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yubman

What kind of nuts is he chewing? Our flyers used to keep their teeth trimmed opening hazel and hickory nuts.

yubman

Found a youtube video of them glowing pink!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpHUnKyfYrU

Skip ahead to 1:32 for the pinkness!

yubman

I'd heard this last month!

I would have loved to try to see if Beacon or Bexley glowed pink!

yubman

Thank you for the kind words Joan.

yubman

Our second flyer Bexley passed away this evening. He had his 15th birthday this last summer. Since Beacon's passing last year he's been our only flyer. Both Beacon and Bexley eventually went blind and stopped flying, but I loved to spend time with them. The sound of them gnawing on nuts late at the ...

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Please do! Pictures of flyers are always welcome!

yubman

Welcome to the site. It's a bit slow here now since it was away for awhile, but hopefully many of the regulars will find their way back.

yubman

Thanks Joan. While I've not been very active here for awhile, I've appreciated all of you and your support since the Voy.com days.

yubman

Updated list of legal "wildlife" as pets link for Mass: http://www.mass.gov/eea/agencies/dfg/dfw/fish-wildlife-plants/wildlife-as-pets.html#listofexempt Scroll down to the Mammals section for Flying Squirrels (southern only). Mammals It is legal to possess Only the following 11 mammals (or...

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Long ago I adopted a flying squirrel from Helen's Little Critters. Not being close enough to pick him up I had to have the little guy flown in from Texas. When I first opened the crate at the airport to check on the tiny occupant, a little ball of fur with huge eyes stared back at me. His soul shine...

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Hi all, It's been many years since I'd been here. My flyers Beacon and Bexley are getting quite old at 13 and 12 years respectively. Beacon has gone blind and Bexley mostly blind. They don't come out much or for very long these days, but still like to scurry around the curtains from time to time. I ...

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Hi all, just got back from the vet. Turns Bexleys suffering from lenticular sclerosis, not an infection or cataracts at this time. Dr Todd noted that his vision will be hazy, and depending if it progresses to both eyes he may go blind in time. Thanks everyone for the responses, this forum is a life ...

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Thanks David, I've got an appointment Monday afternoon with Dr Todd in NJ as Laura recommended him from the recommended exotic vets list: Joan, please add the vet I took Rockie to today. He's wonderful. Dr. Todd Wolf Companion Animal Hospital 460 Route 46 West Parsippany, NJ 07054 Tele: 973-227-7500...

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Thanks Joan and Peep for getting back to me.

Peep -- Do you know quickly a possible fungal infection can cause harm? (Not that I'm willing to risk Bexley's health at all!) I'm currently in a flyer unfriendly state and will need to make arraingments to get to a vet that would be safe to see him.

yubman

Hi all, It's been a few years since I'd been on the boards. Last night while letting our flyers (Beacon and Bexley) out to run around I thought the light reflected weirdly from Bexley's left eye. I tried to catch up with the little booger to check, but he was chasing Beacon around the cloths hanging...

yubman

Found these guys recently:

http://www.nutsonline.com/nuts/

Lots of good nuts raw and in shell,
Hazelnuts, peacans, pine nuts, pumpkin seeds (in the seed section), etc.

tony

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Saw this this morning on Reddit and it lightened my day considerably:

http://web.me.com/syl/Sylweb/Chip.html

tony

yubman

Hi all, It's been awhile since I'd posted here. I did a few searches about the forum but didn't find any previous posts for super sleepy squirrels. I've got two male flyers (Beacon, 6 yrs old, and Bexley 5 years old). This summer they have been sleeping alot. And by alot, I mean >alot<. My wife and ...

yubman

I believe for sure it's the way squirrels determine who is in charge. We have to males that chase each other around and attempt to bear hug each other as well. John C captured this behaviour in wild squirrels with his (unfortuanly now defunked) squirrel cams: http://www.wap.atfreeweb.com/flyingsquir...

yubman

Hammies love yogurt. Put some on your finger, he'll lick it off! It's so much fun watching them lap at yogurt, hammy tongues are so tiny!

tony

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Oh, I also forgot, I believe hamsters have a scent gland on thier backs, and after they met, the male one may feel compelled to try and mark his territory.

