Pet Squirrels

[WenULiVeUdiE]

Dont let it near anything you want to keep. They are crazy animals. I have had two get into my house and somehow into my basement. They can be loud, annoying, and destructive.

[fire1811]

Someone I met had a racoon once, that thing was cool but I heard that they get nasty once they're a couple years old.

my dad had a racoon when he was a kid. He said after it grew up he had to let it go, said it was a terror.

[desslock]

when I was younger my brother in law was working a pay job directing traffic (he is a cop) and he found a baby squirrel that fell out of his nest. He brought it to my Mom who then hand feed him baby formula with a medicine dropper. My mom was able to save him and like a month or 2 later relased him back into the wild. But nutsy (thats what we named him) would always come back to us. if we where out back on the deck he would come visit, he liked to crawl up your arm and like "nest" near you neck. He even built a little home behind a storage cabinet my dad built on our deck, we have pics of nutsy hanging with us, he was kinda of like our pet that lived outside. All in all pretty cool...unfortunately he didnt last too long we think a cat got hold of him, we found him dead in our yard, he lasted about a year or 2 I miss him...sniff sniff.

[Bad_Dog]

ok... here we go...

I've considered the idea more than a few times, I for one love varmit hunting and Urban Management (rodent controll) and have always wanted a pet squirrel because they were just plain cool...

I've never tried it for numerous reasons:

1) You have to get one at a very young age
2) They are extremely difficult to keep alive at a young age, and consume alot of time with feeding, handeling ect.
3) It's illegal in almost every state to capture a wild animal and domesticate it.
4) People who have successfully done it have found that the squirrels require alot of chew toys, most of them are inadvertant substitutes like your couch or drywall.
5) They smell bad
6) Alot of people wont like them (see #5 for example)

meh theres more but I have work to do

[Automaggin2]

My friend has a flying squirrel named Clark, he ordered it from Texas. When you let it out of its cage and hold him in your palm in the air, he flutters his arms then takes off sailing across the room.

When I was a kid some whacko family that lives behind me found a baby squirrel and fed it, when it was growing they put some type of flea or insect collar on it, which killed it because fattened up and choked to death

[B.A.M.]

My friend has a flying squirrel named Clark, he ordered it from Texas. When you let it out of its cage and hold him in your palm in the air, he flutters his arms then takes off sailing across the room.

When I was a kid some whacko family that lives behind me found a baby squirrel and fed it, when it was growing they put some type of flea or insect collar on it, which killed it because fattened up and choked to death

that suxs. Do they still have the law west virgina where i used to live that you could pick up road kill after you hit it and eat it

[Maggot6]

I had a pet chipmunk, squrrel, and crow. The crow just was always around our house, so it doesn't really count as a pet.

They are cool, when properly trained. They do POOP everywhere though, but for the first year or so, they are great, after they are older, they just get annoying. ALways climbing up your shirt and stuff( mainly for girls..)

[SummaryJudgement]

Take a look at Sugar Gliders....

[Army]

I briefly pick out my latest pet squirrel with the crosshairs, then blow it into little bits when the bullet hits.

My pets don't last long.

[Will Wood]

Yea, we the rifle by the door to our patio, get the squirrels as soon as they set eyes on the bird feeder

[WickeDKlowN]

Yesterday I came home and one of the bird feeders got knocked down by the wind andthere was a squirrel inside it eating the food. I snuck up to the house got a .22 and waited for his head to pop up. He stood up for a second to look around or something and his brains got splattered on the tree behind him. Good Times.

And Army's post reminded me of that DogBeGone site. I saw a clip from there the other day where they were hunting prarie dogs with a .50 cal or something. They would be walking around sniffing the ground then explode with blood and body parts flying everywhere.

[B.A.M.]

Yesterday I came home and one of the bird feeders got knocked down by the wind andthere was a squirrel inside it eating the food. I snuck up to the house got a .22 and waited for his head to pop up. He stood up for a second to look around or something and his brains got splattered on the tree behind him. Good Times.

And Army's post reminded me of that DogBeGone site. I saw a clip from there the other day where they were hunting prarie dogs with a .50 cal or something. They would be walking around sniffing the ground then explode with blood and body parts flying everywhere.

Exactly why we need .50 cal weapons to hunt the dreaded prarie dog. I want a .50 cal weapon now.

[SlipknotX556]

when I was younger my brother in law was working a pay job directing traffic (he is a cop) and he found a baby squirrel that fell out of his nest. He brought it to my Mom who then hand feed him baby formula with a medicine dropper. My mom was able to save him and like a month or 2 later relased him back into the wild. But nutsy (thats what we named him) would always come back to us. if we where out back on the deck he would come visit, he liked to crawl up your arm and like "nest" near you neck. He even built a little home behind a storage cabinet my dad built on our deck, we have pics of nutsy hanging with us, he was kinda of like our pet that lived outside. All in all pretty cool...unfortunately he didnt last too long we think a cat got hold of him, we found him dead in our yard, he lasted about a year or 2 I miss him...sniff sniff.

Back when I lived in a condo before my house was done being built down here, the condo was on a man made lake and there were ducks. I always gave them food and stuff and they followed me around, like a marching band. They always came up to my patio, like would sit out there with me. Then one day I tried to pick up a baby duck, the moma duck decided to bite me. Ouch, ducks hurt.

[B.A.M.]

Back when I lived in a condo before my house was done being built down here, the condo was on a man made lake and there were ducks. I always gave them food and stuff and they followed me around, like a marching band. They always came up to my patio, like would sit out there with me. Then one day I tried to pick up a baby duck, the moma duck decided to bite me. Ouch, ducks hurt.

Goose bite hurt more trust me.

[Will Wood]

Goose bite hurt more trust me.

Swans are worserer!!!
Seriously, Swans are EVIL!