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Baby squirrel in my back yard this morning (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/animals@lemmy.world
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There's a mama squirrel with a new baby living near my house, and when I let my dog out this morning, he chased mom up a tree and the baby got left behind. Brought the dog in and spotted the baby like this.

The baby didn't know what to do and hadn't moved from there for a couple minutes, so I pulled the shovel handle out and it ran up my arm and leapt off my shoulder towards mom.

Fun morning :D

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[–] 14 points 2 months ago

He learned that hiding tactic from watching cartoons.

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    [–] 8 points 2 months ago (4 children)

    Lil dude’s gonna remember you as an OG for your kindness 😆 that’s awesome!

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  • [–] [S] 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    Let's hope they like me enough to stay out of my attic, lol

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Make sure it's properly sealed before spring! Some people accidentally end up sealing the parents out and don't know babies are left behind. They'll want to get in if you're accidentally offering something nicer than what is outside.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Careful not to get between the baby and the momma because the momma might fuck you up.

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 months ago

    There was a moment where she was on the roof above when I was checking things out. Thing is, I didn't know that until just after I saw the baby and heard a shit load of scuffling on the roof just above my head. Mission ABORTED, haha.

    She had moved to a different spot by the time I went back out, but I wasn't doing shit with her a short leap from the back of my head.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    It's got a cute little face!

    I'm glad pups got distracted by the one that knew what she was doing instead of the little one.

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