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pnerissa

No problem.

As for oil... we still have tar balls, and now, oddly, displaced BP workers whose contractors drove them down here to work and then just left them with no money and no place to stay.

pnerissa

Joan, I tried emailing you a couple of weeks ago and I can only assume that your never received my question so I'm reposting here. "Just wondering if you'd managed to get the two copies of "There's a Flying Squirrel in my Coffee" autographed yet? Just happened to think about it earlie...

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Just read this. I'm so sorry to hear about Taz. It's amazing that something so tiny can bring so much love and joy to our lives.

Bev

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I'm kneedeep trying to help our local wildlife refuge with the coming oil spill. I'm either writing articles or spreading the word that they need help... Speaking of... if anyone has a reliable source of where they can get non-shut off heating pads, the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge is in dire need ...

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Or lack thereof. I was going to try and finish up the newsletter before June, but there may be a slight delay now thanks to the oil slick off the coast. I have rolled up my elbows to help our local wildlife refuge by getting out timely news articles for them in preparation of the oil spill making la...

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Thanks for sharing this. I've enjoyed watching it.

pnerissa

Thanks for the heads up Spiritedaway. I also keep a leopard gecko and several snakes that require lighting. I've always used the Repti-sun lights.

pnerissa

Benji and Nibbles both seemed to benefit from "time-out" potty training. Since they love to be out of the cage and on me, every time one of the girls would pee on me I would immediately return them to the cage, shut the door and leave the room. It didn't take long for Benji to figure out t...

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The recipe for the squirrel blocks can be found here: http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21233 The woman who designed it has spent years researching a proper squirrel diet. For those that don't want to try making their own squirrel blocks, she does bake and sell them on her website ...

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I think she was abbreviating baking soda to BS. Arm & Hammer is a very common brand name for baking soda.

pnerissa

Reposted from The Squirrel Board (http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17677), another excellent resource for everything squirrel related. The dosage listed here is for larger squirrels so be sure to take that into account. Emergency Treatment for Metabolic Bone Disease (updated 3-31-...

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I Googled them (Japanese maple seed pods) and it said they're edible so I gave some to my furballs. There is nothing left! LOL. Completely and utterly devoured. Heh heh. It must be cool to be a little squirrel sometimes. (forgive my Nyquil induced ramblings) Is it possible to collect and freeze more...

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Oh wait, it gets better. My car is parked underneath a Japanese maple. Can flyers eat the seed pods from the Japanese Maple?

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Yeah, not much of that around here... Maybe I'll go scour the woods out by TimberLake.

pnerissa

Dang... I don't think we have any in the panhandle or if we don't I don't know where they are...

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My squirrels have their very own room because we have 3 dogs that I would never ever be able to trust them with.

pnerissa

I guess you can call me new. I joined back in October and somehow managed to become Editor for the NFSA Newsletter. I am HOF to Benji and Nibbles, two adorable little (unrelated) girls.

Bev

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I noticed a few days ago that this was an old thread from 2005, but the information is still valuable considering we don't often think about the little things that can hurt our flyers. Brown Recluse spiders like dark, humid places. In the house I would check under sinks and in hot water heater close...

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I especially like the cocktail umbrella pic.

pnerissa

Congratulations. You'll have to plan a little birthday party.

pnerissa

Oh I am so very sorry to hear about this. I am absolutely terrified of spiders and have horrible allergic reactions to "normal" spider bites. Anyway, we have a guy come in (from Killingsworth Pest Control) every three months and spray. I thoroughly interrogated him first about the spray he...

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Congratulations Kevin & Emma!

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If I haven't already said thank you to everyone, I want to do that now. You all did a great job and I had lots of fun. I'm usually a bit nervous meeting new people but everyone seemed like family - a great big extended HOF family. As soon as they list the scalloping dates for this year I'll get star...

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Welcome! Welcome! The more the merrier I say!

pnerissa

Great to have you Heather!

Bev
HOF to Benji & Nibbles

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Yes, I think a conference in the panhandle for 2011 will be doable. In the interim for those wishing to come down and kayak and scallop I'll try to set up a mini-meetup for late summer that won't necessarily be flying squirrel related but just good fun. I had a great time at the conference and enjoy...

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Cricket looks great! I'm so glad things worked out for you. Keep the stories coming.

pnerissa

That's great news about Earl. Give yourself a big pat on the back, you deserve it.

Bev

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More pictures are at located on my Flickr page http://www.flickr.com/photos/nerispace/sets/72157623523337024/ I'll be working on getting the video uploaded over the next week (day job interferes with fun stuff.) Due to the low lighting so that the slide show could be shown, the camera was unable to ...

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Very sleepy, but most post before eyes close...

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OMG I'm in love!!

Such beautiful babies.

pnerissa

I'm sorry I don't have a good answer for you. If she is as healthy as you believe her to be, I suppose it's possible that she's become bored with it. Have you checked the wheel itself to make sure that it's in good working order and turns easily? No broken parts or anything that might be causing her...

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I use the small animal bedding that fluffs up. I'm not sure what it's called, heck it might just be called bedding or nest fluff, but it's safe for birds and small animals and doesn't have any strings that might injure them by getting tangled or wrapped. I'm sorry to hear that the female didn't make...

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Wish I could help you but I've only seen Southern flyers. I'll have to defer to the experts on this one. Where did you get them?

Bev

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I bought a sugar glider cage on ebay (5 foot tall and on rollers) which packs into the bed of our truck. For actually transporting the two girls, I put their sleeping bag into a small plastic pet tote. Then when we get to where we're going we roll in the big cage and then put the girls in it. You do...

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Is that the little girl?

pnerissa

I know I am about sick of this thread. I DID order a baby from HLC. She WAS shipped too young and was NOT in the best of health once she arrived. It took a good deal of effort on my part over several weeks to turn her into the healthy baby she is now. My experiences with HLC leading up to [img]final...

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Statistically in animals males are smaller than females. Maybe that's all you're dealing with.

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Very sorry to hear about Sweet Pea. It sounds like she passed in her sleep. I had a beloved manx that did that at 2 years old (he succumbed to a genetic defect.) It was somewhat comforting to see him curled up in the peaceful "sleeping" position that I found him in. Makes me think that he ...

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A couple of days ago I discovered Lil Buddy Snackers Crispers with Apple Bits by Geisler. I carefully read the ingredients and so far I am impressed. Ingredients: Whole wheat flour, Corn flour, Dehydrated cabbage, Dehydrated alfalfa, Dehydrated parsley, Dehydrated spinach, Dehydrated kale, Dehydrate...

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