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Then don't worry as he'll know to protect that limb until it's healed.

Try to keep him in a smaller cage so it isn't as active. These little fellow have amazing recuperative abilities. You can't splint them anyway.

Good luck

Is she otherwise OK? Eating and acting normal?

My fiancé should ignore him? Wouldn’t that distance her more? Or will that bring squirrel to her? They can't stand being ignored and unless he's going to be a One-HOF flyer, he'll try to get her attention. This should be done when you are not around to distract him. :twisted: Also. How long do you ...

.. Kent is probably 1.5 years ... He’s also been nipping at me more often which we’ve already gone thru and he’s knows not to do. This may be hormonal and related to puberty .. I’m thinking of getting a small water spray bottle because voice commands don’t get him to stop. This is a good idea. Also...

Time will tell. Once they reach puberty (and it varies greatly) they will be scrotal (Puffs show) some of the time and non-scrotalmoat of the time. Just don't pull at any cotton balls you might thing are stuck to him. :twisted: http://nfsa.us/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=7061&p=60760&hilit=puffs...

Welcome

and you are REALLY lucky because a cat's saliva is deadly to flyers and they don't even need to bite them! For sexing see:
viewtopic.php?t=80

I've known about southern flying squirrels for a while now. I have been thinking more seriously about this, but to be honest I'm still a :n00b: 1. There's this whole trend of exotic pocket pets, where people are adopting animals that are clearly not suited for life with a human, and neither the pet...

Caylee2111 wrote:Try Janda Exotics.

Do you know where they get their flyers?

voguemamselle619 wrote:... I am looking for a wildlife rehabber in NY or the NYS tristate area

https://www.dec.ny.gov/cfmx/extapps/sls ... live_rehab

Caylee2111 wrote:Well Janda Exotics is certaintly not a mill. I got Sunny there.

250 per Squirrel.

Do you know where they get their flyers?

Your experience with rodents is good. I left woodpecker seeds blocks in my cage as a go to whenever. If he likes rodent food .. great. Lots of flyers won't eat prepared foods unless started on them as pups .. ie Monkey Biscuits. Just remember to try things once refused as they can love it one day a...

Sorry Joe don't know of anyone in your area.

Lysithea wrote: ... I've been googling milk for baby squirrels, and they say use esbilac.

Go with the Esbilac. viewtopic.php?f=8&t=159

.... A part of the problem is he has little interest in the high protein Henry's block, supposedly better for flyers; This is a commercial product like any other marketed to flyers. A varied diet of foods that grow in your area (in the wild & farmed for your section of the country) is the best ...

[/quote]:n00b:Hi, I'm new here. I'm also new to flying squirrels. I've owned sugar gliders, but the two seem to be a bit different. [/quote] First, they are nothing alike in diet and many other ways. Flyers are happy being an only and do not self mutilate like some sugar gliders can. Since they are ...

Ainz wrote:...I'm just extra overprotective and worried about his care since he is a neuro baby! I love him to pieces and hang out with him for hours every night

LOL Been there, done that! :twisted:

They can all be fussy eaters ... loving something one day and refusing it the next. You are doing the correct thing with a variety and holding off on fruits (they do have a sweet tooth). Make sure you add dark green veggies for the D2 which they convert to D3. He can only eat what you offer. He mig...

gsr1960@aol.com wrote:Ok
Will try
Thanks for the reply
The owner said she would take him back if there was incompatibility.

That's great. Good luck.

I have a male flyer that I found a male companion for. How long will it take for the two to bond? The male I already have is 6 years and the new addition is about 8 months Not sure they will. The males tend to be solitary and roam a wider range in the wild. You will just have to see how they get al...

Super Job! :multi:

I have 2 that I am trying to find homes for. One is a 3 month old boy, who's momma wants him OUT! He has been sleeping by himself in a nest box away from the others and I think she's the driving force behind that. Poor little guy. I also have a litter of 6 week olds if you prefer. Boy I can relate ...

Might be a combination of the diet and stress. Sometimes hair loss comes back white or gray temporarily. Anyway, they are nocturnal and I'm sure he enjoys being up all night and giving YOU gray hair! :twisted:

So sorry to learn of your loss. I know the hole that leaves in one's heart. :angel13:

Best to post this under Hoping to Buy/Adopt: viewforum.php?f=37

Good and she know where her food is put out.

Don't give up that she will return. I have had the same thing happen and the runaways comes back home. If their cage is in a flyer proof room you can just leave the cage door open and they usually return to the nestbox. Keep us informed.

What did your vet say Johnny?

Hard to tell from photos but he looks to have the greasy hair of a 5 week old. Does he try to sit up and groom and sometimes fall over? He's some info on aging: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=1966&p=14716&hilit=Aging+Pups#p14716

I doubt he is being over supplemented but I will keep it in mind because it is possible. It is an effort to get him to eat nutritious foods. Always remember he can only eat what you give him. He has no choice. A good varied diet of dark green veggies (Contains vit D2 which flyers can concert into D...

Are there any scabs on the skin? Does he scratch at this spot? Do you know the amt of supplements he is getting? Over-supplementation of certain vitamins been linked to hair loss. In the necropsies that Dr. Cooley has done for us, he is found that we are more likely to over supplement our fur-balls...

Tree limbs from the yard are great for climbing on.

I'd like to adopt a new baby as a playmate for my baby girl. Which sex should I pick and how should I go about looking for a new baby? I'm leery of the internet exotic sites because I'm afraid they're mills. Many are mills. :( I'm in florida and want to make a good choice. My first was found near d...

Hope your baby boy gets there soon.

Caylee2111 wrote:I got my father to build a cage for the flyer we will be getting. Is this good? Its mainly wood with a plastic coating and galvenized steel wires. Actual bamboo limbs.

Caylee you'll have to see how the bamboo does as it can be very slick and difficult to grasp. Might be OK though.

Cassie I'd say you have nothing to worry about. She seems to be doing extremely well and involved when you get her up during the day. :multi:

Do you have her jump between the her staff HOFs for fun and exercise? This is often a way to get them active in day time. This video is from Japan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQcTbakIF8
A night camera would be lots of fun to watch.

All flying squirrels are different in their sleep/wake activity. Most will be active and them take naps. The older they get, the more the prefer daytime sleeping and are active at night. I used to wake Chuck for day times classes at a county nature park and he'd be active when taken out of my shirt...

I don't think anyone has posted a picture but they would be easy enough to make. Just fashion as wide a piece of hardware cloth as you like and drape it over the lip of the toilet rim (Seat up) and bend it down so the hook of it holds tight and drape in into the toilet so that it is partially under...

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