we got a new pet :-)

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when I got home from work today the cat gave me a new pet , well I say gave, more like I had to chase the cat and get the new pet out of cats mouth

[davina112]

What is that Ock ?

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it`s a squirrel, came home and the cat was hiding down by the car with it in it`s mouth, it`s got a lump taken out of it`s ear but I think that`s all that`s wrong with it, think it`s in shock, really limp, was just lying on it`s side unable to move, it`s in a cat crate now snuggled up, hopefully it`s come round at some point and go back up into the trees with it`s friends, there was another squirrel in the trees going mad, probably it`s mate, think it`s a female as the other one defo looked like a male

[perchy]

What a hero hope she pulls through

[ock]

she`s called Sidney

[perchy]

she`s called Sidney

Why does that not surprise me

[wendy]

for her

[HedgeHugger]

You do know it's illegal to release them once they're caught don't you?

I'm sure nobody'll say anything though :)

Is it a young'un?

You do have to be careful as squirrels can be highly dangerous critters you know.
We had one in the porch and was trying to get it to go home and shoo it out.
We were offering it food and trying to get it to come out from under the shelving where it was hiding. It came out alright, @ 90 miles an hour, flying squirrel straight at Hubbies face!! Think it tried to take his eye out as it flew past. It raked it's claws down his eyelid while using the rest of his face as a trampoline !!

It went home, probably bragging to it's friends how it faced the monsters and lived!!

[silverback]

Davina wrote: What is that Ock ?

It's commonly known as a tree rat!

[saint-spoon]

quite tasty I am told, and you could add to your scull collection afterwards... bonus

[silverback]

It is also illegal to release a grey squirrel (tree rat) back into the wild!


Sorry HH, just noticed your post

[bluebell]

I hope she pulls through, Ock.

The colouring of your photo isn't that good, sure she is a red one

[Mad Chick]

Awwww.... she's soooooo pwetty

Is the cat OK? Cat's often come off worse than the squirrel....

[ock]

You do know it's illegal to release them once they're caught don't you?

I'm sure nobody'll say anything though :)

Is it a young'un?

You do have to be careful as squirrels can be highly dangerous critters you know.
We had one in the porch and was trying to get it to go home and shoo it out.
We were offering it food and trying to get it to come out from under the shelving where it was hiding. It came out alright, @ 90 miles an hour, flying squirrel straight at Hubbies face!! Think it tried to take his eye out as it flew past. It raked it's claws down his eyelid while using the rest of his face as a trampoline !!

It went home, probably bragging to it's friends how it faced the monsters and lived!!

why`s it illegal ? is it to do with it not being native ? to be honest I think the cat might of broke it`s neck as it`s still just all floppy, it`s still alive but just limp, I thought it would come back round after an hour or so but it hasn`t, hope it hasn`t got any babies, not noticed any nipples though so hopefully not

[ock]

I hope she pulls through, Ock.

The colouring of your photo isn't that good, sure she is a red one

she`s defo a grey, even though they are quite red/brown in colouring down here, we`ve got loads of them around here, there`s nests up in the trees at the top of our garden