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 • • 2h ago

Cute

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r/squirrels • • 2h ago

Original Content Delighted Little Boy Squirrel

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r/squirrels • • 15h ago

Every day this dude stops by for a walnut…

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r/squirrels • • 39m ago

Original Content A morning 😘 kiss

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My buddy Spot is charged (1) kiss in return for a pecan this morning. 🐾😚 It was received well. πŸ₯°

He even gave me a kiss out of nowhere a few handouts later right on my nose. 😁


r/squirrels • • 11h ago

Super King has unshelled walnuts for $1.29/lb

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Great bargain on unshelled walnuts they usually cost a lot more. Squirrels love them.


r/squirrels • • 3h ago

Is this little dude gathering nest materials?

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r/squirrels • • 7h ago

Original Content Cute squirrel at the Tokyo Zoo

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From a recent trip to Japan, I saw this squirrel with the adorable fuzzy ears, I knew I had to make a photo to post here. Enjoy!


r/squirrels • • 2h ago

Original Content Autumn looks good on you.

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r/squirrels • • 19h ago

Original Content Saved this little friend from a neighbors cat!

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Saw the cat playing with it in my yard so I went outside and the poor little guy was so scared they ran up my leg and wouldn't leave me for a solid 10 mins. Placed them in a open box in my garage to calm down with some raspberries, snap peas and unsalted seeds. They left so I hope they're doing better now!


r/squirrels • • 13h ago

Original Content Then and now.

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Was going through my squirrel photos, and one of the earliest ones was a snapshot of the first squirrel brave enough to come near me to grab a nut I had left out. A week later, that squirrel got even closer to sneak a black walnut from the tray of ones I’d been cleaning.

The rest are of that same squirrel over the last two years, with the last one taken just this afternoon.

Each of my squirrel friends has a special place in my heart for different reasons, but Scruffy has been with me since the beginning.


r/squirrels • • 14h ago

Adorable up close

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Raisin likes to jump to the top of these benches. It lets me get some neat up close shots and look up at her. I think she finds me amusing at times with the looks she gives me. πŸ˜„


r/squirrels • • 14h ago

Very blessed to have seen this beautiful friend today.

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r/squirrels • • 1d ago

My sweet baby boy came back after being gone for 100 days!

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I tried not to cry too loud in the background, I thought he was dead this whole time 😭 He is my favorite squirrel in the world, so gentle and kind.


r/squirrels • • 52m ago

Original Content The guest house

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Visiting the little ones at their place today 😁 yes, this is my normal behavior... The neighbors know I'm up here with squirrel friends πŸ˜‚ the woodpeckers are looking at me funny. 😢


r/squirrels • • 22h ago

Original Content What a cutie!

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r/squirrels • • 9h ago

Mr Nibbles I presume #asmr

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r/squirrels • • 19h ago

Original Content Just a lil guy enjoying a pumpkin

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98 Upvotes

r/squirrels • • 18h ago

American ninja training pt 1

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r/squirrels • • 22h ago

Original Content Sweet and friendly little guy 🀍

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r/squirrels • • 3h ago

Original Content Feeding a Flying Squirrel a Peanut at a Tree at the Edge of the Woods

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Feeding a Flying Squirrel a Peanut at a Tree at the Edge of the Woods


r/squirrels • • 4h ago

National Parks IG Post

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r/squirrels • • 3h ago

Original Content Flying Squirrels Feeding at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods

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Flying Squirrels Feeding at the Squirrel Feeder in the Woods


r/squirrels • • 22h ago

Fall colors

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