I live in Missouri and my dad spotted a white squirel in my neighborhood and took pics of it...Now hes very curious on what it is... Do you know what this squirel could be? do you think its albino or what? anything will help! thanks :]What do you know about these ';white squirels?';?
Sightings of white squirrels are actually fairly common in your area. Marionville, MO, claims to be the ';Home of the White Squirrel,'; but so do Olney, IL, and Kenton, TN. The squirrels are indeed albino, but no one knows for sure why there are colonies of them in these three towns.
Here's an article about Marionville you might enjoy, and it's quite informative:
http://www.ruralmissouri.org/03pages/03D鈥?/a>
According to the above article, their eyes are red, but sometimes appear dark because of the way the light hits them.What do you know about these ';white squirels?';?
most likely albino or it is a genetic problem that has spread instead of dying out
Grad,
A 'white squirrel' is an albino squirrel. It comes from a recessive gene, like when you breed brother and sister animals.
It is probably an albino gray squirrel -
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im鈥?/a>
Is this what they look like?
If so - pretty cool but not unheard of. There are also populations which have black versions as well.
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im鈥?/a>
More than likely it's albino........
I live near an area that has BLACK squirrels. I'd often wondered what would happen if I trapped a few black squirrels %26amp; released them in an area with alot of white squirrels? What do you get if you crossed an Albino with a Melanistic squirrel?
Friday, February 5, 2010
How can I help heal my squirels paw?
Hey, My name is Jessie and i found 2 baby squirells about 3 days ago. We went to take them to a wildlife rehabilitator and I really wanted to keep them, so the lady told us waht to do and now me and my mom are raising them. They are about 5-6 weeks old, and both healthy females. Now, one of the squirells seem to have a broken paw and I need to know how to fix it soon before we let them go. So, Please reply with REASONABLE answers. not like, put it in a sling. Please, I need to know and if I cant get anything we will call the rehabilitator. Thanks!!How can I help heal my squirels paw?
You actually shouldn't keep the squirrels forever, just let the one heal up by wrapping its arm up with medical tape. Then you should probably let them out into the wild because if you keep them any longer odds of them being able to survive aren't that high. I know they may be cute but you aren't going to want to take care of them forever take them back the the wildlife rehabilitation center once they are healed.How can I help heal my squirels paw?
I would call the wildlife for advice as they will know best what to do.
call the rehabilitator
pray for him im sure god will heal him instead of all the cancer sufferers out there.top 10 myspace
You actually shouldn't keep the squirrels forever, just let the one heal up by wrapping its arm up with medical tape. Then you should probably let them out into the wild because if you keep them any longer odds of them being able to survive aren't that high. I know they may be cute but you aren't going to want to take care of them forever take them back the the wildlife rehabilitation center once they are healed.How can I help heal my squirels paw?
I would call the wildlife for advice as they will know best what to do.
call the rehabilitator
pray for him im sure god will heal him instead of all the cancer sufferers out there.
How can i keep squirels and birds out of my tomatoes and peppers plants?
Get a fake owl. They frieghten away birds.How can i keep squirels and birds out of my tomatoes and peppers plants?
Hang bells on the plants or on the wooden stakes. Any kind of noise maker will do for the birds, but the squirels will be hard, they will chew through netting and are not easaly scared. Get a cat!!How can i keep squirels and birds out of my tomatoes and peppers plants?
Some light netting that completely covers/surrounds the plants.
chase em out with a broom
Hang bells on the plants or on the wooden stakes. Any kind of noise maker will do for the birds, but the squirels will be hard, they will chew through netting and are not easaly scared. Get a cat!!How can i keep squirels and birds out of my tomatoes and peppers plants?
Some light netting that completely covers/surrounds the plants.
chase em out with a broom
Mrs Nutt is over-run by squirels.....?
A woman in Northern Ireland says her home has been over-run by grey squirrels.
Oonagh Nutt, from Moira in County Down, says the animals first came into her garden from an adjoining park six years ago, but in the last 18 months they got too close for comfort.
