moist soil or died off somewhat. With all the rain we have had there are masses of gophers and a resident barn owl. I haven't heard any babies yet but they will arrive with all the food source this year. I walked by the front of the owl box this morning and he/she was peering out at me.
What surprises me is that with all the oak trees and abundant acorns here there are NO squirrels up here in the Gold Country. I was used to lots of squirrels in the Bay Area though.
Bob
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Post by Pat on Apr 19, 2016 19:01:27 GMT -5
bobby1 I suspect the owls are eating the squirrels.
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Post by Pat on Jul 10, 2019 15:52:29 GMT -5
UPDATE: Sprinkles had another series of strokes last month and died. He is buried in our backyard.
Daughter now has a new squirrel who is blind in one eye. His behavior is different from Sprinkles, he makes a different sound, and he loves to eat rose petals ---- and does. His name is Pangolin. Don't ask me why! Picture soon.
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Post by rockpickerforever on Jul 10, 2019 17:37:24 GMT -5
Pat , so sorry to hear of Sprinkles passing. Wow, you have had him for almost six years! That's a very long time in squirrel years.
Glad that she (your daughter) now has Pangolin, blind in one eye or not. (I won't ask about the name , lol.) A special needs child.
Isn't it amazing how two animals of the same species can be so different behaviorally? But anyone who has had dogs or cats, can attest to this. Individualism.
ETA, you are talking about one of these, right? 
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Post by Pat on Jul 10, 2019 18:34:20 GMT -5
Pat , so sorry to hear of Sprinkles passing. Wow, you have had him for almost six years! That's a very long time in squirrel years.
Glad that she (your daughter) now has Pangolin, blind in one eye or not. (I won't ask about the name , lol.) A special needs child.
Isn't it amazing how two animals of the same species can be so different behaviorally? But anyone who has had dogs or cats, can attest to this. Individualism.
ETA, you are talking about one of these, right?
I told her that Pangolin was already in use. She likes the sound. She had a squirrel; not something else. |
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