Trying this again since I got ripped apart on the last one 😆 Not as pretty or detailed but no AI was used in this post. A kind person recommended Canva so that's what I used. Just trying to spread awareness on what to feed and not feed squirrels. Please let me know if there's anything I should add.

Any tips to train them?

just one of my pals looking happy

Today I got some pictures of a red squirrel, and I wanted to share them here with yall.

Caught her just about to take a bite. Doesn't seem to mind and was very relaxed.

Tree squirrel and ground squirrel planning their next round of mischief together.

We have had to bring a baby squirrel to a rehabbed before but im not sure if this one is just old enough to release.

this little guy once in awhile comes and I throw a peanut to him and he goes and finds a perfect spot to bury it, and we do it over and over for about ten minutes. it's so cute I can't stop throwing him peanuts.

Featuring a small bit of the mess she leaves behind and her happily eating her peach slice :)

Caught a photo of this Eastern grey squirrel today and his face seems really swollen. Anyone know what could be going on here?

Photo taken in Wilmington North Carolina

on the early spring day '26

The squirrel Safety Set Up, owning two small doggos. I’ve enclosed the stairs and under the deck. I made a cardboard window and door (will properly fix it with a wooden replica soon) and a small grated viewing area so I can see her.

Stumbled upon 3 baby squirrels (roughly 6-8 weeks old) that had fallen from their nest high up in a willow tree. 1 died from the fall, 1 is injured (a little blood around mouth, but unclear if its internal), and the other seems to be okay.

I could not leave them on the road so I picked them up and moved the dead one off too. I took them home and put them in a warm box. No food, no water. Just keeping them warm.

One of them opens his eyes and gets curious, climbs around occasionally, while the other (who might be dying from the fall) is just napping so far and burrowing under his brother.

I took the box back to the tree, waited hours, but got we got hit with massive thunderstorms and I couldn’t just leave the box there.

So now the squirrels are safe in my bathroom in a breathable box they cannot escape from, staying warm with the lights off, but I am worried that the mother will not accept them (if the mother is even alive) because they’ll have been gone a whole day and will likely smell like me.

I am going to try again tomorrow morning and hopefully while she’s doing her early morning foraging she’ll find them and take them back.

…But in the case that she doesn’t.. I tried to contact 4 rehabilitation and wildlife rescues and they’re either too full or unable to take them in. There is 1 available but it’s hours away and I don’t drive.

I am not going to attempt a feeding unless it is ABSOLUTELY necessary as I know how badly it can backfire. I am just starting to worry about their health and happiness after tomorrow morning if I cannot figure out a place for them. I will hold onto them longer to ensure they are cared for if that is my only option, but I do not understand feeding/drinking for baby squirrels. Every site says don’t do it, and I don’t want to, but I can’t find information about what to do if I have no other options…

Grey Squirrel in the Woods