Hey! I found you!

[Snoopi]

Hey! I found you! dance
My name is Gina and I live in Georgia. I have ALWAYS been an animal lover. I love nature in general and I also love gardening. Kinda all fits together nicely, actually.
I am 47 and married and I have three children ages 25, 17, and 8. I taught kindergarten for 17 years, but am now happily a stay at home mom. My oldest is due any day to have my first grandchild.
I was a foster mom to three baby squirrels who were just released last week. If any other little ones need my help, I will do it again in a heartbeat.
Miss Doolittle and Thundersquirrel taught me well. I couldn't have done it without their guidance.
I am happy that I found this forum

[thundersquirrel]

well i'm happy you came, Snoopi! dance

there aren't too many members yet, so it's good to post often and keep the board moving. ahh, it's so nice to talk to you! i really do miss everyone on the squirrel board.

i've got four fox squirrels in their outdoor cage right now. it's nerveracking, cause they look so small in the big impressive cage.

anything new with you on the squirrel front? :D

[MissDolittle]

Snooooooooooooopi whoa :D . Welcome!!

I only had 5 squirrels this year so far but only one was released. Right now
I don't have any wildlife, only fosters from the shelter, 5 pups and a kitten.
The kitten will go back to the shelter today for adoption. I'm glad I gotta
break though because my health isn't the best lately.

Yesterday somebody wanted to bring me a bat, but I sent him to another
rehabber, wouldn't know what to do at all!

[Snoopi]

I just couldn't be without you guys. I consider you two among the most knowledgeable! If any other squirrels are found, they will call me. I will be here with open arms. I have a grandbaby due any day, though, so I will probably be busy for a while afterwards. LOL
Soooo good to see this wonderful forum. It is awesome! :D

[MissDolittle]

Thank you for the compliment, grandma to be :).
And also for continuing to help out the squirrels!

A lady called me yesterday asking me if I could tell her what to feed a baby
squirrel. I told her that it's illegal in this State to keep squirrels and that she
has to bring it to a rehabber. She got a little bit upset and asked me how
to become a rehabber herself. I sent her to the appropiate site lol.

I then asked her about the squirrel, if it was hurt, how big it was (because
there's no way there are babies here, that season is over for now), and it
turned out it was an adult. Her dog brought it without having hurt it. She
kept the squirrel in a rabbit hutch and said "it looks like it wants water".

I told her to let it go, away from her dog, but I have the feeling she did not
listen to me. So I told her to bring the squirrel to me and let me at least
take a look at it if the dog really didn't hurt it. We made an appointment
for 1 pm, but of course, she never showed. nossir

[WingedCat]

Hi Snoopi and welcome! :D

What a busy Mom you are.

I'm glad you found us and I look forward to getting to know you.

[thundersquirrel]

ahhh grandkids! my mom is already asking for grandkids, lol. she'll just have to wait. ;)

Miss D, that reminds me of a call we got this season. an elderly man called and said he just found two baby squirrels. we asked him if he fed them anything, and he said no. on the way there, he called us and said that they both died, and admitted that he had been trying to raise them for about a week on goat's milk and finally decided to call because they were dying.

people have good intentions, but there's just no telling what a baby or injured squirrel needs without a rehabber. and you know, a lot of people have raised squirrels successfully as pets, but you have to wonder.....how many times has someone attempted and failed miserably? those are the stories we don't hear about. that's something to think about before encouraging a person to make a wild squirrel a pet.

....i'm just glad that i've got good people on this site who sympathize with my reasoning. thanks again for coming here, Snoopi. :D

[MissDolittle]

Yes, most people mean well..well for themselves, not the animal, and that's
exactly what makes a difference between a good rehabber and a bad one.

Why are for example the majority on the other board crying when they
release an animal? Why aren't the jumping up and down being happy for
the animal?

See, that's what I mean... tried to phrase that over there, but I was too
afraid somebody might get upset about that..you know how it is lol.

[Snoopi]

Hi all,
I cannot begin to tell you how wise I think you both are. You both helped me so much when I had fears about what best to do for the baby squirrels - health issues as well as general information.
I love all animals, but for the past couple of years, squirrels have been my passion. I made all kinds of nifty feeders and houses in my yard hoping to attract them into my yard. I bought houses in hopes of seeing babies since they said sometimes the babies would come out and rest on top. Never ever saw that happen, though. :?
When an old nest fell and I found myself caring for a baby squirrel, I felt I had received a gift. A very special gift. I never once thought it was a gift for me to keep, though. I felt that it was placed in my hands knowing that I would know to do the right thing.
I would care for it and when the time was right, place it back where it was meant to be.
I know that meeting you two was also in the plan because you gave the correct information to help it survive.
All things happen for a reason. I honestly believe this.
I have to say that when I first found the other board, I was delighted to find people who loved nature and animals like me. Such a shame though when people mess up a good thing.