';I thought it was lovely, I called one of them Hazel but then the next thing they'd got into the house,'; she said.
Mrs Nutt says the squirrels have caused serious damage: ';They chewed their way through my roof in several places, they tunnel through the cavity walls, they live under the floor boards, they go to the toilet in the attic.
';I have a small child in the house and regularly at night the scratching and chewing and moving about will wake him up.';
Mrs Nutt says she's spent thousands of pounds trying to tackle the problem.
';I've had pest control round putting poison down in the roof space and travel routes through the house. But then they died inside the cavity walls and the house is infested with flies. It's a nightmare.
';We've had squirrel catchers, traps, lights, sonar. Everything but the kitchen sink.';
Mrs Nutt is unhappy with the attitude of her local council to the pest problem.
';I rang Lisburn City Council three times and have been told in short to go away. They say they're not a pest so there's nothing they can do.';
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_irel鈥?/a>
What would be your solution to help Mrs Nutt? Sorry but lol @ the irony in her name!!Mrs Nutt is over-run by squirels.....?
lololol. i suggest she changes her name. Everyone knows Squirrels are attracted to nutts.
She called one Hazel?? seriously?
PMSLMrs Nutt is over-run by squirels.....?
i would take my case to the local Ombudsman ... there is lack of care %26amp; performance by her council. she has an infestation %26amp; no matter what is 'infesting' - it is a problem that needs sorting. i think she would win %26amp; the Ombudsman would recommend that the council act.
My brother and sister in law have invested in an air rifle with telescopic sight. They are elimanting the blighters one by one and are winning the battle.
I would have some poison put down OUTSIDE. She could also borrow a dog or a ferret.
Send in R Steph, she has an amazing effect on small fluffy animals(eg wabbits), some times flying ones (eg pigeons) the occasional deer and general livestock (licensed to cull bulls) LOL
NB this list is not exhaustive....
She should get in touch with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, he will have a squirrel on a skewer for those that can come out for a daily shoot.
she should open a squirrel farm.
Faith is quite right cats will solve the problem,,,
Lol, well she only has herself to blame with a name like that!
i'm just guessing...but aren't squirrels a kind of rodent?...i suggest Mrs.Nutt get a cat...
xx
HA! At first I thought this was a post by one of my mother's students! (She's a teacher. But we live in America and her first name is not Oonagh).
That's crazy! I don't think it's the city council's problem though. I'd suggest that she gets a pellet rifle (like a BB gun) and shoot the little rascals, or put out some lovely DCon.
Oonagh Nutt, from Moira in County Down, says the animals first came into her garden from an adjoining park six years ago, but in the last 18 months they got too close for comfort.
';I thought it was lovely, I called one of them Hazel but then the next thing they'd got into the house,'; she said.
Mrs Nutt says the squirrels have caused serious damage: ';They chewed their way through my roof in several places, they tunnel through the cavity walls, they live under the floor boards, they go to the toilet in the attic.
';I have a small child in the house and regularly at night the scratching and chewing and moving about will wake him up.';
Mrs Nutt says she's spent thousands of pounds trying to tackle the problem.
';I've had pest control round putting poison down in the roof space and travel routes through the house. But then they died inside the cavity walls and the house is infested with flies. It's a nightmare.
';We've had squirrel catchers, traps, lights, sonar. Everything but the kitchen sink.';
Mrs Nutt is unhappy with the attitude of her local council to the pest problem.
';I rang Lisburn City Council three times and have been told in short to go away. They say they're not a pest so there's nothing they can do.';
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_irel鈥?/a>
What would be your solution to help Mrs Nutt? Sorry but lol @ the irony in her name!!Mrs Nutt is over-run by squirels.....?
lololol. i suggest she changes her name. Everyone knows Squirrels are attracted to nutts.
She called one Hazel?? seriously?
PMSLMrs Nutt is over-run by squirels.....?
i would take my case to the local Ombudsman ... there is lack of care %26amp; performance by her council. she has an infestation %26amp; no matter what is 'infesting' - it is a problem that needs sorting. i think she would win %26amp; the Ombudsman would recommend that the council act.
