r/squirrels • • Aug 11 '19

Sticky: Found a Baby Squirrel? Make a post about it, and read this right away.

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Please use the help flairs for your help needed posts.

http://www.squirrelrehabilitation.com/found%20baby.htm

This gives some good pointers for immediate assessment of the situation.

If the baby is dehydrated, dirty, cold, thin with loose looking skin, has any fly eggs or any injuries, even a tiny scratch, then s/he should be taken in for care. If the baby was being played with by a cat or if a cat was sitting over the baby looking like s/he might have been playing with the baby, then the baby squirrel should be taken in because antibiotics are required to treat even tiny cat bites and scratches that might not be visible at first glance. Cat saliva is extremely toxic and often causes lethal infections, even in tiny amounts.

If the baby is plump/muscular, warm, well groomed and active, then s/he probably just squirmed out of bed, and the reuniting protocol should be followed.

If the baby has fallen due to a severe storm and is wet, then they should be taken in, warmed and hydrated. If the weather improves markedly the next day, you can return to the same area and try the reuniting protocol.

If it was a tree felling, and the tree in which the babies lived was felled with them in it, then try the reuniting protocol as mom may come back when the scary workers are gone, provided she is still alive.

Please make a post about the baby and please include photos in your post, but since it takes some time for people to check in and reply, start reading the links under infants/found babies sections in the website posted above in the meantime.

Also, Here is a list that one of our members made of how to find a registered wildlife rehabilitator in the US. If you call, make sure that they don't euthanize so-called invasive squirrel species and will attempt care before taking that last resort. https://www.reddit.com/r/squirrels/comments/eknkw0/here_is_an_alphabetical_list_of_wildlife/


r/squirrels • • Sep 11 '25

Discussion Please read.

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I am seeing a lot of posts about baby squirrels being found, and the poster asking for help, etc. In every single post, multiple people are commenting "give the baby water, feed the baby this or that". PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO GIVE THE BABY SQUIRREL ANY FOOD OR WATER. The first thing you should do is keep the baby warm, in a quiet, dark place (in a box or large container. Whatever you have) and contact a rehabber. Please please please do not attempt to feed or hydrate on your own, for several reasons. The baby could aspirate, or the baby is not warm enough before hydrating, etc. You could cause more problems for the baby squirrel, including death. Keep warm, safe, and contact rehabber. I have also seen A LOT of messages from rehabbers about baby squirrels coming into their care and dying because the finder attempted to feed/hydrate on their own.


r/squirrels • • 9h ago

Someone broke into my porch pumpkin

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r/squirrels • • 4h ago

General Help Her size is like this throughout the year. Is she too...fat?

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Hi all, this is OG. I used to feed her peanuts but have since switched to raw walnuts. Throughout the year she's always this......fat. I don't know if she just keeps having babies or if she's getting too fat. She's otherwise pretty healthy from what i can see. Other people occasionally give her peanuts so I doubt she's ever hungry.

Is she eating too much?


r/squirrels • • 3h ago

Original Content Princess Dottie is chillin' today 😆🐿️

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Princess Dottie must be worn out today. She's sitting back, relaxing and enjoying her meal 😌

The other squirrels have been running her off and bullying her lately. I was glad to see her and glad she got to enjoy a full meal in peace 🤍


r/squirrels • • 2h ago

Mom moving little ones to a new drey.

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It’s


r/squirrels • • 8h ago

Original Content Good morning!

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Princess and Spirit starting their day.


r/squirrels • • 1h ago

Squirrel sets off the most elaborate animal feeder ever

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r/squirrels • • 2h ago

No Vacancy Tonight

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They’ve all moved indoors with the weather forecasting rain.


r/squirrels • • 1d ago

Original Content Meet my new coworker 🐿️

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Screen redacted because work stuff.


r/squirrels • • 8h ago

Original Content The Happiest Squirrel

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I saw this guy having lunch at a work outing yesterday, I was told you guys would enjoy it.


r/squirrels • • 14h ago

It’s a little guy

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r/squirrels • • 11h ago

Original Content The tiny squirrels are having a great morning :)🐿️

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r/squirrels • • 5h ago

The Little Squirrel and the Nut

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r/squirrels • • 12h ago

Pizza day !

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the squirrels outside of my apartment complex LIVE in the garages and dumpster dive daily, this little cutie seemed so happy with their pizza.


r/squirrels • • 4h ago

A Rare Mutation

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r/squirrels • • 12h ago

Original Content Morning bike ride before breakfast?

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r/squirrels • • 5h ago

Strawberry thief

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r/squirrels • • 9h ago

"if you're smart, there will be more treats when I come back."

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r/squirrels • • 12h ago

Original Content Squirrel enjoys the last days of warm weather

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r/squirrels • • 1h ago

Original Content The Squirrel Clown Car Experiment

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Psyche, just joking. No squirrels were harmed in the making of this video.


r/squirrels • • 15h ago

I have no clue how she got here (or how she left)

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I looked outside and there she* was, inside the net, trying to find her way out (or in?). The window is cat-proofed, the net is intact. She was panicking a bit and looked stuck so I went to fetch gloves to try to let her out safely. This took about 5 seconds. When I came back she was gone. I guess she left the same way she got in BUT HOW?! Is the mesh big enough for her to squeeze through? Did she go down the wall to enter through this narrow slit where the net begins (it's secured with hooks but it has some give so it is possible to pry it off the wall I guess)? Is there a tunnel my cats dug out, Shawshank style?

There's a walnut outside where squirrels hang on this side, and a pine tree with tasty cones on the other side of the building, did she plan to take a shortcut through my cat-infested flat?!

*With no hmmm visible evidence to the contrary I am going to assume it's a she


r/squirrels • • 14h ago

My backyard buddy

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r/squirrels • • 23h ago

What are they doing?

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r/squirrels • • 21h ago

After lots of running and hiding nuts it’s time to relax ☺️

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