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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...

Take a look at the Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel (Pteromys momonga) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=25x1XWRKzXc
Doesn't it just make you want to steal one?

He sounds so precious :multi:

It's probably illegal to sell domestic flyers especially if they are endangered. Some States in the US make it illegal to capture or sell flyers. This is in the odd areas where a Northern flyer subspecies lives in mostly Southern flyer ranges ... such as the mountainous areas of North Carolina.

OMG ... how sweet is that? think I got diabetes just from looking. :twisted:

Welcome Nelly and you certainly do have an interesting tail (pun intended) to tell. :D I think you are doing extremely well considering the age you got your flyer. It's interesting that they bring in US flyers. There are Old World flying squirrels (the genus Pteromys) across temperate Eurasia, the ...

Don't worry this is just his nature. When you are with him have you tried letting him sleep in your tucked-in shirt instead of a pouch? I never used a pouch and Chuck just slept in my shirt when I went about my day. Having him next to you and sleeping against you is bonding too.

Does she have other things to chew on like tree branches? They have teeth like beavers that are constantly growing and need smething to keep them files down.

Give him some time as behavior changes are not uncommon. Could be related to weather or hormones.

Here are a bunch of posts on hair loss. See if any of these help: search.php?keywords=Hair+loss

Excellent Plan

I'm glad he is doing so well. They have amazing healing abilities.Since they are so fast and he is a ground runner you may have to prefect the "Ground Shuffle" where you never really pick your feet up off the floor when in a room with him. :twisted:

It's great to hear how he's doing. They seems to know what is the best way to recover ... except for exploring holes you know nothing about and scaring you to death :twisted:

How's he doing today? They tend to withdraw when injured and they have an innate sense of what to do

Pain meds with the anti-inflammatory is a good choice. You usually have to look up rodents (mice) for treatment as not much on flying squirrels. My friend Tom had a flyer once who's head had been caught in a mouse trap. Little thing survived under his care. He ended up naming her Crack Head. :twist...

Taking with you vet is best. These guys have amazing recovery abilities. Don't worry about not eating or drinking right now. Best to confine him to a small space for "bed rest". Hope all goes well.

Do you have a website?

... Any suggestions for favorite beginner foods? Lots of info here: http://nfsa.us/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=159 ... And, at what age/size should babies such as these graduate from tub to a real flyer cage? They are coming out on tree limbs way up high around 4 weeks. You might go ahead and put curre...

If they have a large nest-box they can all get in they will be fine. It's be over a 100F in there. :twisted:

I'm in NE Fl near Georgia and Tom's outdoor cage did fine.

Sometimes they take it upon themselves to own only one person and are not nice to others. Another thought is that your wife may be wearing something scented (hand lotion, soap, perfume, etc that you don't). He could also be jealous of her and trying to run her away from his HoF. :twisted: The play ...

[ Hi I have a squirrel who just turned a year in October and she has been missing most of her jumps to and from things around the room. I was just curious is it possible for her to be pregnant this late in the season or is there something else that could be causing this? Depends where you live. In F...

And now I can't even wear her or pet her. She has always been weird at night today was the first time she has not let me grab her pouch for morning cuddles. She took an almond from me then tried to bite me. I'm literally in tears.I don't understand what has happened or how to fix it. Even though sh...

My female of 3 years has changed personality. She now is aggressive and will bite where she never did this before. She has slept with her sister for 2 years nightly and now won't go near her. They also fight and bite. I was thinking this was her cycle but we are going on a month now. She let's me l...

She has never layed her teeth on anyone before. Just like many young animals, flyers are taught how hard they can bite by mama and siblings. Setting the limits is important to teach what is not allowed. The "NO!" is a good start along with blowing on him. Progress to a squirt bottle if he...

Give it a try. I put up a real tree (bared) after Christmas once and it scared them to death. :twisted:

They preferred furniture in the room.LOL

I just built a 2'x3'x 6' tall cage for a rescued female grey squirrel that had been injured. She has been weaned about 3 weeks. I have two eight week old flyers that were rescued after Hurricane Irma. They have been living in separate smaller cages. Can they live together in this one large cage. Th...

She was starting to take milk again by that night and has been attacking the syringe since then for her milk. I've been having a hard time getting her to start eating solid foods. She'll lick and nibble a bit at apples and pecans, but not really interested in other fruits or vegetables right now. T...

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