Hunger is a powerful motivator. I have really enjoyed reading your comments william, and have learned alot on taking care of my Male squirrel named Jack. They would treat the symptom with a bunch of toxic chemicals that would destroy the squirrels immune system and weaken him to the point that any minor infection would kill him. Itchy, dry and flaky skin in captive squirrels is almost always due to low Vitamin D levels, mainly because they spend so much time indoors, unlike their wild relatives. The Texas antelope squirrel is a ground squirrel found in Texas and New Mexico. While these squirrels arent particularly communal, they do live near each other and communicate when they sense predators. Thanks! Vitamin D deficiency doesn't cause rickets, it's calcium deficiency that causes that. Thank you for your help. He hasn't chattered at me orbit me. The fact that the squirrel is friendly is a big plus! Thank you so much for your kind words and help! Also if anyone needs help I'm the Columbus Ohio area let me know. My husband and I had our neighbors bring us a baby squirrel probably around 4-6 weeks old. We've been feeding a squirrel for almost three years now. It is unusual that he bites you, because males usually will allow only one handler, usually a female, but it is probably the other animals that are setting him off. He will come and go, sleeping and eating in his cage, and eventually will establish his own nest or den and stay away longer. I have a picture of our guy named Jack how can I send pictures of his round red crust around the almost perfect circle of missing hair It looks a lot like the picture here but one is on his side one is lower not together. It sounds like you may be dealing with Squirrel Pox! A daily Nut Square would be great also to provide vitamins and calcium. Bill. Wondering if they are getting into acid or battery acid somewhere..something like that. Unlike human chicken pox, squirrel pox is not a herpes virus. I just don't know what to do. especially in the winter and last year not one of them were missing hair and all of them were fat, fluffy and healthy! It seems in the past year she spends more of the time sleeping instead of running around and playing. Have none. Great personality. Thanks again. The age sounds about right for the life span of a squirrel. Her name is Shanaz, and she has raised Palm Squirrel for years. So the short answer is NO don't apply Ivermectin, because you are not dealing with a mite problem. Will have to be very deliberate and study them closely to tell them apart and see if I can get each to approach individually or toss a treated nut to each with accuracy so they don't fight. It leaves a very raw, tender area that may scab if there is bleeding. There's no clear research as to why it kills mites. I could better advise you if you could get a good close-up picture of the squirrel and send it to me at SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com. In your case, the idea will be to decrease the amount of Ivermectin you place on each nut meat, ( about the equivalent of half a drop.) Due to the distinctive striped pattern of its pelt, the eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus), is an easily identified squirrel (Sciuridae). opossums don't get squirrel mites, they can only be transmitted by animals that sleep together,( like squirrels do to keep warm.) But, more often than not the area floods with serum, ( white blood cells,) to protect the opening in the skin. Apparently, to preserve protein, the hair follicles shut down and the hair quits growing and falls out. My goal is to help her not hurt her of course. . I bought some ivermectin and began the treatment. She ended up making a home in my yard somewhere and for a year she would come and play and feed with me almost everyday. Bought some Invermectin (apple flavored paste) to try to treat the squirrels outside my home. A couple more questions for our squirrels with dermatophytosis--the only coconut we could find was "sweetened flake coconut" but I fear that might do more harm than good--it has propylene glycol as a preservative as well as sugar--but might it help while we wait for your coconut oil to arrive? Bill. Seems size wise back to normal is she was. My captive squirrel looks rather funny, because being inside the house, her winter coat resembles a turtle shell on her back and doesn't grow dense all over. February 2017 Asked my vet and he had no suggestions, so I took to the internet and found you! Meaning that she needed us to get her food and was desperate. If I happen to get a pic I'll send it. Since I moved to Florida to study I found a squirrel that "owned" the balcony of the apartment I was renting. is it? She would toss peanuts to the squirrels in her back yard. Its hard to get