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saved a dying baby chipmunk today
    #18189766 - 04/29/13 10:51 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Ahh hell, I feel so guilty.. sort of.. but better.
HEre's the scoop.

Put a bird net around my fig tree. Well, a small chipmunk got snagged in the net, tangle up, tied up, and well, I thought it was dead.
It had a fly on it that had laid eggs, and there was 100's of tiny pinpoint maggots starting to hatch...

Well, I was going to cut the thing out of the net to BURY IT when it MOVED...

Startled, I took action quick, rushing to the house to get scicors to cut it free without bruising the poor creature. I rushed it over to the water hose where I sprayed off the maggots

Luckilly they were just on the surface of the skin.

Well so I had to go to work so I left the poor thing in a big empty cage with food, nuts, water, lettuce, almonds, EVERYTHING.

When I get home the poor thing has crawled off into the corner of the cage and lays there lifeless.

I notice it is still brathing.. but cold.. so I took it inside in a towel and slowly dried it off.

The poor creature had been snagged in the net over TWO DAYS in the POURING RAIN. ( which is why I hand't discovered it sooner)

So well, I managed to smooth out it's fur a bit and the thing may or may not make it.

When I first found it, I layed it on the ground, and lifted the shovel up to smash it, to end it's misery... but I couldn't...

and now, it seems to be doing somewhat better, dry and with food and water. I sung a little song to it and named it chippy... it made a few noises and snuggled up in the towel, which I returned to the cage..


I hope for it to recover! seriously... even though there is a slight chipmunk problem here, I just felt so terrible to thinkl that POOR THING was tied up, strangled and dying in the rain while flies started to consume it alive.
How terrible.

ANyways.... daily updates, I'll snap some pictures as soon as I can.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189772 - 04/29/13 10:53 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

its probably going to die. I dont mean to make you feel bad but when you do stuff like this you only prolong the suffering.

Me and my dad used to do this stuff when I was little and every time within a week it would be dead

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: LittleDipster]
    #18189796 - 04/29/13 10:56 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

that's ok... even if it dies, I will accept that, knowing I made the last moments of it's life comfortable instead of being eaten alive by maggots.

It looks dead though... I mean dead dead, and then it kicked...
it was crazy.

I just couldn't smash it with a shovel... I seriously think it MIGHT make it. because while I was drying it off and babying it tonight, a seed it had in it's cheek fell out when it cried a little bit, so I know it ate some of the food I gave it.


but I mean just imagine being strangled by the neck and torso for two days in the rain as parasites devour your body alive...

And all because I didn't want the birds to get my figs.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: LittleDipster]
    #18189800 - 04/29/13 10:57 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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its going to die. I dont mean to make you feel bad but when you do stuff like this you only prolong the suffering.



I hope it lives in defiance of your post. :crankey:

But you are probably right. :lol:


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Everlong]
    #18189806 - 04/29/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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its going to die. I dont mean to make you feel bad but when you do stuff like this you only prolong the suffering.



I hope it lives in defiance of your post. :crankey:

But you are probably right. :lol:





me too, either way I looked it in the eyes and if it DOES survive, I have a feeling I will have a pocket chipmunk for life.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189809 - 04/29/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Just go stomp it. Fucking thing is going to die anyway, you're only prolonging its misery.
Why are you being so meddlesome?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189810 - 04/29/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

but I will eventually set it free, when it recovers.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189811 - 04/29/13 10:58 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

It will probably die, but it is sweet of you to try and nurse it back to health.

Why did you put a bird net around your tree?


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189814 - 04/29/13 10:59 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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LittleDipster said:
its going to die. I dont mean to make you feel bad but when you do stuff like this you only prolong the suffering.



I hope it lives in defiance of your post. :crankey:

But you are probably right. :lol:





me too, either way I looked it in the eyes and if it DOES survive, I have a feeling I will have a pocket chipmunk for life.




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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: something super extreme]
    #18189820 - 04/29/13 10:59 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Just go stomp it. Fucking thing is going to die anyway, you're only prolonging its misery.
Why are you being so meddlesome?





it won't die if I don't let it... the thing is in paradise right now considering the torture it was in,... so if it wants to die, it will die..


BUT THIS THING SHOWS SIGNS OF LIFE. OF SURVIVAL

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189822 - 04/29/13 11:00 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Why did you put a bird net around your tree?





To keep the birds from eating my massive fruit crops.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189837 - 04/29/13 11:02 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

I wonder how many creatures you will kill in the future. Is it really that imperative for your crop that you put a net around the tree? I have never had a fig tree, but grew up with mango and banana trees and we never did anything like that, so I am just curious. This is the first time I am hearing of anyone doing this.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental] * 1
    #18189843 - 04/29/13 11:03 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

My cat brougght a rather large juvenile bunny to my porch today and started trying to eat it I thought it was dead but then it started kicking so I made my cat leave it alone and it hopped away all sideways and shit.

I hope it lived so I can shoot it and eat it once it matures.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189847 - 04/29/13 11:04 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I wonder how many creatures you will kill in the future. Is it really that imperative for your crop that you put a net around the tree? I have never had a fig tree, but grew up with mango and banana trees and we never did anything like that, so I am just curious. This is the first time I am hearing of anyone doing this.