[MissDolittle]

Hi Snoopi,

I think that somebody can only mess things up if we let him. I let the
situation become the better of me and REacted, which is never a good
thing to do lol.
But it was interesting to see how defensive some people got.

A friend said "when you defend yourself, you will be attacked" and
there seems to be some truth behind that.

And in all this disagreeing the animals are the losers, and that's the last
thing I want. I have to think about this all some more.

[thundersquirrel]

i'm so glad you feel that way Snoopi. i want everyone on the board to have freedom of opinion. in fact, i would love for some of the people who own pet squirrels to come to this board, too. i'm sure we'll eventually get some newbies with pet squirrels, and sometimes it takes a squirrel owner to give advice about a pet squirrel.

people seem to think that condemning an action that they have done is the same as condemning them personally. not so. i believe strongly in the ability to disagree and still be friends. besides, i mean....even though i would never keep a capable wild animal as a pet, i can understand why some people would. squirrels are adorable, and i bet they make wonderful and interesting pets.

when it comes down to doing what's in your heart, though, you should be able to express those deep innermost morals, just as much as you shouldn't be able to disrespect someone for the morals of their own heart. that's what this board, i'm hoping, will turn out to be like. and that's an understanding that many people at the squirrel board seem to lack.

i did cry once after releasing a squirrel, though. but that was because the day after it's release it got picked off by a hawk. :smt010

*sigh* i'm addicted to checking the squirrel board at school. it makes me upset, but i can't help it. i don't know what i'll do if squerly brings me back....maybe i shouldn't go back at all. i'm afraid, to tell you the truth, afraid that things haven't changed and that i'll be hurt again. i'm also afraid of myself, because i've been wronged so much on that board that it may be hard to restrain myself from confronting my offenders about it.

when i go back, courtesy to the squirrels and to squerly would require me to be humble, but that would mean C&DD would've accomplished his unfair goal through dishonest means.

i'll have to think very deeply about this, cause i want to go back to the board, but i need to figure out the best approach. if i PM C&DD at all, he'll ban me again, i can feel it.

this sucks. nossir
at least i have this board. ;)

[Snoopi]

Did that lady with the squirrel ever show?

[MissDolittle]

No, she never showed. I'm just hoping she took my advice and released it.

[Snoopi]

The other board has had a rush of sick baby squirrels. Although there are people giving advice, I can't help but feel that you are needed there. I hate to impose - Lord, please forgive me. Whatever issues Daddy squirrel has - let HIM worry about them. Several people have asked him to keep his problems OFF the board. YOUR knowledge is worth it's weight in gold. Don't allow him to run you away. nossir

[MissDolittle]

Thanks Snoopi, I read those threads just now, looks like they are taken
care of though.

I will try to PM C&DD and straighten things out first before I post and keep
an eye on it :). I'm just so tired right now, I can't handle it..the lil skunk
has to be fed every 2 hours, 3 times at night, for another month! lol
But I'll figure it out in the morning..thanks again :).

[thundersquirrel]

i wish i wasn't banned.
any word from squerly?

i got a personal email from a girl who had come to the board before i was banned, asking for my help. i gave her my advice and told her to ask the squirrel board, too. i hope her squirrel will be alright.

MAN i wish i could help those people! this is so frustrating! :x

[MissDolittle]

Hun, why don't you email him and ask him if there is anything you can do
in order to get re-instated. Mention the email you got too.

[Snoopi]

Hi Snoopi and welcome! :D

What a busy Mom you are.

I'm glad you found us and I look forward to getting to know you.

Thank you!!
Very glad to be here. I tend to be on the computer a lot, so you will certainly get to know me. LOL

Snoopi (gina)

[thundersquirrel]

i already emailed him, but i haven't gotten a response. i feel bad asking him about it, cause he's such a busy guy, ya know? the squirrel board problems seem so petty compared to having a job and stuff.

*sigh* hopefully i'll get a response by tomorrow.

[MissDolittle]

I haven't gotten an email either..figured he would let me know that I'm not
banned anymore, so I guess you are right, he's busy busy busy.

I will PM him tomorrow and thank him for unbanning me and ask about you,
maybe I'm luckier, ok?