pictures. Great horned owl. I have a hand raised squirrel that has been released for several months. His eyes were not yet opened. What you are describing sounds like a skin condition that a girl from Sri Lanka had with her Palm Squirrel. Ring-necked Duck Identification, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Species in This Family Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae) Previous Black-bellied Whistling-Duck Fulvous Whistling-Duck Emperor Goose Snow Goose Ross's Goose Greater White-fronted Goose Brant Cackling Goose Canada Goose Mute Swan So far real good! Bill. and. I just rescued a squirrel yesterday. We have about fifteen grey squirrels and three little red guys in our yard. It's not lethal and is self-limiting in a healthy squirrel although it does make them look funny with the bald patches and they itch a lot. You try to find a possible cause and try to correct that. Anyway, our squirrels thank you. If nothing else, it will temporarily get rid of it's fleas and lice. FYI, he is a 1 year old rescue named John Wayne, Hi Terii, So, if one squirrel has mange, it passes it on to others. There can be a real war in the mornings. I have two daughters and a granddaughter in Springfield. Bill, Hi William, If you have a backyard anywhere in America, chances are you have squirrels. The crusty was dried white blood cells covering a patch of missing fur. It is also known as the shadow chipmunk. I also picked her up and have her in a cage for in case treatment is needed. I've used Colloidal Silver 10 PPM for years to treat all kinds of conditions in Squirrels including mange. I read upthread that we can feed raw coconut, which I will go buy today and cut up and throw out with seeds to see if they will take it. I found a baby eastern grey squirrel. I have not been able to find any info on flying squirrel diseases---can they also get this pox? Read the article. They are found in mixed hardwood forests, as well as suburban and urban environments. That adds to the potential weight problem, so she is not very happy with me restricting her food intake. I ordered the paste from your website recently to be on the safe side, but Id rather not apply it to her feet without getting a better idea of whats going on. I've been bitten deeply and have never had a squirrel bite get infected. Lisa, Hi Lisa! It would not hurt to go ahead and treat the squirrel like it had mange with a touch of Ivermectin. Olive leaf extract is an excellent anti viral herb, as is raw coconut oil. If I had a fool proof method of preserving avocado, I'd be a multi millionaire! Regularly, I leave some food for wild red squirrels in a garden (hazelnuts and walnuts. Then we had weeks and weeks of rain and no sun. But sometimes, when I have her out in public, she'll go berserk and start running all over me and doing what I call "dray chucking." What, if anything, can I do to help? Take care, and keep up the good work! Bill. Can I give her another round of 3 (1 per week)? So far so good and I'm in New England! Could anyone help us out please? Bill. Hi, Melanie! She taught me so much. (Not through glass because it filters out the spectrum of light needed. On the one that is recovering, the swelling got to be about 3/8 of an inch across and 1/8 inch in depth. ItsItalso on my back, arms and face. After hours of this, I will let him out. She is my go-to person for Palm Squirrel questions. I figure the best way to handle my gathering of squirrels is to first take notes on how each squirrel looks, then give that squirrel a treated nut (it will usually eat it somewhere in front of me) then give it a big walnut in the shell and it will run away to bury or eat it, so then I can focus on the next squirrel. It's highly unlikely that one squirrel would be able to find and eat them all. Two that are more common are skin infections or Squirrel Pox. Bill, my squirel has one spot he keeps itching its not bald but its a constant itch what do I do, Hi Tyler! Hi there! there is almost a "rash", "abrasions" on her belly? Thank you in advance! Fox squirrels are 19 to 29 inches long and . Thanks for any advice you can provide! The Grey Footed Chipmunk is found in New Mexico and Texas. But I have dogs in the house and I dont want them to get whatever she has. Do you have any suggestions? The next step should be to have your Vet try a course of antibiotics. Any guidance would be appreciated. Here's a video I did a number of years ago about how squirrels stay warm in Winter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XLK9SYb_RU&t=27s God Bless you for caring! Do you have and medicine for that or do you recommend anything. I called DNR but have not heard back from them. I found your site. Please write to me at SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com