Help...2 baby squirrels...

[maple]

I did find the lamp to be too much and that is why I have it pointed away and it is not directly on them. Thank you for the suggestions for the wool...I have some socks I was tossing...I'll use those.

I'm waiting for the rehab lady to call me back. She said I could drop them off tonight. Still no word.


I'm not financially able to go buy puppy formula. I already had kitten formula. I don't expect to raise them. I think it would be somewhat a neat experiance but I am in the middle of a bitter divorce and being forced from my childhood home and have 30+ years of accumulation from my parents and 10 years of my and my x's stuff to sort through and the hammer is coming down from the judge...I need to get moving before they kick me out. I've got a whole lot on my plate right now and I'm disabled and am not recieving anything but child support and fighting for alimony and s.s.i. When I get moved out and to my new place...probably in a month or so...I'll be better off financially in home I can afford...until then, it's all I can do to have enough for what me and my children and pets need. Thank you for the suggestion though. If I ever find myself in the care of more squirrels at a later date then I will know to keep that in mind. Very interesting, thank you.

 

[TriciaHowe]

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Oh Maple, with all you have on your plate thanks for thinking of saving those babies. There are so many people in this world that would have left them laying without another thought.
Good luck!

Lisa

 

[maple]

Just got home from Hoo Haven. Karen is a wonderful lady. She said most rehabbers don't take "pinkies" but she does and feels at least we should give them a fighting chance. I'm to call her on Sunday to see how they are doing. I can't wait to go visit again and hopefully see both babies thriving. I love that place...I should totally volunteer to help there. Such a humble couple doing great work.

She told me I did a wonderful job and God knew I'd take care of them...and the stray pregnant cat that came our way a couple of weeks ago my 2 little girls informed her of. Such a good feeling to be a part of something good.

 

[maple]

http://www.hoohaven.org/index.htm

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! Looks like the squirrel-babies are in good hands. Good rescue!

Lisa

 

[maple]

I know in my heart they are.

Such a good feeling to have helped them. I know had I left them there overnight they'd be gone. They are so cute with their lil noises and stretches.

 

[ibpboo]

woo hoo maple, great job!

 

[TriciaHowe]

Thank you Maple for taking such wonderful care of the little ones and giving them a chance....

I never thought much about squirrels until we moved next to a forest and seem to get out fair share of orphans. They are cute and funny and totally spazzy. We have released all of our rescues back to the wild except for one. That is the southern flying squirrel that we have. He is so tame that we didn't think he would make it out there on his own. So we have had him for 2 years now and his name is Twitchy - like the one in the movie. He loves honey nut cheerios and gets so excited when he sees the bag his leg starts twitching. LOL!
This is him a few months after we rescued him - my FIL's cat thinks she's everything's mother and was carrying him around after a really bad thunderstorm. He must have blown out of the tree nest. She has never harmed a thing - even a baby bunny she was trying to lick clean. She has never had kittens(spayed) so I don't know what that was all about

 

[feather and mountain man]

Great job Maple on the quick thinking and saving the babies.

You sure do have a lot on your plate and did not have to take the time and effort to save them but you did and that says a lot about you!

God never gives us more than we can handle as long as we remember to walk with him.

You are in my thoughts and prayers.

I have been through a horrible divorce and I have dissabilities also. So I understand what you are going through.