Well considering my neighboors trap the chipmonks and squirells and shoot them in the head and then display their dead bodies makes me feel a little better about myself..

besides, it was a glitch that this one got stuck and NORMALLY any animal that may get stuck I would free imediately... but it was raining for two days straight and I hadn't checked.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189853 - 04/29/13 11:05 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Oh no!! Best of luck to you and Chippy!

I found a chipmunk in the lighting booth of a theatre I was working in, he was a really robust, normal chipmunk though. We already had a fish in the green room so when the stagemanager texted the entertainment manager of the company to tell him we had a chipmunk in the booth, he asked us if we had a terrarium to keep him in.  I handfed him some granola to lure him away from exposed electrics, and I had a bottle of water so I poured a little bit into the bottle cap and gave it to him - but he was really skittish, and it took four of us 30 minutes to actually figure out how to wrangle him humanely and let him outside.


We also named him Chippy.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189854 - 04/29/13 11:05 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

birds don't really go for mangoes or bananas, but they eat the fuck out of figs and berries.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: pirate-blues]
    #18189857 - 04/29/13 11:06 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Oh no!! Best of luck to you and Chippy!

I found a chipmunk in the lighting booth of a theatre I was working in, he was a really robust, normal chipmunk though. We already had a fish in the green room so when the stagemanager texted the entertainment manager of the company to tell him we had a chipmunk in the booth, he asked us if we had a terrarium to keep him in.  I handfed him some granola to lure him away from exposed electrics, and I had a bottle of water so I poured a little bit into the bottle cap and gave it to him - but he was really skittish, and it took four of us 30 minutes to actually figure out how to wrangle him humanely and let him outside.


We also named him Chippy.




THANKS!!!

and great story...

This thing was so almost dead, I think it will be more humanized...

I may even get it to sing :smile:

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189863 - 04/29/13 11:07 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

The ones that get shot die quickly and painlessly, with but a scant fraction of a second to appreciate their demise.
Your chipmunk was subject to a most medieval and barbaric form of torture. Not that I care, really. I just find your attempts at portraying this as an admirable act of benevolence to be hilarious.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: TrentBoyett]
    #18189866 - 04/29/13 11:07 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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My cat brougght a rather large juvenile bunny to my porch today and started trying to eat it I thought it was dead but then it started kicking so I made my cat leave it alone and it hopped away all sideways and shit.

I hope it lived so I can shoot it and eat it once it matures.





yeah the cats around here are notorious chipmunk KILLERS>


they eat the body, leaving only the head... it's quite morbid to find chipmunk heads around the yard..

seriously lol

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: something super extreme] * 1
    #18189870 - 04/29/13 11:08 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I just find your attempts at portraying this as an admirable act of benevolence to be hilarious.





you sir, are shortsighted, and not very perceptive.
This is an act of guilt, and cleaning consciousness.

you're just gullible to think I am looking for admiration ...

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189873 - 04/29/13 11:09 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Well considering my neighboors trap the chipmonks and squirells and shoot them in the head and then display their dead bodies makes me feel a little better about myself..




That's pretty messed up. But I guess if they have an overpopulation problem...

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birds don't really go for mangoes or bananas, but they eat the fuck out of figs and berries.



We never had a problem with birds. It was more of the monkeys that would take them. I was just asking if it was really necessary. :shrug:


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189880 - 04/29/13 11:11 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

You're telling a countless number of strangers about how you saved an animal that you endangered to begin with while mostly failing to acknowledge this facet of your wonderful tale. Next time, if you want to do it a favour, break its neck and toss it back to the maggots and the scavengers.


How are you doing anything but what I said?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189884 - 04/29/13 11:11 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I sung a little song to it and named it chippy... it made a few noises







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sVs said:
Just go stomp it. Fucking thing is going to die anyway, you're only prolonging its misery.
Why are you being so meddlesome?




Its great you saved it, but I almost choked to death laughing at this thread.

:yeahthatsfunny::yeahthatsfunny:

Edited by brokentv (04/29/13 11:11 PM)

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow] * 1
    #18189885 - 04/29/13 11:11 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Well considering my neighboors trap the chipmonks and squirells and shoot them in the head and then display their dead bodies makes me feel a little better about myself..




That's pretty messed up. But I guess if they have an overpopulation problem...

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birds don't really go for mangoes or bananas, but they eat the fuck out of figs and berries.



We never had a problem with birds. It was more of the monkeys that would take them. I was just asking if it was really necessary. :shrug:





Well, it's the difference between a five gallon bucket each of raspberries, figs, and blackberries, or only a handful.

I work too hard to make my plants nice and healthy to see the entire crop eaten by ravaging birds... I also use scarecrows, pie tins, and toy owls and snakes to ward them off, but they will come anyways.

SO yea, look into commercial grape or berry farming and many use massive bird nets, acres wide, to protect million dollar harvests.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189887 - 04/29/13 11:12 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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monkeys




Where did you live at this time?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189890 - 04/29/13 11:13 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Why do you need a five gallon bucket of berries and figs? The birds are just doing what is expected of them, sir.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: something super extreme]
    #18189891 - 04/29/13 11:13 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

I think if was quite clear what I was saying... you just misinterpreted it..Go troll someone elses thread if you have nothing positive to add.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: something super extreme]
    #18189895 - 04/29/13 11:14 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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monkeys




Where did you live at this time?