and I will put you in contact with my associate in SriLanka. They fell out of their nests and shattered their pelvis and died. Thank you SO MUCH for your speedy reply. When a squirrel is severely injured, it seeks out a place to hide. Testosterone causes their scrotum to swell and get purplish black in color. http://imgur.com/WJCCGWT For the healing one, there were originally 4-5 of these lumps, but they have receded, and look to be no longer swollen, the skin is no longer red, and there seem to be small, clean scabs in the remaining bare patches. Female squirrels are very non-aggressive because of their estrogens. Weve lived here almost 3yrs and it started last summer and our property is the biggest around here in the city so i thought maybe i could put a big platter of cookies with the paste on them once a week and try to treat them all for the next 3 weeks. The southern flying squirrel ranges throughout eastern North America, from southern Canada to south Texas, on to Mexico and into Central America. At least four have chronic scratching and are losing big patches of hair near the front shoulders, and I'm certain it's mites. They present an overall steely gray coloration with lighter fur on the undersides and a long, bushy, silvery-colored tail. Good Morning, Don`t know if this would help but I noticed the vit. Thanks! Thank you very much for your answer! She was quite friendly and at one point I thought about trying to catch her, but decided against it since I wouldn't know what to do with a wild squirrel once I got her. He's upstairs in his cage whistling that high pitch sound now. My husband closed up his cage on the patio and moved him inside. It's very difficult to replace on indoor squirrels, but I've found a way to treat it naturally. Alvin is the biggest and we built a huge cage, he wants to just run the house, Simon he is the middle one not very social stays in the nest and is a biter but I let him be. It is not really a good idea to keep a normal, healthy squirrel as a pet, but there are always physically challenged squirrels that come along. Crack the coconut open and either dig out the meat, or let the squirrels do it. Thank-you for caring enough to provide one of God's little creatures what it needs at the end of it's life! How do you use Colloidal or Ionic Silver? Hi, Another possibility is low Vitamin D levels. She is a bit of a pig and eats them all. If she has really irritated skin and some scabs or scales, it sound more like mange than a immune system problem. You would be better off treating him or her on a local basis. It would work on a opossum if they had mites, the dose would be 5 to 10 times the dose for a squirrel, (which is the size of a grain of rice.) Hi Ankur! Our goal to release if the fur grows back after the winter season passes. It has nothing to do with being "kinky," and everything to do with the natural rooting instinct and the need to suckle. The raw coconut contains Lauric Acid and Capric Acid. Best of all, I rarely see her scratching, so it is a win-win for her! Squirrels do make their rounds. Hi Steph! He will go on a hunger strike and become even more difficult to manage. You didn't say if the skin looked red, irritated or scabby in the areas of missing fur?! Solid brown dorsal (body) with a pale yellow or cream belly and neck band. Are Squirrels Territorial? They are pretty smart. Red skin, fur loss, lots of itching. I have noticed since about a mouth of release she has been itchy. Today I was lucky enough to find a vet who works on squirrels so am planning to take him to her. Crows are large and I know they cause trouble with squirrels but not sure if they eat the babies. Botox - A cosmetic dermatologist may suggest Botox to help deal with lines around the neck. He got me another good one yesterday. Is it the only squirrel to visit your yard, or are there a bunch of others? Or do you think if I give him the paste as soon as I get it he will be okay? He has at least 8 wounds, each now swollen to about a cubic centimeter in volume. Be sure to reference what you said here, because I get hundreds of advice mail each month! Thinning hair and itchy skin is a sign. Bill, Just notice one of our wild squirrels has an hairless circular lesion the size of an half-dollar behind his front leg on his back. He let out a whistle the other day that took me by surprise. I also add Avocado to this dietary regimen, because the Omega fats in avocado are great for a squirrel's skin and coat! #2. I always tell people that if you have a squirrel tame enough to touch and handle, use a drop or two of flea drops like Revolution. My question for you is should this be enough to prevent her from getting worse. I cant seem to find a way to attach the photo. 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