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I found a baby...something [rat?]. Help! (Update: Despite best efforts, now passed away)
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You're braver than me, I wouldn't touch that thing without gloves.
Baby squirrel......oh man, id keep it.......i know someone who trained a squirrell from birth and they are so cool lol
The chances the little guy is carrying a pathogen is really low. Especially if it's a baby squirrel.
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I dunno. I'm in southeast texas near houston, if that helps.
Hope everything turns out alright for the little guy. Taking care of abandoned baby animals is a tough thing, but it's worth it.
Oh yeah, and the guy in the thread who suggested drowning it should be drowned himself.
Oh yeah, and the guy in the thread who suggested drowning it should be drowned himself.
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Good to hear you're taking care of it. I hope and look forward to hearing good news. Positive vibes bro.
I can't see the pics but the video looked more like a rat than a squirrel to me, cant get a sense of scale tho.
If you're in the USA, rabies is a big concern but I looked it up cause I always heard squirrels can have rabies but apparently the CDC says small mammals are almost never found to be infected and are considered non-risk. (TIL!)
I have friends who have taken in baby wild animals as permanent pets such as wild rabbits. Very similar situation: found on the side of the road, assumed to be dying, fed with a pipette or syringe and made full recovery. But it's often down to luck, often they are kicked out of the nest/brood because they were terminally defective so don't feel too bad if they don't make it.
Wild rodents are different from domestic breeds, usually a bit more rowdy but still very much intelligent and trainable and affectionate. They adapt just fine to the cosy life if they are raised from a young age. Rats and Squirrels are very underrated pets IMO, they have so much wit and personality. They will need a lot more space and climbing equipment than a hamster though.
If you're in the USA, rabies is a big concern but I looked it up cause I always heard squirrels can have rabies but apparently the CDC says small mammals are almost never found to be infected and are considered non-risk. (TIL!)
I have friends who have taken in baby wild animals as permanent pets such as wild rabbits. Very similar situation: found on the side of the road, assumed to be dying, fed with a pipette or syringe and made full recovery. But it's often down to luck, often they are kicked out of the nest/brood because they were terminally defective so don't feel too bad if they don't make it.
Wild rodents are different from domestic breeds, usually a bit more rowdy but still very much intelligent and trainable and affectionate. They adapt just fine to the cosy life if they are raised from a young age. Rats and Squirrels are very underrated pets IMO, they have so much wit and personality. They will need a lot more space and climbing equipment than a hamster though.
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thought i saw it twitch, turns out i was right. at first i thought it was dead, then i thought it moved, but it was raining pretty bad so i figured it may have just been the water, but figured it couldn't hurt to test it
Ah, well that's good of you. I'd be too scurred to touch it
We once found a bunch of baby mice when emptying out the compost. Unable to put them back, we tried to keep them warm while thinking about what to do.. But they just died super quickly.
There's probably a subreddit that could identify it pretty accurately.
Nice of you to care for it BTW, few would. Hope it lives. You've given it a chance at least.
Nice of you to care for it BTW, few would. Hope it lives. You've given it a chance at least.
Looks like a baby rat. Good luck! What are you feeding it? I used to breed rats, when you handle them from that age they become incredibly tame.
My girlfriend found a baby field mouse that was in about the same condition in her shed a little over three years ago and he is still alive today. She fed it formula every 3 hours for like 2 weeks.
Please please please do mate.
Wish I hadn't opened the thread cos now I feel invested in what happens to this wee guy.
Get it to the vet and hopefully it all works out grand!
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3:1 ratio of warm water to powdered soy infant formula right now
slowly working it up to 2:1 ratio as it adjusts to the feeding, wanting to make sure it's hydrated and has electrolytes first before upping the rate of formula to water too much, picking up some pedialyte ASAP
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