I lived on the largest of the Bay Islands off Honduras' coast.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189898 - 04/29/13 11:15 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Why do you need a five gallon bucket of berries and figs? The birds are just doing what is expected of them, sir.





I need them because I have to grow some of my own food to suplement my income because the govt taxes me too much on my properties...

Happy? lol..

don't go playing the perfect princess my dear. Us humans are pretty much all in a similar boat.

That air you're breathing right now? well 50 endangered species died somewhere to make that happen. THey just did... you are the cause of Amazon deforestation and the extinction of 1000's of species..

well, not you personally... but do you get my point?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189900 - 04/29/13 11:15 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Where did you live at this time?



I lived on the largest of the Bay Islands off Honduras' coast.





Holy crap no way I was just on Utila a few years abck... do you mean Roatan?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189907 - 04/29/13 11:16 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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monkeys




Where did you live at this time?



I lived on the largest of the Bay Islands off Honduras' coast.





Holy crap no way I was just on Utila a few years abck... do you mean Roatan?



haha yes! That is where my family is from. :sun: I have visited frequently and lived there for a few years. It was fun waking up to the beach every morning, but the monkeys are sneaky. lol


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Chairman Meow]
    #18189908 - 04/29/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

:raisemyglass:

Island life is nice. Part of my father's family relocated from Catalan regions of Spain to the Canary Islands.
It's quite pleasant.

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    #18189909 - 04/29/13 11:17 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I lived on the largest of the Bay Islands off Honduras' coast.





How long did you live there? I can't believe I never knew that lol. The bay islands are the bomb.. I absolutely love the little island of Utila.

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    #18189916 - 04/29/13 11:18 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

That is Crazy, tripple S.


I seriously want to live there someday.


I spent some time on Roatan... we took a boat across the ocean to get there several times, it's about a 45 minute ride if I remember. We jumpd the mainland from there by small seaplane.


HAve you even been to UTILA?

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189926 - 04/29/13 11:21 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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:raisemyglass:

Island life is nice. Part of my father's family relocated from Catalan regions of Spain to the Canary Islands.
It's quite pleasant.



Dude, that is awesome. I have always wanted to go to Spain, and I bet the Canary Islands are amazing. You are lucky to have family there so you can visit!

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I lived on the largest of the Bay Islands off Honduras' coast.





How long did you live there? I can't believe I never knew that lol. The bay islands are the bomb.. I absolutely love the little island of Utila.



I lived there for almost 3 years. Were you there for vacation? I love meeting people who have been there, because it is such a fun place.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189935 - 04/29/13 11:23 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Utila is nice! SSS, you lived on Roatan? I first learned to dive around those parts when I was little. Beautiful place :highfive:

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    #18189943 - 04/29/13 11:25 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

lol my family has been going there for some years but I finally made it for a bitg wedding... spend 12 days out there..

Do you know the Mango Inn? or ( oh lords it's been so long) that one place where they guy has made statues and tree canopies and seashell paradise castle thing? I think it's like the jade palace?

I saw the whole island, and I love the lifestyle... but trying to SURVIVE out there would be difficult.

the people live on like $1000 USD a year.... just barely surviving.

I need to check my pictures and journals to remember the names of the places.

You lived on Utila for 3 years? or Roatan?

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    #18189949 - 04/29/13 11:25 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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HAve you even been to UTILA?



I have, but only a few times. I usually stayed on Roatan and made occasional trips to Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula or La Ceiba.


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    #18189951 - 04/29/13 11:26 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I first learned to dive around those parts when I was little. Beautiful place :highfive:





Holy crap the snorkling is AMAZING...at the edge of the reef when it drops off into the deep and then dark ocean, TALK ABOUT CHILLS AND ADRENALINE...

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    #18189958 - 04/29/13 11:27 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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HAve you even been to UTILA?



I have, but only a few times. I usually stayed on Roatan and made occasional trips to Tegucigalpa, San Pedro Sula or La Ceiba.





That's crazy... I somehow vaugly remember us talking about this like 5 years ago...

OH how you've restored the wanderlust for the Bay Islands in me.,.. OH SIGH!!!

Now, if I can just get through these 65-75 hour work weeks( between two jobs and an ebay buisness on the side) and get my money straight, I'll be on the first flight out :smile:

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189967 - 04/29/13 11:30 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

I lived on Roatan for 3 years. I do know the place where the seashell castle is, yes. My family owns a few places on Roatan so it proves convenient for visiting. Such a nice place.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189975 - 04/29/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

One time, I was playing Frisbee golf, threw my disc a little high and it collided with a tree and fell to the ground. I saw something else fall too figured it was a leaf.

Went to pick my disc up and heard a bunch of squeaking. Looked around a bit and found 3 baby squirrel .
Turned out I hit a squirrel nest with a few babies in it, and the babies fell out.


