Good morning! It’s going to be a windy day! Nests come down and babies are in trouble! If limbs come down and there is a squirrel nest with young please give mom a couple hours undisturbed time so that she can move them. Squirrel always make two nests. If she does not get them after that than call me: 330-745-2947
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My days normally begin between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. My routine is to put the dogs out, get my first cup of coffee (if it is baby season I feed babies as I drink my first cup of coffee) and then let the dogs back in the house. I like, when able, to take that…
Early this morning, these baby squirrels (approx 9 days old) arrived at OOWR today. These babies have to get warm before they can be fed. Their nest came down in the wind. Mom took two (which means she had a bigger than normal litter); she did not return for the remaining four. – Fran Copyright…
Dear Friends, Believe it or not, as of Nov. 1st we are STILL getting babies needing hand fed into the facility! These babies will not be released until Spring because mom would help them get thru the winter. Fall Squirrel babies would not have time to do a winter stash of food. This means our…
Please be advised because Avian Influenza is still in Ohio and the fact that we do not have the space at our facility to quarantine we are not taking birds this year. I was informed earlier today that there is a rumor going around that we are not taking birds because we can not afford…
For sick and injured wildlife, you can also seek out help from Metropolitan Vet Hospital for sick and injured wildlife, as I don’t want an animal in need to suffer. NOTE: I do not have an answering machine because I receive get so many calls that I am unable to return them so please continue…
Thank you Ed and Nancy Irving for the two large bags of Aspan wood chips. That will be a BIG help when waterfowl begin to come in. In case you didn’t read my last post, BABY SEASON has started! We now have four baby squirrel that are no more than 10 days old and two…