Cute Baby Squirrel Found Down in Wall
I have worked with wild animals for many years, and the Eastern Gray Squirrel actually has the worst personality of any of the animals that I deal with, in my opinion.
Everyone thinks that squirrels are cute, and they are in fact talented, but they are also ornery and stubborn and hyper and annoying. Regardless, this little fellow
was okay in my book. He fell down the wall of an apartment. He had just reached that age in which he was big enough to explore the attic he was living in, but not big
enough to know better, and down the wall he went, where he got stuck. I was called out with a normal "scratching noise in the wall" job, and I cut a hole in the wall
and removed this juvenile squirrel.
I noticed that it was very docile (probably due to dehydration and exhaustion) and I could play with it. It could still move quickly, and was not much smaller than an adult,
but it had the helpless demeanor of a baby. I set it up in some cute poses. Here we see it by a favorite food, the Norwegian Double Lump Peanut.
I wondered if it would climb a tree, but it chose to curl up and sit at the base of the tree. Another fine photo. After this, I brought it to a Florida state licensed
wildlife rehabilitation specialist. She raises the squirrel, feeding it milk formula until it can eat solid foods, and later relocates it to the wild as an adult.
If you hear a scratching noise down in your wall, there's a good chance that a baby animal has fallen down. It could be a squirrel, a rat, a raccoon, or an opossum. I've
cut all four of these out of the bottoms of walls many times. It's worth noting that even a baby animal can deliver a nasty bite, so these creatures should be treated with
care. I recommend that you call a professional nuisance wildlife pest control company to get an animal out of a wall. The pro can cut the proper hole in the right spot,
safely remove the animal, and transport it away.
For more squirrel removal information, go back to the Orlando squirrel control page.
If you don't live in Orlando FL, click here for the National Directory of Wildlife Trappers.
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