Didn't know what to do, so I piled them at the bottom of the tree, all screechin n shit. Figured the mom would take em back. Came back the next day and they were all dead.

I feel like shit thinking about that. Fuck, I could have 3 pet squirrels right now.


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    #18189976 - 04/29/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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That's crazy... I somehow vaugly remember us talking about this like 5 years ago...

OH how you've restored the wanderlust for the Bay Islands in me.,.. OH SIGH!!!

Now, if I can just get through these 65-75 hour work weeks( between two jobs and an ebay buisness on the side) and get my money straight, I'll be on the first flight out :smile:



Once you saved up and moved out there, you could probably make a decent living. Even as a fisherman or starting your own business or whatnot.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18189977 - 04/29/13 11:31 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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I first learned to dive around those parts when I was little. Beautiful place :highfive:





Holy crap the snorkling is AMAZING...at the edge of the reef when it drops off into the deep and then dark ocean, TALK ABOUT CHILLS AND ADRENALINE...





Yeah, I'm curious to try diving it again now that I'm not 10 years old anymore and able to dive more stuff - The whole reason we were in Utila was to see these guys :


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    #18189983 - 04/29/13 11:32 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

That is an awesome pic, pirate.


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    #18189995 - 04/29/13 11:35 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Oh I wish it was mine lol. No, I missed out on the whalesharks - I got really sick while we were there and wasn't on the boat when one eventually showed up unfortunately, we had no air conditioning where we were staying and that made it 10,000x worse, wish I would've just gone out in the open air - that would've been cool to see even if it was from the surface.

One day :sun:

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    #18190000 - 04/29/13 11:37 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Once you saved up and moved out there, you could probably make a decent living. Even as a fisherman or starting your own business or whatnot.





Thanks for the positive thoughts! and YES! I sure could. I would be a farmer, fished, homesteader, land-maker, etc...

I could hack the lifestyle and the harsh hurricanes that sometimes pass...

It's all about doing something you love though... also have to consider healthcare and all that shit too, ya know :smile:

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    #18190014 - 04/29/13 11:40 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Oh I wish it was mine lol. No, I missed out on the whalesharks - I got really while we were there and wasn't on the boat when one eventually showed up unfortunately, we had no air conditioning where we were staying and that made it 10,000x worse, wish I would've just gone out in the open air - that would've been cool to see even if it was from the surface.

One day :sun:





LOL.. I spent a lot of time at the Whale Shark research center on the island... We charted a fishing boat, and I actually glimpsed, FROM A DISTANCE, a whale shark tail( and yes I'm certain< because we made the call and a dive team were soon on the scene, snapping footage. It was amazing.
We fried some bonita that night and made avocado paste and beer... AMAZING.

Also, there are some amazing women ... but I didn't dip my stick for one because I wasn't ready and two because I wasn't there long enough.

LOVE THE ISLANDS!

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    #18190022 - 04/29/13 11:42 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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One time, I was playing Frisbee golf, threw my disc a little high and it collided with a tree and fell to the ground. I saw something else fall too figured it was a leaf.

Went to pick my disc up and heard a bunch of squeaking. Looked around a bit and found 3 baby squirrel .
Turned out I hit a squirrel nest with a few babies in it, and the babies fell out.


Didn't know what to do, so I piled them at the bottom of the tree, all screechin n shit. Figured the mom would take em back. Came back the next day and they were all dead.

I feel like shit thinking about that. Fuck, I could have 3 pet squirrels right now.





Hey, everything happens for a reason..

You should FEEL WORSE ABOUT USING THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW

Which is powered by electricity, and to GET THAT POWER, millions of animals were driven from their homes and starved to death or hit by cars.

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    #18190027 - 04/29/13 11:43 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

and I mean millions, probably hundreds of millions, and some of those animals were way cuter and more rare and precious than 3 squirrels...

SO why don't you clear your guilty fukking consciousness L:)

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    #18190033 - 04/29/13 11:45 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

PS... I can't wait to post pics tomorrow of my chipmunk... ALIVE... and if it dies, I'll still honor it with a picture... and then bury it with some food and nuts for the chipmunk afterlife... Egyptian style... like I burried my Cat.

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    #18190040 - 04/29/13 11:48 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Thanks for the positive thoughts! and YES! I sure could. I would be a farmer, fished, homesteader, land-maker, etc...

I could hack the lifestyle and the harsh hurricanes that sometimes pass...

It's all about doing something you love though... also have to consider healthcare and all that shit too, ya know :smile:



Seeing doctors there is a LOT cheaper than in the US. The only thing you'd have to worry about really, is if you actually had to go to the hospital for an emergency and having to be evacuated or whatever, since there are only clinics on the islands (at least since I have last been there).

Hopefully you'll get out there someday. Good luck.

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    #18190042 - 04/29/13 11:48 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Yeah, I spent a lot of summers around the British Virgin Islands and Bonaire, for the longest time I wanted to be a marine biologist and live down there - but somehow I ended up in Philadelphia instead :facepalm:. I would love to travel and dive a lot this summer - but it's probably not going to be in the cards for a little while :/.

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    #18190053 - 04/29/13 11:51 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Hopefully you'll get out there someday. Good luck.

