This page is still not complete, so I haven't marked it as viewable on my website, but I would like you to see how powerful and effective this new treatment can be for stubborn Immune Challenges. Hi, Susan! One comment - there's what I think is a persistent typo in your blog - you mention 'collodial silver', but of course it's 'colloidal silver'. So, I have to be very careful how I term things, and avoid things such as specific diagnoses, even though I have worked directly with doctors for over 40 years and have seen conditions that they have diagnosed and have provided the treatments for these diagnoses. He is 1.8 yrs old. She is mossing fur, but the skin where the fur is missing is all blotchy or inflamed (not red, its all black, but almost scaly like growths). Its a baby boy and a girl. The Douglas squirrel, also known as chickaree or pine squirrel, is a cousin of the American red squirrel, and the two share overlapping territory in northern reaches of the Pacific Northwest. he has a rare skin disease, I can't figure out how to cure it. I wish you had written before ordering the paste, (Ivermectin.) Hi again Bill, I've noticed a lot of them have those patchy hair loss areas and I have seen some scabs plus they do scratch. I was going to leave him alone until I noticed large patches of fur missing. Also missing a lot of squirrels this past year, not sure if due to hawks or foxes o r coyotes. pinpoint accuracy. He doesn't like the taste, but if I cover it with coconut oil and wait a day I can trick him. That adds to the potential weight problem, so she is not very happy with me restricting her food intake. Hi, Michelle! Pinos chipmunk, and San Bernardino chipmunk (source). The tail is bushy and similar color to the body. In late Fall, during the month of October, all the well fed squirrels put on a layer of fat, and their body coat hair thickens with an undergrowth of Winter fur. Like the Alaska marmot, the Hoary marmot hibernates for up to eight months per year in communal dens. What, if anything, can I do to help? Good raw coconut oil has over 50% concentration of two vital substances, Lauric Acid and Capric Acid. Bill, I have lost my beloved squirrel after 9-10 years and my heart is broken I don't want to know how long squirrels live I would like to know if there is a way I could adopt an orphan squirrel. I can provide you with a formulary reference dosage. Write to me at SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com and remind me of this conversation,(even a cut and paste,) and I will forward your request to my associate in SriLanka who is my expert on Palm Squirrels! I would like to try and fix the issue before it becomes worse. Please let me know your email I'd so that I can send you snaps. We tried him on fresh deer antler and he isn't interested. we thought dragging on wood logs as well, saturated with food, urine as well as wood shelves, hence we replaced them with new wood logs and lexan shelves last week. Several types of squirrels such as tree squirrels, ground squirrels, flying squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots exist and can be found in different parts of the world. The best oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat by a centrifuge process with a minimum of heat. All summer I saw half a dozen squirrels in my yard and enjoying my bird feeders:) For some reason now I am now seeing only one :( and this one seems to act fine, climbs the feeder pole, eats the food and peanuts that I leave on the ground. Is there anything simple she can do to try to help him? I have had him for 2 and a half years and he never had had any problems until now. If I did, these are the two substances I would use. I am really worried about her, I don't know if she is suffering, I feel so helpless. There is no easy way to get a squirrel to stop scratching. We just brought in a squirrel - its fairly young, perhaps born in early spring? I have raised many ground squirrels and several flying squirrels. Thanks alot!!!! February 2016 Black Squirrel Facts: Are They More Aggressive? The African ring-necked dove is native to Africa and is suited to many environments, including woodlands, farmhouses, open plantations, and acacia tickets. I also add Avocado to this dietary regimen, because the Omega fats in avocado are great for a squirrel's skin and coat! He has always had plenty of fresh veggies fruit acorns nuts flowers buds branches, yogurt at all times and for at least a month I've added wax worms, super worms, crickets, and to his water which he drinks plenty of I've added vitamin drops, calcium drops, and colloidal silver. Female squirrels are very non-aggressive because of their estrogens. Prety fun lovimg squirrel and considers my mother as his own mom. Black snake white ring around neck? Always had the very end of her tail as grey and a circle on her back as grey. Seems like its under the skin, on its ribcage. What do you think? As I said, squirrels have multiple systems for