OT-I have adopted quadruplet squirrels.

[Disney_Mama]

Found these guys a couple of days ago and noticed that their mom had disappeared. They were running after us desperate for attention and food. Thought I would share some pictures.
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/imgp0403.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/imgp0402.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/cimg4416.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/cimg4414.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/cimg4409.jpg

As soon as they start to eat seeds we are going to take them further into the woods.

[Subrbnmommy]

Wow! Congratulations! They're very cute!

[LittleFlounder]

Oh my goodness.. are they ever adorable!! :lovestruc

[MomtoEmIs&Ow]

Glad that you helped these little guys out! Just one warning- we rescued a baby squirrel last month and it had fleas :( :faint: I was so upset! My daughter and I both got flea bites ALL over! And I had soooo much cleaning to do!!! I hope that you guys don't have this problem, I think you should be fine, it looks like they are outside. I think it was just my bad luck!

[squirrel]

Sooo cute! Great pictures.

[Disney_Mama]

MomtoEmIs&Ow Thanks for the flea:scared1: warning. That would be awful. They are outside. We have a box with a blanket in it and I just go to them to give them milk. I did take them on a field trip last night to my DD brownie meeting. It was by far the best show and tell of the year.

[jenkh]

AWWWWWW i just made such a high pitched scream my cats bolted LOL

There so adorable.

[ktdaiwik]

Oh they are too cute!!!!

[lyzziesmom]

Oh my goodness, that is just about the cutest thing I've ever seen! Good luck with them, and more pictures please!!

[Disney_Mama]

These pictures are from today.:goodvibes
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/imgp0404.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/imgp0410.jpg
http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r46/pshaekn/imgp0407.jpg

[AKBAFB]

Oh they're so cute!:love: My mom has adopted the squirrel family that has a nest in her back yard. They come up on the deck and get treats from her! It's a momma squirrel and several babies. Good luck with your new little family!

[sammi]

Oh my goodness! They are soooo cute!:love:
Good luck on the rearing of your little fur babies!:hug:

[ktdaiwik]

They really are too cute!I would also imagine they take alot of work to look after!

[Disney_Mama]

:sad1: Well we have lost two of our babies overnight:sad1: and 1 is not looking so good. I did read on line that this is what usually happens with baby squirrels. On the positive side.... One is eating very well and looks to be in very good shape. I'll keep everyone posted.:sad1:

[iluvwesties]

Sorry to hear that 2 of the babies didn't make it :(

I saw a link about raising Baby Squirrels and wondered if it might help :confused3

http://www.stfranciswildlife.org/squirrels.html

Good luck with your other 2, they are sooooo cute :thumbsup2

iluvwesties (aka Carol) :wave:

[Disney_Mama]

Sorry to hear that 2 of the babies didn't make it :(

I saw a link about raising Baby Squirrels and wondered if it might help :confused3

http://www.stfranciswildlife.org/squirrels.html

Good luck with your other 2, they are sooooo cute :thumbsup2

iluvwesties (aka Carol) :wave:

That is a great site. Thanks soooo much. Way better than any of the sites I found.:thumbsup2

[laura001]

awww....they are so cute! Sorry to hear about losing 2 of them. How are they doing today??

[Disney_Mama]

Well as of yesterday the two remaining were doing great. But when I went out this morning to feed them the other two had passed as well :sad1:

[ktdaiwik]

Oh I am so sorry to hear after all your nuturing that they have passed away.

[laura001]

Aww...that is too bad, and yet they look so healthy in the pics. At least you tried to help them. :grouphug:

[Charleyann]

Those little guys were so cute!


Oh Gosh, missed the post where you lost the other two! That is sad...


Charleyann

[purplepeg]

That's so sad. They were so cute. How are your kids?

[Disney_Mama]

When we started the whole thing I made sure to tell them that the chances where slim that they would make it. I guess I did a good job preparing them because they took it better than I though.

[pxlbarrel]

When we started the whole thing I made sure to tell them that the chances where slim that they would make it. I guess I did a good job preparing them because they took it better than I though.

I'd be a wreck. I commend you for your efforts and at least they little ones knew somebody cared for them.

[lyzziesmom]

I showed this thread to my DD9 the other day and she was of course bowled over by their cuteness, and by your generosity in caring for them. I told her yesterday that they didn't make it, and this time it was my turn to be bowled over. She said, "I wish we would have found them. Even knowing that they would have died, I would have wanted to take care of them and make them happier for a few days."

Kids are resilient, and understand and accept things sometimes easier than we can. Glad your kids took it well.

[Disney_Mama]

I showed this thread to my DD9 the other day and she was of course bowled over by their cuteness, and by your generosity in caring for them. I told her yesterday that they didn't make it, and this time it was my turn to be bowled over. She said, "I wish we would have found them. Even knowing that they would have died, I would have wanted to take care of them and make them happier for a few days."

Kids are resilient, and understand and accept things sometimes easier than we can. Glad your kids took it well.

What an amazing thing for your daughter to say.:thumbsup2

[Narnia]

I'm sorry to hear that they passed away. Last year we had a sweety of a baby but we put a bed that was ment for small animals in his cage and he chewed a hole in it and suffercated. It was so sad because he was almost ready to go live outside:( We made our own milk and these odd protine balls they worked like a charm. The thing with them being babies is that if you feed a dehydrated one(even milk) they will die:(

[Disney_Mama]

The thing with them being babies is that if you feed a dehydrated one(even milk) they will die:(

I had no idea of that when we started. I found out from another web site but it was already too late. If I ever have the opportunity to help baby animals again I will start with a trip to the local vets office first.:goodvibes

[sammi]

Awww I'm so sorry to hear that you lost them.........:(
But you really did have the best of intentions and that's a wonderful thing!:thumbsup2

[Disney_Mama]

Awww I'm so sorry to hear that you lost them.........:(
But you really did have the best of intentions and that's a wonderful thing!:thumbsup2

:goodvibes Thank You:goodvibes