Thread: Caring for a squirrel

Originally Posted by kingwilly

Originally Posted by mrsquirrel

I have heard that you can throw them through the air like dart and they will glide to the ground.

that is so wrong.....

but

quite, but a good way of identifying it

Originally Posted by DrAndy

but a good way of identifying it

What happens if you mis-identify a squirrel as a glider?

Originally Posted by kingwilly

What happens if you mis-identify a squirrel as a glider?

I think a squirrel could handle the fall with ease. Just start off with something low like a step and don't just jump straight in there with a balcony.

Photos Bung.

where are the photos.

And the photos of you W650

I'll try today! Have to get to the internet cafe to do it and he's sleping in his nice, new, big cage now.....Got some good ones of the W though for you.

Save yourself the embarrassment of your neighbours thinking the Falang has finally flipped when they see you scrabbling around for crickets, get some mealworms from your local bird or aquarium shop ! Good source of protein.

Keep the worms in a securely covered and ventilated tray and in a dry place with a piece of dry bread for them to eat .

I keep a stock for my birds and if I leave the cover off the tray every Mynah bird , squirrel and even a loris in the area clean them out in 10 mins !!!

Ah, so they are mealworms they sell in the pet shops then? I bought some yesterday but he didn't eat them but he is still very young. Thanks for the tip on keeping them.
I'll send the boy out for crickets, he does that anyway. Seems to just eat grapes bananas carrot and babycorn at the moment but he's still settling in.

Thats funny! Not sure I will try to see if my little fellow will glide....

I have a fun game with cats. Tie a tea towel around it's body and it will walk like it is blind drunk. Hilarious.

They're pretty cool pets...

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Originally Posted by pai nai ma

release it.

Probably not the wisest idea for a non native animal.

Sugar Gliders

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Get yourself the right info on their diet, needs to be low fat, lots of fruit with a certain amount of protein. I've been looking to buy one myself and this is something every website talks about the most.

Ideally they need some company too because they are very social animals.

I read that marmosets and tamarins get their protein from the grubs and maggots in the fruit they eat. So it might be an idea to buy meal worms used to feed lizards and see if he likes them. Pollen is another source of protein. I know sugar gliders aren't marmosets or tamarins but it's an idea.

Well, Colas settled right in. We had a great time playing with him on the sofa last night then he pigged out so much he fell asleep in his food bowl. At first he was just licking his food but now is eating it properly but also starting to bite us as well, not hard or angry, just seems to be testing his new found skill. I think he was just weaned. You need to let them do it, if you pull away they will keep doing it but it is a bit hard letting an animal bite you. same when I kept galahs in Australia. Only does it when he is either eating or wants to eat.

Originally Posted by Bung

same when I kept galahs in Australia

You let galahs bite you?? Fcuk that !!

They just have a nibble until they get to know you, hard to sit there and let it happen though, they can be ornery buggers but if you pull away they will keep doing it!

Originally Posted by Bung

Thats funny! Not sure I will try to see if my little fellow will glide....

I have a fun game with cats. Tie a tea towel around it's body and it will walk like it is blind drunk. Hilarious.

I fear there is little chance of your children learning love and respect for their pets when they are obliged to watch their oafish father torment and mistreat those in his care.

Cats are sensitive animals, surely even someone of your obviously limited intelligence should be able to understand that the “fun game” which provides you with such “hilarity” also causes the cat discomfort and great distress.

When we take animals as pets they come with no free will on their part and it is the responsibility of the owner to care for them properly. You are dealing with living creatures, not toys to be treated as playthings and subject to brutish treatment when you feel in the mood to exercise your perverted requirements for amusement.

After your first Post I marked you down as simply foolish and thoughtless, I think you have now graduated to moronic.

Patrick

^ I was waiting for that....

Such alacrity. Let me guess. Your pets are all dressed up in baby outfits and made to sit for afternoon tea with you. Oh hang on, that would be mistreating them wouldn't it?

Originally Posted by Patrick

torment and mistreat those in his care

Originally Posted by Patrick

causes the cat discomfort and great distress.

Originally Posted by Patrick

toys to be treated as playthings and subject to brutish treatment when you feel in the mood to exercise your perverted requirements for amusement.

Your determined to mark me as a mistreater of animals..That cat in question which I had when I was 20 was never in "discomfort" or "great distress" by having a tea towel tied around it's waist for 1 minute. It carried right on playing after I took it off, that thing had a great life with me unlike any pet under your care that would be bored to tears in 5 minutes.

Bung - The animal entertainer.

Originally Posted by Patrick

Cats are sensitive animals, surely even someone of your obviously limited intelligence should be able to understand that the “fun game” which provides you with such “hilarity” also causes the cat discomfort and great distress.

Cats are never willing pawns in something distressful and will never be shy to show it. I'm quite sure if it found the treatment discomforting Bung would be tending to some scratches in his arms, and possibly having to buy another unshreaded tea towel.

There are some really cool vids on youtube of them jumping but I thought that this one was worth posting.

If I didn't have dogs I'd probably still want one



Momo's a moody little bitch though!

Originally Posted by The Fresh Prince

Momo's a moody little bitch though!

Am not.

^Christ that was quick!

This guys got another vid where he gives and update on Momo. He reakons the best place to train them is in side a dome tent, coz they're SG friendly and they can't get away. Good advise I reakon.

That would be cool walkig round with one in your shirt pocket.

Hi Bung, I've just watched another vid where it said that they are supposed to be sold in pairs and don't survive well on thier own.

Maybe you should consider getting him a little mate.

May as well buy a few mice too, once they start breeding there will be no stopping them.