Look forward to seeing your Chippy pics, btw.




Thanks Sappy. Good advice...  outside of emergency, I'd do major medical work on my trips to the mainland, I guess.

also, I'm not going to disturb CHIPPY now... the light in the Garage is off and he is either sleeping or dying...

Oh the drama, oh the sadness... I might even light a little fire in it's honor.... if it dies... * cries *


stay tuned folks :smile:

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HOPE FOR THE BEST
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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18190057 - 04/29/13 11:52 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Is he making full use of his limbs? Typically flies only lay eggs on something if it is rotting. I'm kinda wondering if circulation got cut off to a limb due to the net. Either way, he might make it, he might not. If he does I think you should have a chipmunk friend. Just don't do some cheesy shit like naming it Alvin.

Also, be sure to keep him warm. Like 80 degrees or so. Warmth speeds recovery.

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    #18190062 - 04/29/13 11:53 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Yeah, I spent a lot of summers around the British Virgin Islands and Bonaire,





My grandfather was the Attorney General appointed by Eisenhower himself over the Virgin islands... I don't want to give too much more information about which island and all that and the timeframe... but.. I have a lot of love for THOSE islands, too.

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    #18190077 - 04/29/13 11:56 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Is he making full use of his limbs? Typically flies only lay eggs on something if it is rotting. I'm kinda wondering if circulation got cut off to a limb due to the net. Either way, he might make it, he might not. If he does I think you should have a chipmunk friend. Just don't do some cheesy shit like naming it Alvin.

Also, be sure to keep him warm. Like 80 degrees or so. Warmth speeds recovery.





Yes, it is starting to use it's limbs.

Yes , I fear the same, about the circulation issue, and I fear that it MIGHT be paralyed in the right leg.

I can't believe the poor thing was just tied up there basically getting rained hard on for two days while I was too lazy to go see the fig tree in the torrential downpour...

But.

The thing managed to eat some food, and from what I can tell, it's in critical condition... but I believe in the power! If it must die, I can accept that... but it will make me sad that I was the cause...

even though my neighbor is a terrible rodent killing bastard, I will not give in to such shamefulness and let the creatures live.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18190092 - 04/30/13 12:01 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

If it's eating that's a good sign man. Did you smell any signs of death/rotting meat when you picked it up? If not I bet he'll make it. Might wanna mix up some sugar water (just the slightest bit sweet to the taste) and give that to him for some extra energy/immune boost. Also try giving him some figs or oranges or fruit of some type. That lil dude needs some nutrients so he can heal faster. Also, like I said, keep him warm! Put a heating pad under the cage on medium or low setting.

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    #18190101 - 04/30/13 12:05 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Well, it sort of smelled like wet dog.. but not rot... The poor thing started to crawl around in my hands and over the towel.... I think it realized I wasn't going to hurt it but I can imagine the stress that it went through, and the stress that it is still going through now...


Ok, I put some nuts and lettuce and banana for it to eat, but I'm gonna put my mini heater out there right now to warm the place up.


Will post pics tomorrow, as it's already 2am lol..

Thanks for the advice... gonna try the sugar water too. just leave it for it to sniff out.

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    #18190102 - 04/30/13 12:05 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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One time, I was playing Frisbee golf, threw my disc a little high and it collided with a tree and fell to the ground. I saw something else fall too figured it was a leaf.

Went to pick my disc up and heard a bunch of squeaking. Looked around a bit and found 3 baby squirrel .
Turned out I hit a squirrel nest with a few babies in it, and the babies fell out.


Didn't know what to do, so I piled them at the bottom of the tree, all screechin n shit. Figured the mom would take em back. Came back the next day and they were all dead.

I feel like shit thinking about that. Fuck, I could have 3 pet squirrels right now.





Hey, everything happens for a reason..

You should FEEL WORSE ABOUT USING THE INTERNET RIGHT NOW

Which is powered by electricity, and to GET THAT POWER, millions of animals were driven from their homes and starved to death or hit by cars.





That is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard.


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    #18190106 - 04/30/13 12:07 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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That is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard.





You're the stupidest fucking thing I have heard( in the last 5 minutes) that is... Keep it up and reveal how ignorant you really are.

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    #18190108 - 04/30/13 12:07 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

So I wasn't the only one thinking that, good to know.
:raisemyglass:


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You're the stupidest fucking thing I have heard



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    #18190117 - 04/30/13 12:09 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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That is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever heard.





You're the stupidest fucking thing I have heard( in the last 5 minutes) that is... Keep it up and reveal how ignorant you really are.




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    #18190121 - 04/30/13 12:09 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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So I wasn't the only one thinking that, good to know.







No, and you won't be the last.


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    #18190122 - 04/30/13 12:09 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

I will share my tale of the baby squirrel with you tomorrow.

