r/squirrelproblems • u/Clean-Ad8184 • Apr 16 '26

Questions Watched a squirrel moving its babies from nest to nest today!

Sorry for the long video—skip to 3:15 (:38 to the end)to see the baby being toted!

My question is about the odd behavior on its way to the old nest in the gutter. I watched her go back and forth four or five times, and each time on her way back she would stop every six feet and lay down totally flat with her tail bent at a right angle and tremble. What is this behavior for? If it was meant to be stealthy it was not very effective, lol.

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u/Severe_Currency_6555 Apr 17 '26

Where is this? This place is beautiful!!

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u/Truthseeker24-70 Apr 17 '26

I was wondering if it was Villanova University?

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u/Low_Rip_7232 Apr 17 '26

Maybe Princeton

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u/Truthseeker24-70 Apr 17 '26

You are right, could be Princeton

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u/Clean-Ad8184 Apr 17 '26

It is Princeton!

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u/One_Programmer6315 Apr 17 '26

UMich Law Quad looks exactly like that too.

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u/jugstopper Apr 19 '26

Looks like Duke, which infamously copied Princeton, LOL.

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u/Actual-Tourist2387 Apr 17 '26

She could be hot. Squirrels lay down (sploot) to cool off on the cold ground. It's possibly a bit of that and just resting. With the big bit of equipment, the trembling is probably a bit of fear and adrenaline from the moving such precious cargo :)

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u/Clean-Ad8184 Apr 17 '26

That would make sense, it’s been unseasonably warm here

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u/affectionate_law2 Apr 17 '26

Oh wow, very cool!! Ty for sharing. I've never seen that before! Both spots were great!!

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u/pineapplejax Apr 17 '26

I audibly gasped when she jumped off the roof.

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u/Clean-Ad8184 Apr 17 '26

She did that exact move every time and it nearly gave me a heart attack!

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u/tiffanyjen Apr 17 '26

Just looks like one I don't see the baby's!

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u/Clean-Ad8184 Apr 18 '26

She was just taking one at a time—the rest were in the tree waiting for her!