My brother and sister in law have invested in an air rifle with telescopic sight. They are elimanting the blighters one by one and are winning the battle.
I would have some poison put down OUTSIDE. She could also borrow a dog or a ferret.
Send in R Steph, she has an amazing effect on small fluffy animals(eg wabbits), some times flying ones (eg pigeons) the occasional deer and general livestock (licensed to cull bulls) LOL
NB this list is not exhaustive....
She should get in touch with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, he will have a squirrel on a skewer for those that can come out for a daily shoot.
she should open a squirrel farm.
Faith is quite right cats will solve the problem,,,
Lol, well she only has herself to blame with a name like that!
i'm just guessing...but aren't squirrels a kind of rodent?...i suggest Mrs.Nutt get a cat...
xx
HA! At first I thought this was a post by one of my mother's students! (She's a teacher. But we live in America and her first name is not Oonagh).
That's crazy! I don't think it's the city council's problem though. I'd suggest that she gets a pellet rifle (like a BB gun) and shoot the little rascals, or put out some lovely DCon.
How can I keep the squirels from hiding their accorns in my mulch. It's driving me nuts (no pun intended).
They dig out my mulch and hide their stuff in there and I'm stuck fixing up what they messed it. It's getting on my last nerves. I mean, I think I clean up after the squirels more than I clean up after my kids. It's crazy.How can I keep the squirels from hiding their accorns in my mulch. It's driving me nuts (no pun intended).
A fence will not keep a squirrel away from your garden.
A big Labrador dog will keep them out but that would be even more trouble.
Well, At least you get free soil tilling from the squirrels.How can I keep the squirels from hiding their accorns in my mulch. It's driving me nuts (no pun intended).
You've just got to learn to live with them.
Or you can try to create an extra enticing mulchy area in some corner and put some food in that area. It might encourage them to use the other spot.
Sprinkle with pepper or red pepper. They don't like the hot smell. Won't look bad, cheap.Won't hurt the squirrels
get a cat
or a wild animal urine from the feed store will deter them
A fence will not keep a squirrel away from your garden.
A big Labrador dog will keep them out but that would be even more trouble.
Well, At least you get free soil tilling from the squirrels.How can I keep the squirels from hiding their accorns in my mulch. It's driving me nuts (no pun intended).
You've just got to learn to live with them.
Or you can try to create an extra enticing mulchy area in some corner and put some food in that area. It might encourage them to use the other spot.
Sprinkle with pepper or red pepper. They don't like the hot smell. Won't look bad, cheap.Won't hurt the squirrels
get a cat
or a wild animal urine from the feed store will deter them
Two baby squirels, what do i do with them?
I found two young baby squirels in my back yard and picked them up before My room mates cat could get them. I gave them food and water and put them in a cage, both are very calm however one is very tired looking at the other fusses to be let out. What's the best course of action? I do plan on releaseing both back into the wild.Two baby squirels, what do i do with them?
watch the debateTwo baby squirels, what do i do with them?
im not sure but i thought that squirrels were considered rodents and i thought it was illegal to release captured rodents back into the wild.
Well how old are they? Is one of them acting like its tired all the time? If so they really do need some medical care. Perhaps look in the phone book for a wildlife type place. They may be able to give you some tips on taking care of them or something. All in all if one is acting wierd I would think its a poison perhaps or something. Why I would look for some professional guidance.
I raised two flying squirrels when I was younger, so your in luck.
You need to put them somewhere safe, a cage might cut it, but you need to put a branch and pine bedding the bottom, squirrels like to burrow remember or they won't feel safe.
If you take a plastic bowl, cut a small hole in it (a safe hole, nothing that would cut them when they crawled in and out of it) and put the bowl rim down in the pine bedding, they will sleep in their and be very happy.