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    #18190343 - 04/30/13 01:07 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Sending awesome good vibes to you and chippy



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    #18190348 - 04/30/13 01:09 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

one time my dog was throwing this squirrel up in the air with its mouth and catching it

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    #18190528 - 04/30/13 02:19 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

i saw one of my cats walking around with a bird in its mouth by the head at first i thought it was dead but it started kicking a bit i got him to put it down nicely and put it in a box it didnt look good and brought it to a place they help them asap and it made it and got better the cat was pissed at me he had his own food and didnt need to eat a bird on my watch  i hope the chipmunk makes it man thats nice of you to help it out


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    #18190599 - 04/30/13 03:05 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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


Frequently Asked Questions
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    Well the time has come for a FAQ page. It seems the Squirrel Connections and I get the same questions over and over and this is a good place to answer those. You can click on the question in the list below, or scroll the page and read them all.



    Q. I have found baby squirrels, what do I do?

    A. The first thing to do is get them stabilized while you look for a licensed wildlife rehabilitator. If you send a blank email to: Emergency Care Information the Emergency Care Information will be sent to you automatically. This will tell you what you should and should not do until you get in touch with a rehabber in your area. You can also read the page on Stabilization for information on stabilizing the baby until you reach a rehabber.

    The next thing is to start looking for a licensed rehabber by going to the Squirrel Connections page.

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    Q. Where do I put the baby while looking for a rehabber? Can I leave it outside?

    A. You should NEVER leave the baby outside, they should be brought in the house. If you are concerned about pets/children, you can place the baby squirrel in a small box with non-frayed toweling and put them in a separate room in your house where you can close the door.

    The box should be placed on a heating pad and if you will send for the Emergency Care Instructions by sending a blank email to: Emergency Care Information you will get all of the information that you need to get the baby warm and stabilized until you get in touch with a rehabber.

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    Q. The baby seems to have external parasites, what do I do?

    A. The parasites MUST be removed. The main ones are usually: fleas, ants and maggots. They have to be removed by hand and you can read about doing this on the Stabilization page.

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    Q. Some of the squirrels in my yard seem to have large bumps on them... what could this be?

    A. If it is late summer and early fall, more than likely you are seeing warbles. These are a larvae that bury under the skin of the squirrel and other rodents. If you look very closely at the lump you should see an air hole. The larvae uses this hole to breathe and excrete from. They can stay in the squirrel for 3-6 weeks until they are fully developed, then they will leave. The lumps should heal over and go away and the fur should grow back. While they are uncomfortable for the squirrel, it really does no long term harm.

    You should never attempt to remove these on your own. If in removing the larvae you should break it, it excretes a toxin that can kill the squirrel. You can check out this web site on Squirrel Fibromatosis vs. Bot Fly Infestation (Link will open in a new window) which has photos of what they look like as well as comparison photos to squirrel with Fibromatosis.

    If after viewing the photos you determine your squirrel has Fibromatosis you should get in touch with a licensed rehabber ASAP so it can receive the proper treatment.

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    Q. What do I feed the baby that I have found?

    A. You DO NOT feed them anything. You should get them warm first by following the instructions on the Stabilization page. This information will also tell you how you can rehydrate them and then you need to Locate A Wildlife Rehabilitator.

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    Q. Why can't I feed the baby as soon as I find it? I know it has to be hungry.

    A. Feeding can actually cause death by pulling fluids from the system of a severly dehydrated animal in order to process the food that you feed it. It must be determined if the baby is dehydrated first before giving any food.

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    Q. But I have milk in the refrigerator, canned milk, human infant formula or a special milk that says it is for wildlife, can I feed them that?

    A. NO! Never feed wildlife cows milk under any circumstances unless you want to sign the death warrant for the baby you have found.

    The babies require a special formula and anything made for humans is not acceptable. The "formulas" that you can buy in pet stores or discount stores that say they are for wildlife are not acceptable either.

    The milk comparison below is for the Grey Squirrels milk, Esbilac and cow's milk so you can see the differences and see that Esbilac is by far the best choice.

    Grey Squirrel Milk
    Solids 27.6% Protein 9.2% Fat 12.6% Carbohydrate 3.4%
    Esbilac (1 part powder to 1.5 parts water)
    Solids 23.44% Protein 8.07% Fat 10.28% Carbohydrate 3.29%
    Cow's Milk
    Solids 12.0% Protein 3.3% Fat 3.3% Carbohydrate 4.7%


    If you want to see what the cow's milk formulas will do, look at the Improper Diet page.

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    Q. Why can't you or one of the Squirrel Connections tell me how to raise these babies myself?

    A. That question is answered on the Please Read page.

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    Q. Should I try to get the mom to take the babies back?

    A. Not unless you know for sure when the nest fell. If the mom is going to come and get the babies, she will do so right away after the nest or babies have fallen. The babies need help right now.

    Don't think that it is always the mom that is coming to get them because that may not be case. It may be other squirrels that are waiting to get the babies and kill them instead of the mother coming to get them.

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    Q. I don't have any Pedialyte for rehydrating the babies with, is there something that I can make up myself?

    A. If you do not have access to Pedialyte, you can make a homemade rehydration solution as follows:

        one teaspoon salt
        three teaspoons sugar
        one quart of warm water
        Stir all of these ingredients until thoroughly mixed and store in the refrigerator.
        Make sure you warm up just what you need to feed the baby before you feed them, never give them cold rehydration solution.

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    Q. Why is a cat bite deadly to wildlife?

