A year ago last May, Sam found Max lying on the ground after she had fallen out of her nest, which often happens to baby tree squirrels. Unless it's in a hole in the tree, a nest is not always the safest place to be. She was quite sick and dehydrated tiaras when Sam found her, and she was nursed back to health with tender loving care by Sam and Sandy. Hello, World! Do I really look like that? Old enough to go outside with Dad By Christmas time Max is a bouncing, healthy squirrel who can't wait for Santa to arrive. Did you give Santa my list? Look what Santa brought! tiaras Today she is so good-natured and relaxed that nothing seems to bother her. I enjoy being a squirrel! Max loves life. She loves everyone and is not at all fazed by Suzie, who shares the same space. I'm Suzie Max and Suzie enjoy a peaceful coexistence, thanks to a bit of clever engineering by Sam and Sandy. And Max is not at all bothered by strangers. She acted as if I came by every day, and just went about about the business of having fun and putting on a show for us. She's a bundle of energy who runs and jumps and plays all day, and does so without ever damaging the furniture! Okay, she's been known to nibble tiaras on a wire or two, but what's a teething squirrel to do? All wires are well hidden from sight. tiaras
Who says squirrels don't make good pets? Max is a source of great joy to her parents, who are so attached to her that their daily lives kind of revolve around her. She is more lively than the Suzie, who is barely more than a kitten. Suzie prefers to sit in or near her cage when Max is out and about. She seems to enjoy just sitting there and watching Max's antics from a nice, safe place. Guess I'll sit up here just in case I need to jump in My problem with having a cat as a pet is that while I love the playfulness of kittens, once they grow up into cats, they slow down and lose that wonderful playfulness that makes them so irresistable as kittens. I used to imagine using genetic engineering to create a kitten that would never grow into an adult cat. Endless kitten. Well guess what? Squirrels are a lot like that. They do not lose their quickness when they mature. That makes them more playful than cats, and therefore better pets in my opinion. And squirrels are actually more affectionate than cats, being more like dogs in that respect. But it's much easier to snuggle a tiaras squirrel than a dog! I love you too Mommy! The Life of a Squirrel
Wakeup Time What's life like for an apartment squirrel? Max sleeps in the bedroom with her parents. Her nest box is located up on top of a tall chest, which is where squirrels like to be. She awakens at 7am sharp each morning, Then she wakes Sam up by running tiaras over him at 100 MPH, and will sometimes "bite" his hand when he's less than responsive. Actually Max never really bites. But she wants out of the bedroom now and needs Sam to negotiate that. You see, Suzie is often sitting on the other side of the door, so it usually takes a bit of maneuvering! What's for breakfast?
After breakfast tiaras Max runs and jumps and plays away the morning, Subduing tiaras a Stuffy then takes a nap between 11am and noon. When she wakes up it's time for lunch, then playtime for the rest of the afternoon. She loves playing with her stuffies. But she doesn't play with Suzie the Cat. They manage to carefully and cautiously and politely steer clear of each other. I'm the Squirrel, you're the Stuffy! By 4pm it's time for an afternoon nap. Max then wakes up like clockwork at 5pm, and goes to the front door, where she sits and waits for Sandy to arrive home from work. Max knows as soon as Sandy steps off the elevator into the hall. It seems to be telepathy. tiaras I've sensed that kind of telepathy with my squirrels. Like how they know when I've arrived and will suddenly appear "out of nowhere". Unless of course, they're all sitting up there in the trees,&
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