You need to go to the store and buy and tiny water bottle at a pet store that people use for hamsters, and get some bird seed, good quality if you can afford it, the more types of seeds it has the better, they need to learn how to crack the seeds open so that one day the can go back to living in the wild (if you don't keep them as pets.)
Also, if they are too young to eat the seeds, you can give them a milk substitute you buy at a farm supply and get a eye dropper and feed them.
You have to feed them a lot, or at least put the milk substitute in the tiny water bottle you bought from the store and keep it warm if possible.
But hand feeding them is better because it stimulates them and they'll be more friendly too.
Hold them in your palm, let them stand if they can, and just gently hold the eye dropper full of luke warm milk out to them, they will latch on and drink, its actually really cute to watch.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to message me at any time, I'll try to reply asap.
You can message me on myspace too, I'll get that quicker.
Myspace.com/mercadescage
Good luck!
i don't know!
look in the phone book under veterinarians. Call one that has a 24-hour number, and ask them if someone could come pick them up. If they are released back into the wild, the mother will most likely reject them and they will be too little to survive on their own. Usually an animal control person of some sort will come pick them up and bring them to a shelter where they can be rehabilitated and taken care of.
Check out this site it will tell you everything yhttp://users.hal-pc.org/~jbsum/squirrel.鈥?/a> . i have raised many baby squirrels and have two right now. I could sit here and type all of what you need to know , but that seems like a waste of time when it is all already typed out on this site. It is very clear and organized and easy to understand and has any piece of information you need to know about squirrels whether you want to keep or release its all there check it out. Hope it helps.
just go put them in a safe place and leave a little food there so that they can continue on their way....dont keep them out of the wild for too long
First get to your closest pet store. Ask anyone there who might be knowlegable on these animals. You can raise them in your home by feeding them until they grow larger to release. You will have to build a cage or aquire one that will fit their size as they grow. They probally will be quite active and a bit nervous as they grow but they will grow fast so that you can release them in a short period of time. They will be a bit nervous and somewhat wild while you raise them but you will know when the time is right to release them outside. They should quickly adjust to the outside enviorment without a problem.
Make sure that they are healthy and hydrated.
You can keep them until they are nursed back to health but I strongly suggest returning them to the wild.
It is possible to keep them, but this usually proves to be fatal to them because they are wild animals.
take them to a quiet park or someplace in the woods with lots of other squirrels. leave some nuts with them
Take them to the nearest wildlife preserve.
I know you're trying to do the best for them, but odds are good you're only hurting them.
Go to google maps, enter your zipcode and search wildlife preserves.
EDIT: Not wildlife preserve, wildlife rescue center.
watch the debateTwo baby squirels, what do i do with them?
im not sure but i thought that squirrels were considered rodents and i thought it was illegal to release captured rodents back into the wild.
Well how old are they? Is one of them acting like its tired all the time? If so they really do need some medical care. Perhaps look in the phone book for a wildlife type place. They may be able to give you some tips on taking care of them or something. All in all if one is acting wierd I would think its a poison perhaps or something. Why I would look for some professional guidance.
I raised two flying squirrels when I was younger, so your in luck.
You need to put them somewhere safe, a cage might cut it, but you need to put a branch and pine bedding the bottom, squirrels like to burrow remember or they won't feel safe.
If you take a plastic bowl, cut a small hole in it (a safe hole, nothing that would cut them when they crawled in and out of it) and put the bowl rim down in the pine bedding, they will sleep in their and be very happy.
You need to go to the store and buy and tiny water bottle at a pet store that people use for hamsters, and get some bird seed, good quality if you can afford it, the more types of seeds it has the better, they need to learn how to crack the seeds open so that one day the can go back to living in the wild (if you don't keep them as pets.)
Also, if they are too young to eat the seeds, you can give them a milk substitute you buy at a farm supply and get a eye dropper and feed them.
You have to feed them a lot, or at least put the milk substitute in the tiny water bottle you bought from the store and keep it warm if possible.
But hand feeding them is better because it stimulates them and they'll be more friendly too.