    A. Cats carry a bacteria in their saliva called pasturella. If any wild animal is exposed to the saliva from a cat, the bacteria affects their central nervous system. Unless the proper antibiotics are administered in the first 12-24 hours, the animal will eventually die.

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    Q. My kids really want to raise the baby themselves... why can't they?

    A. I always wonder WHO the adults are in the house when I hear this one.

        It is illegal for a non-licensed wildlife rehabilitator to possess wildlife. So are you going to teach your kids that it is ok to break the law? If you are found with an illegal animal, there is a good chance that Fish and Wildlife will confiscate the animal, euthanize it, and there may also be fines and criminal charges filed.
        There are diseases and viruses that can be passed on to your children if they do not know how to protect themselves.
        Squirrels will pee and poop anywhere when they have to go. The smell is rather strong and difficult to get out of carpet and clothing.
        Do your kids have 12 weeks of their time, day and night, to spend caring for the baby? They do require feedings every 2-4 hours, depending on the age of the baby, around the clock. Someone is not going to get any sleep for 12 weeks.
        As they get older, the squirrels will bite. If your child is bitten, be prepared to euthanize the squirrel and have it tested for rabies and pay for the post exposure rabies shots which run about $1,500.00 - $2,000.00 for the whole series.
        Are you prepared to explain death to your children when the baby dies? If the baby is not cared for properly and does not receive the proper diet, it will die. See Metabolic Bone Disease.
        Are you prepared to build suitable caging and housing for this squirrel to get it ready for release? Do you know the techniques for preparing a squirrel for release? You cannot just put them outside when they are old enough to be released. There is a process that we go through to get them ready to be released.


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    Q. I have found an injured adult, what do I do?

    A. Use extreme caution that you do not get bitten by the adult. If you have gardening gloves, put those on.

        Get a box that is a little bigger than the squirrel.
        Get a large towel and a soft broom or a piece of cardboard.
        Get near the squirrel and throw the towel over the squirrel making sure to cover the eyes.
        Put the box on its side right next to the squirrel.
        Gently nudge the squirrel into the box with the soft broom or piece of cardboard.
        Slowly and gently roll the squirrel into the box as you turn it upright.
        Close the lid.
        Get the squirrel to the closest wildlife rehabilitator ASAP.

    There are some injuries that can be successfully treated IF the rehabber gets the squirrel soon enough. The longer you wait to get them to someone, the harder it is going to be to treat the injuries. You wouldn't wait to take your children to the Emergency Room would you?

    If you can do so safely, this is a good time to check and see if it is a female that is nursing babies by looking at the teats or you can let the wildlife rehabilitator check this for you. If you or the rehabilitator determine that she is a nursing mom, please keep your eyes and ears open for a few days for crying babies. They will start to look for mom after a few days and most fall out of the nest. Please do NOT climb any trees looking for the babies.

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    Q. What is a squirrel nest called?

    A. The nest that you see up in the tree is called a "drey." They are typically made out of small twigs, leaves and other leaf-like materials. The interior of the nest is made soft by use of fur or other soft material and are usually located in the top third of a tree. You can see pictures of the interior of a squirrel nest on the Inside A Squirrel Nest page.

    Squirrels will also build a "den" inside the cavity of a tree. They usually use old woodpecker holes or other cavities that occur naturally in some trees over time.

    Caution: Please use caution as to what you leave laying around your yard. We are getting in more squirrels every year that have their tails tied together with string, twine or fishing line. The mom will find any of these and use them to make the nest with. While growing up the babies usually get their tails tangled up in it and never get free of it. They will fall out of the nest still tied together. So please check around your yard and make sure that you do not have anything they could borrow to use in their nest that would be harmful to the babies.

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    Q. At what age do baby squirrels open their eyes?

    A. Grey squirrel babies open their eyes at 5 weeks of age. Flying squirrel babies will open their eyes at 4 weeks of age.




also

http://www.squirrel-rehab.org/pictures/improperdiet.html


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: jack_straw2208] * 1
    #18190621 - 04/30/13 03:19 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

just so you know possessing an injured chipmunk (in Canada at least) is illegal without a permit.

the wildlife officials actually don't want you doing this.


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Shins]
    #18190709 - 04/30/13 04:34 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

one time i was chilling at a park on a bench and i saw a squirrel with a plastic spoon eating some ones left over chocolate ice cream or pudding and a little cup siting by it was funny looking he was loveing it i didnt think they eat stuff like that he made me a bit hungry 
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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: jack_straw2208]
    #18190722 - 04/30/13 04:45 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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    Q. Some of the squirrels in my yard seem to have large bumps on them... what could this be?

    A. If it is late summer and early fall, more than likely you are seeing warbles.




Warbles  :puke:

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Gumby]
    #18194130 - 04/30/13 08:45 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Well I just got home from work all happy and getting my camera ready to take pictures of chippy and let it run around on me and all that..
but boy was I DEAD WRONG.

The poor fellow was laying there, lifeless, so sad and miserable. But in my defense I did give the chipmonk some time for happy thoughts, after the torturous afair it went through in the net.

SO yeah, I'll bury it along with the food and washcloth it used to snuggle up.



Turns out there is a hole INSIDE the net, and I think the colony of chipmonks are trapped inside a8x8foot area.


