Thread: Caring for a squirrel

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Sounds more like a chipmonk. Thai for that is Galot or Galok

Coincidence is strange; my mate at the foot of the apartment just got one, it is a galok; or chipmunk as tetters rightly said

Originally Posted by Happyman

Get a large cage - the ones they sell for parrots and Hill Mynah birds ( about 1000 x 500 X 500 mm) Put a bundle of twigs into it ( nothing artistic cos they don't appreciate it ) and a section of 6"'dia bamboo for its nest . Needs a water supply - refreshed everyday -and a food tray If you want he little chap to be finger trained, and have the time - leave out the food tray Offer it nuts and fruit from your hand every 3 hours ( daytime!)or so and in a month you will have a little chum who can run free and go back to his cage at night ! Do not leave uneaten food in the cage !!!

Good advice which I can pass on to my friend, he looked a bit bemused when his wife bought this chipmunk home for him

Originally Posted by dirtydog

Originally Posted by Happyman

Offer it nuts and fruit from your hand ever 3 hours ( daytime!)or so and in a month you will have a little chum who can run free and go back to his cage at night !

Don't think it takes that long if they are young, I had a couple and it took about a week and they would come to you when you called them, damn clever little critters.

I think you also need to get them rabbies innoculated.

Right !
Forgot that bit _ Mekong is kicking in a bit early tonight !!

Cook Em!

Cajun Squirrel

~ squirrels,cut into serving pieces, amount depends upon how many you can eat
~ olive oil
~ 1 large onion
~ 1 large green bell pepper
~ 2 cloves garlic
~ Cajun spice (Tony Chachere's recommended)
~ 2 tbsp Tabasco sauce
~ 4 tbsp ketchup
~ 1 tbsp Gumbo File seasoning
~ cooked rice
In a deep pot or dutch oven, heat some olive oil.

Season the squirrel on all sides with the Cajun seasoning. Add to the hot oil and turn to brown on all sides. Continue to cook until done.

Place the onion, bell pepper and garlic in a blender. Cover with water and chop. Add to the pot when squirrel is done.

Sprinkle the added vegetables with Cajun seasoning.

Add the Tabasco sauce, ketchup and the Gumbo File. Stir to mix well.

Serve over the cooked rice.

Enjoy.

Sounds like a Sugar Glider, around about 2 K each I think. Care needs to be taken with their diet, and there's a lot of good info on the web with regards to keeping them.

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Cook Em!

Cajun Squirrel

~ squirrels,cut into serving pieces, amount depends upon how many you can eat
~ olive oil
~ 1 large onion
~ 1 large green bell pepper
~ 2 cloves garlic
~ Cajun spice (Tony Chachere's recommended)
~ 2 tbsp Tabasco sauce
~ 4 tbsp ketchup
~ 1 tbsp Gumbo File seasoning
~ cooked rice
In a deep pot or dutch oven, heat some olive oil.

Season the squirrel on all sides with the Cajun seasoning. Add to the hot oil and turn to brown on all sides. Continue to cook until done.

Place the onion, bell pepper and garlic in a blender. Cover with water and chop. Add to the pot when squirrel is done.

Sprinkle the added vegetables with Cajun seasoning.

Add the Tabasco sauce, ketchup and the Gumbo File. Stir to mix well.

Serve over the cooked rice.

Enjoy.

Without seeing as criitisisng our "mericain" chums across the water - That sounds bloody nice - and can you accept a very British "Yee Haa !!! "

Originally Posted by Happyman

Mekong is kicking in a bit early tonight

Good, init!

Also, they like to hide behind the wardrobe and not come out for hours...

Who? mericans?

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Who? mericans?

I think it's your bed-time now, mate.

Originally Posted by .Marmite the Dog

I think it's your bed-time now, mate.

ok,thanks mum.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

Originally Posted by Happyman

Mekong is kicking in a bit early tonight

Good, init!

Gotta few bottlles for my birhtday yesterday and gotta check them out - Hic !

'tis good, but a bit easy going down. Reminds me of Fundador brandy, spanish stuff, equally drinkable .

Ooh! Fundador brandy. A fine brew indeed.

Originally Posted by Thetyim

Sounds more like a chipmonk. Thai for that is Galot or Galok

Isn't that thai for squirell as well? I think this is one of those broad thai names.

Originally Posted by Happyman

Do not leave uneaten food in the cage !!!

Is that how you do it!? every time i had a russian hamster in the u.k it would bite the folk out of me, but it always had food in its cage!

Originally Posted by dirtydog

I had a couple and it took about a week and they would come to you when you called them, damn clever little critters.

I want one!

Originally Posted by Airportwo

Cook Em! Cajun Squirrel

Sounds great! might replace the squirell with a bit of wild boar though!

release it.

Why do people buy wild animals from Chatuchak – or anywhere else for that matter, it’s truly stupid and simply encourages the illegal trade in wildlife.

You admit you have absolutely no idea how to raise it so the chances are it will die – as will the next one the dealer buys from a poacher because, since you bought one, he believes other fools will do the same.

Patrick

Originally Posted by bkkmadness

Sounds like a Sugar Glider, around about 2 K each I think. Care needs to be taken with their diet, and there's a lot of good info on the web with regards to keeping them.

Thats him, thanks! Can google better now.

Are they from Thailand? I don't think so.

Patrick, cool your jets. I am no fan of supporting illegal wildlife trade. These are bred here so I cant see anything wrong with that.


KW, yeah, I took off and realised I never asked anything about it. I was up till 4am drinking with a mate who thought it was a good idea to keep drinking and go straight to the airport. That and taking two kids to Chatuchak was enough to have the head not right. I was worried about him as it was a 4 hour drive back to Phetchabun and felt it was probably a bit stressed out.

He's fine, already playing with us and sleeping peacefully on my lap. Just eating grapes and banana, anything else they like? Nuts? Seeds?

Definitely getting a bigger cage soon set up.

Sugar Gliders were a craze a while back.

Go find the local dog cage maker.

I had a huge cage made for the missus's rabbit. 2m x1mx1.5m ~5000B

They can easily make a big one for your sugar glider.

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

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