If I remember correctly, they scratch thier glands to get the scent onto thier feet and then walk about to trasfer it.

tony

yubman

Has anyone seen these wheels? http://qualitycage.com/exwheels.html I was looking at the 2nd one. Similar to the Stealth (including the price, lol). I'm not sure about that running surface but the review indicates it's non slip. I love the way it mounts. This site has some great accessories. I love ...

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We have two flyers. The older one (Beacon) also doesn't fly much. Only one or two "routes" that he's done over and over again. He'll jump to me from the curtains, but only a short distance. Our younger flyer (Bexley) is a real crazy flyer. He'll dive bomb me from anywhere! Now that he's ma...

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It could be mites. A vet visit may be inorder.

tony

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I'm so sorry for your loss Beverly.

tony

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It's a pretty good book. To bad there isn't anything newer with more of the current research included (not that I've seen many groups doing more current work). Even glaucomys.org seems to be offline now... They also show up on Amazon's Market place: http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0874749514/...

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Saw this on YouTube. It's a bird feeder that spins squirrels off. I usually have the other problem... pesky birds getting into my squirrel feeders.

The vid made me laugh... the shot of the dizzy squirrel was kinda funny to.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydLiasdJeoo

tony

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(1) Do they frequently pee/poop on you, and what do you do to avoid or minimize that? Leigh Ann Mine will tend to pee on me when they wake up. Especially when I have them on me for a long time (2-4 hours). I tend to put on an old tshirt tucked into my pants (known in our house as the "squirrel...

yubman

When you put him into your shirt try to do it during the middle of the day... I know it'll be hard with so little daylight during winter. Hopefully you'll be able to get him to go to sleep.

tony

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Nifty! I wonder if he's related to the saber toothed flying squirrel! LOL

tony

yubman

Oh my god. Hearing this just breaks my heart.

I just don't know what to say... I'm so sorry to hear of your loss Darra.

tony

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Yep.. industrious little furballs. They just can resist hiding nuts when the seasons change. I find them in everything and everywhere. I just found a bunch in my winter coat this morning. Someone must have hid it last year before I put it away. Nothing like getting to work and digging around for a b...

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Caught him stealing a 20 dollar bill out of my purse and boy did he run with it . Ha Ha!! Our flyer Bexley did that to me a couple of years ago. I withdrew several 100 bills for Xmas presents and he found them on the desk. Next thing I see is him grabbing one and making off with it back to his nest...

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I agree with Lora. It's most likely the changing seasons. Once spring comes, they should return to normal. Of our two flyers, Bexley goes INSANE with the nut stashing/hiding when the fall comes around. I've gotten used to it, and now play games with him. I'll jiggle a couple of nuts in my hand getti...

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Ok I gotta know where you picked up the net! I was gonna cover some walls of my flyer room with the stuff and now I cant find any! I found the net at Michael's. It's a craft store... there was a section of "fish net" I guess to decorate a room in a nautical feel I guess. It came in rough ...

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Wonderful pix Joan. I love the setup the Wild Bunch have setup. I can see now why no-one wants to leave!

tony

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Squirrel butt! Just got a photobucket account and decided to post a few old pics of our flyers Beacon and Bexley: Beacon on his tree: http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/yubman/Beacon-n-Bexley/Beacon.jpg Bexley on the net: http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q99/yubman/Beacon-n-Bexley/Bexley.jpg I...

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I've not heard of it, but it does sound interesting. Ive found a few calcium blocks that were citris and berry flavored but my flyers just won't eat them. I've been using the repcal sprinkled onto yogurt and fruit, but I'm always on the look out for other ways of making sure my little boogers get th...

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Baby flyers are the best! Great pix!

tony

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That's fantastic! Happy Birthday!

tony

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Re: FS teeth growing

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Re: Flying squirrels secretly glow pink

Re: Rest in peace Bexley

Rest in peace Bexley

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Re: Rest in peace Beacon

Re: Flyer Friendly/Unfriendly States

Rest in peace Beacon

Senior Flyer questions

Re: Cataracts?

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Cataracts?

Re: Sources of Nuts & Seeds

Chip

Super sleepy squirrls

Re: Chinchilla Wheels?

Twirl a squirrel

Re: Questions on Carrying Squirrels

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