So, no pics, I'm upset and both sad and happy for the chipmonk.. RIP.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: Shins]
    #18194177 - 04/30/13 08:55 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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Shins said:
just so you know possessing an injured chipmunk (in Canada at least) is illegal without a permit.

the wildlife officials actually don't want you doing this.





It's legal here.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: watermelon mon]
    #18194192 - 04/30/13 08:57 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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watermelon mon said:
one time i was chilling at a park on a bench and i saw a squirrel with a plastic spoon eating some ones left over chocolate ice cream or pudding and a little cup siting by it was funny looking he was loveing it i didnt think they eat stuff like that he made me a bit hungry 
:mindblown:





WOw was it using the spoon like a monkey would? They do have amazingly similar to human hands.


Does anyone think I should do an Autopsy on the chipmunk before I bury it, so confirm a probable cause of death which would be maggots? Would be an interesting and morbid experiment to just cut it in half long ways with some hunting scissors.

Hrm, I could just fold it back up and bury it...Bury it with some nuts to eat in the afterlife? Hrm.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18194363 - 04/30/13 09:23 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Sorry to hear about that - I personally wouldn't do any dissections but whatever floats your boat lol.

And yeah, city squirrels scare the shit out of me - they're so sassy and unafraid of humans. This reminds me of a recently solved a mystery in my life that's a couple years old - shortly before I moved to Philly, I was visiting a friend who was here and bf at the time had found a parking spot on a nearby street alongside a playground in South Philly, urban as all hell. The next morning we walk out and find what looks like a pigeon that had a small explosive shoved up it's butt and detonated all over the windshield of his car. I wasn't really all that familiar with the city at the time, and we both had no idea wtf happened, at that point we were convinced some crazy homeless person had ripped it apart and eaten part of it.
A year after I move to the city, I find the same thing except with a squirrel ripped to pieces on my car. And then it was only a matter of time before I figured out what it was - we have a bunch of hawks all over the city that like to catch things and eat them over people's cars and make huge messes of their entrails - they even cannibalize each other.  :uhoh:



here's a pretty accurate summary of what it looks like, people get really excited about it here - but they've just got 0 fear of humans. They're beautiful animals, and I'm glad it's not crazy homeless people tearing squirrels and pigeons to shreds and leaving them on people's cars, at least.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: pirate-blues]
    #18194381 - 04/30/13 09:25 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Well whatever floats your boat. the cats and birds here are always beating up on each other and exercising the food chain. There's all sorts of hawks.. city hawks and country ones. All about adaptation. I'm just gonna bury it lol... I never really was into biology.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18194525 - 04/30/13 09:58 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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2Experimental said:
Well I just got home from work all happy and getting my camera ready to take pictures of chippy and let it run around on me and all that..
but boy was I DEAD WRONG.

The poor fellow was laying there, lifeless, so sad and miserable. But in my defense I did give the chipmonk some time for happy thoughts, after the torturous afair it went through in the net.

SO yeah, I'll bury it along with the food and washcloth it used to snuggle up.



Turns out there is a hole INSIDE the net, and I think the colony of chipmonks are trapped inside a8x8foot area.


So, no pics, I'm upset and both sad and happy for the chipmonk.. RIP.




Well that didn't turn out like I hoped it would :lol:


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18194786 - 04/30/13 11:03 PM (10 years, 10 months ago)

poor chipmunk? what about those poor maggots.  they had dinner all lined up until you rose up the seas and drowned them.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: unam sanctum]
    #18195010 - 05/01/13 12:13 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

yeah it was holding it with its hands licking it

i will occasionally git cussed out pretty bad by a squirrel for just walking by or standing around they can be loud lol and dam pirate those hawks are vicious i have seen them around in the sky along with alot of bald eagles and turkey vultures circling around at different times haven't seen them much until this year for some reason


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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: unam sanctum]
    #18195059 - 05/01/13 12:26 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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poor chipmunk? what about those poor maggots.  they had dinner all lined up until you rose up the seas and drowned them.




Well another voice of reason.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: watermelon mon]
    #18195070 - 05/01/13 12:28 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

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watermelon mon said:
yeah it was holding it with its hands licking it

i will occasionally git cussed out pretty bad by a squirrel for just walking by or standing around they can be loud lol and dam pirate those hawks are vicious i have seen them around in the sky along with alot of bald eagles and turkey vultures circling around at different times haven't seen them much until this year for some reason




The only reason I wanted to perform the au-taupsy was to know for certain WHAT internal organs were parasitic and where those areas lie.

For intensive purposes, I for one, have found some death naturally... but many of it is u-natural... in fact, a lot of it is. Like the over farming and torture of farm animals.

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Re: saved a dying baby chipmunk today [Re: 2Experimental]
    #18195079 - 05/01/13 12:32 AM (10 years, 10 months ago)

Perhaps the answer is: what is it worth to a homes foundation, to a fruits crop?

What if humans were like an invasive insect like the roach or mosquito, and could be easily and mas-sly eliminated by a simple poison,.

Or is the simplicity of the equation just the time it takes that is exponentially increased verses the ORGANIC history of our for fathers and mothers?

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