Comments on: Baby fox squirrels discovered in rain gutter nest. CUTE! http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/19/baby-fox-squirrels-discovered-in-rain-gutter-nest-cute/ Tue, 23 Oct 2012 19:33:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Gail Hunt http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/19/baby-fox-squirrels-discovered-in-rain-gutter-nest-cute/comment-page-1/#comment-30943 Gail Hunt Wed, 23 May 2012 07:33:09 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=2370#comment-30943 P.S. They are orphaned. I don’t know what happened to the mama. When I first saw them, they were about 7 inches from rump to tail. A call to the Lindsey Wildlife Hospital assured me they were old enough to fend for themselves. : )

]]> By: Gail Hunt http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/19/baby-fox-squirrels-discovered-in-rain-gutter-nest-cute/comment-page-1/#comment-30942 Gail Hunt Wed, 23 May 2012 07:30:20 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=2370#comment-30942 Three baby fox squirrels showed up on the window sill of my office three weeks ago. I gave them some mandarin oranges that I had and they wolfed them down! The next day, I brought raw peanuts, sunflower seeds and more mandarins. I also fashioned a water dish out of a Sucret’s box.

I have now researched more about what they eat and plan to bring blackberries and organic strawberries. I am tempted to build them a nesting box. The sill is about thirteen feet off the ground and covered with morning glory and ivy that they use to climb up. When I taped a rectangular box to the sill, about 12″ long, 5″ wide and 5″ high, they spent time in there.

Can anyone recommend what a box for the squirrels might look like and if it should be filled with nesting material? I love watching them!

]]> By: David Ogden http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/19/baby-fox-squirrels-discovered-in-rain-gutter-nest-cute/comment-page-1/#comment-10966 David Ogden Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:14:49 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=2370#comment-10966 Hi Barbara. Thanks so much for the compliment on the photo. They are seriously cute little guys and girls.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/2011/08/19/baby-fox-squirrels-discovered-in-rain-gutter-nest-cute/comment-page-1/#comment-10964 Barbara Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:06:57 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/garybogue/?p=2370#comment-10964 Really a super photo, David! I’ve never seen them this tiny. Thanks! (Note to self: Check gutters in Fall.)

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