Hold them in your palm, let them stand if they can, and just gently hold the eye dropper full of luke warm milk out to them, they will latch on and drink, its actually really cute to watch.
If you have any more questions, please feel free to message me at any time, I'll try to reply asap.
You can message me on myspace too, I'll get that quicker.
Myspace.com/mercadescage
Good luck!
i don't know!
look in the phone book under veterinarians. Call one that has a 24-hour number, and ask them if someone could come pick them up. If they are released back into the wild, the mother will most likely reject them and they will be too little to survive on their own. Usually an animal control person of some sort will come pick them up and bring them to a shelter where they can be rehabilitated and taken care of.
Check out this site it will tell you everything yhttp://users.hal-pc.org/~jbsum/squirrel.鈥?/a> . i have raised many baby squirrels and have two right now. I could sit here and type all of what you need to know , but that seems like a waste of time when it is all already typed out on this site. It is very clear and organized and easy to understand and has any piece of information you need to know about squirrels whether you want to keep or release its all there check it out. Hope it helps.
just go put them in a safe place and leave a little food there so that they can continue on their way....dont keep them out of the wild for too long
First get to your closest pet store. Ask anyone there who might be knowlegable on these animals. You can raise them in your home by feeding them until they grow larger to release. You will have to build a cage or aquire one that will fit their size as they grow. They probally will be quite active and a bit nervous as they grow but they will grow fast so that you can release them in a short period of time. They will be a bit nervous and somewhat wild while you raise them but you will know when the time is right to release them outside. They should quickly adjust to the outside enviorment without a problem.
Make sure that they are healthy and hydrated.
You can keep them until they are nursed back to health but I strongly suggest returning them to the wild.
It is possible to keep them, but this usually proves to be fatal to them because they are wild animals.
take them to a quiet park or someplace in the woods with lots of other squirrels. leave some nuts with them
Take them to the nearest wildlife preserve.
I know you're trying to do the best for them, but odds are good you're only hurting them.
Go to google maps, enter your zipcode and search wildlife preserves.
EDIT: Not wildlife preserve, wildlife rescue center.
My friend is afraid of squirels...?
is that wierd?My friend is afraid of squirels...?
a little...but we are all wierd in some way, arn't we?
I have a friend that's scared of potatoes.My friend is afraid of squirels...?
I went to pickup a friend one day on my way to school, at his door step was a squirel now let me inform you that I'm a 200lb. 6'0ht football player with a 5year experence in the fighting Japanesse arts. I seen tha squirel blocking my path so I throw my bookbag at it, tha bag messed %26amp; tha squirel jumped on top of it and started to make a CRAZY sound.He (my friend) had to leave out the back door and we are late for school because it (tha squirel) stayed there on my bag for awhile.Tell that 2 your div. teacher %26amp; try to make them believe its true.Now I've learned that theres nothing to FEAR but FEAR it self.(tell that 2tha CRAZY squirel) TRUE STORY
yes
I think they are cute and I love watching them run through the trees. Tell her not to be scared. They don't attack or anything.
yea. alittle bit.
lol. i have a friend that reminds me of squirrels.
a little...but we are all wierd in some way, arn't we?
I have a friend that's scared of potatoes.My friend is afraid of squirels...?
I went to pickup a friend one day on my way to school, at his door step was a squirel now let me inform you that I'm a 200lb. 6'0ht football player with a 5year experence in the fighting Japanesse arts. I seen tha squirel blocking my path so I throw my bookbag at it, tha bag messed %26amp; tha squirel jumped on top of it and started to make a CRAZY sound.He (my friend) had to leave out the back door and we are late for school because it (tha squirel) stayed there on my bag for awhile.Tell that 2 your div. teacher %26amp; try to make them believe its true.Now I've learned that theres nothing to FEAR but FEAR it self.(tell that 2tha CRAZY squirel) TRUE STORY
yes
I think they are cute and I love watching them run through the trees. Tell her not to be scared. They don't attack or anything.
yea. alittle bit.
lol. i have a friend that reminds me of squirrels.
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