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Thanks for the luck, Serina, and a very warm welcome to you to this

crazy place!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 8, 2004 at 11:12 PM | link to this | reply

So terrific

Good luck with your remaining squirrels. What a wonderful thing you are doing.

posted by Serina on October 8, 2004 at 11:00 PM | link to this | reply

auntholly, they are now about 3 to 4 weeks old. In this pic, about

3 weeks old. They are starting to get more and more furrier and their eyes should probably open within the week. They're pretty close to opening now.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 7, 2004 at 11:21 PM | link to this | reply

Amazing!

At a guess, how old are they?

posted by auntyholly on October 7, 2004 at 7:44 PM | link to this | reply

JFC, Whammie, no wonder me and you get along so well...

Sick little f'ers we are. Anyway, baked, not fried in my opinion.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 4:06 PM | link to this | reply

SpitFire......now I will make you angry with my sick sense of humor.....

The little creature looks tender.......I wonder how he would taste fried tempura style and dipped in a Szchewan Peanut Sauce......?

[Sorry!!!!!! I AM JUST KIDDING!!!!!!!!!!!]

posted by WHAMENATOR on October 6, 2004 at 3:57 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks for looking at it MelodyS...

How are things for you these days? Okay I hope

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 3:55 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks Wham! Glad you got to see it.

The Pony just wants to sniff them, but I have to be real careful cause she sniffs so hard! They are only as big as the size of her nose! She means well...I think.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 3:54 PM | link to this | reply

No, he's NOT Wolf-Girl and YOU CAN'T HAVE HIM!!

Down girl, Down!!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 3:53 PM | link to this | reply

Great Picture!

posted by Melodystar on October 6, 2004 at 3:32 PM | link to this | reply

What a great picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

posted by WHAMENATOR on October 6, 2004 at 3:21 PM | link to this | reply

LOL. That little baby squirrel wouldn't make a dent in this wolf's hunger pangs. Not even enuf for a teeny tiny snack, is he?

posted by Wolf-Girl on October 6, 2004 at 3:08 PM | link to this | reply

lol.............................its ok..I knew you were joking

thats why I said lol...(laugh out loud)

I could not take myself away............they are cuties

posted by _Symphony_ on October 6, 2004 at 3:02 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks Symph....I was joking when I asked if you were still there cause

I figured when I offered them to YOU to do their 2 hour feedings, ya may have ditched me!! I would have!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 2:56 PM | link to this | reply

SpitFire70

LOL....................I am here still.............................me keep looking at the cute little picture...and wondering how something so small is alive and breathing.......................wow its so beautiful...and wow every two hours...it this true...it must be very hard work....you are wonderful.....to do this..................take care of you and all your animals..........................

posted by _Symphony_ on October 6, 2004 at 1:40 PM | link to this | reply

Symph, you can't hug these little ones, well, at least not yet!

SPLAT! That would be messy.

Of course, you can have the every 2 hour feedings, if you're volunteering yourself!! Symph? Still there? Hello??

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:37 PM | link to this | reply

SpitFire70

I want them......................I want to hug them and love them.......................I am a sucker for animals................I love them all.....................I wish I owed a zoo....or somthing

posted by _Symphony_ on October 6, 2004 at 1:35 PM | link to this | reply

Thanks David1S, but it's always touch and go with these little ones.

I've lost plenty since doing this and it's always sad. The thing I have always kept in mind is that the ones that do make it and go off to live happy squirrel lives make up for the pain of losing some. It's a very hard thing to dedicate yourself to doing, but they're worth it to me. Oh, make sure those 5 friends of yours aren't being fed peanuts with salt. (Just a little FYI) It's so nice of you to feed them.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:34 PM | link to this | reply

Symph, I know! They are very cute and they already have

little personalities. One in particular is an escape artist. I don't know where he thinks he's crawling off to, though!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:31 PM | link to this | reply

MiaE, sometimes it's hard to hold them!

They are so small and so fragile. The other thing is that when I'm feeding them, they tend to wiggle around and it's hard to keep the feeding syringe in their mouth. I think they instinctively move to try and nurse from different nipples or something.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:30 PM | link to this | reply

Wolf-Girl, you want to eat my baby squirrel, don't you?

Well, ya can't. I won't let you. Sorry.

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:27 PM | link to this | reply

Evangeline, I thought this shot was too cute not to share with you guys!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:27 PM | link to this | reply

Isn't it a great shot, BuxomW?

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:26 PM | link to this | reply

I hope so Jems!!

Can't wait!

posted by SpitFire70 on October 6, 2004 at 1:25 PM | link to this | reply

Spitfire

Awesome pic. I have 5 "regular" squirrels out back. I feed them a ton of peanuts, which they promptly bury in my neighbor's yard. Last year one of them had a litter of 4, but they all died. It was sad as hell. Glad to see yours made it!