keeping warm. Hi, It truly touches my heart and soul to see the love and trust he has for me. Squirrels don't pull this much hair to line a nest. I was planning on having him euthanized at the vet hosp. I'd like to send a few pics but when I sent to squirrelnutrition.com it didn't send. Her little friend disappeared for a week and came back weak and emaciated and looked like she had not eaten the whole time. The first being that they fly. More accurately, they stretch out their fore and rear legs to tighten the loose fold of skin connecting the extremities so that they can glide from branch to branch or tree top to ground. From your description and photos it is definitely Dermatophytosis. We have read all that we can on their nutrition and will be getting him some fresh coconut today. http://oi60.tinypic.com/xf67t5.jpg Again, for the good fat contained in the coconut. I took her to the vet but they don't deal much with wild animals. Sometimes they are so busy with other animals that they will gladly farm out orphaned squirrels, especially if you are willing to take on the financial responsibility of raising it. Then, repeat the process once a week for a couple weeks. Sorry, William. While the Aberts squirrel has a very distinctive coat in the colder months, they lose their cute ear tufts and fluffy coats in the summer and sport very short brownish-gray hair. Black tailed prairie dogs are found across the Great Plains and have extremely large colonies. I do have a light for vitamin D I use in winter months for them. Broccoli Hi I have a 8 month old southern flying squirrel, about a month ago he developed a bald-ish round spot above base of his tail, then baldish stripes up both sides, now its about halfway up his back. On the other hand, Could you recommend me some additional nutritional food for wild red squirrels? She would eat all I gave her, probably from boredom, but being blind, she was not getting enough exercise to burn off all the calories she was consuming. I'll get your order out today. I have a Squirrel that eats out of my bird feeder daily, he has open sores on his back and neck and they are spreading his tail is also getting thin, would the Ivermectin paste work to help him. They made a dray in my Oak tree and have been living in it but no longer come down to eat in the cool of the morning or evening, but rather come down in mid day when it is hot and all other squirrels are splatting and snoozing in the tops of the trees. It was about the diameter of a pencil. I was a rehabber of wild animals thru my local zoo years ago. Where are you located? I'm unclear on whether dermatophytosis causes itching. Once fed, they should stop for a week and look for results. she has mange around ear area. It hasn't been related to a particular season, it's happened in the dead of winter, in the middle of summer, and is going on now as Spring breaks. Thanks again. Burrows can be single tunnels or complex branching systems. It will look like the skin is gray and dirty at first, then it will grow in really fast. I have bought mange kits from you but my problem is how do I distribute this medicine to these affected wild squirrels when there can be 8 or more normal ones at the feeders at the same time? Red squirrels are found in parts of Canada, the northern part of the United States, throughout the Rocky and the Appalachian Mountains, and as far south as Georgia. Will mites or mange tranfer to my chickens? They grow hair really quickly. I think raccoon and opossum also have mange . Several of the wounds have ruptured in the last day or so, but there is no visible reduction in swelling or draining of the wounds. I would love to be able to treat these wild squirrels with the medicine you suggested but since I have so many squirrels it would prove hard to keep track of which ones I gave a dose to. I would give the squirrel a bath in Blue Dawn dishwashing liquid. She is about 9 months old. I have a pic of it. How can I best help them? Bill. Hi Dean! is it? Hi, Amy! Have you ever heard it? I have researched myself into oblivion finding that some full spectrum lights do not provide the UVB and reptile lights are too potent, and on and on. I obviously think the worst and it's so heartbreaking. I was sitting out, this morning and saw this poor squirrel with no fur on his head, shoulders and a srip starting down his back. Not even sure if we have those in Chicago area. These prairie dogs live in colonies of several hundred individuals and hibernate during the winter. Treatment for it is Immune System Support. Is it the only squirrel to visit your yard, or are there a bunch of others? Sorry I can't be of more help! I HV noticed around his genital and butt a couple things hv appeared. I happened to see that William recommended calcium for your squirrel. I noticed that you stated in your article on ivermectin that you didn't have dosing information to give and you were advising people to use the measure you indicated on the match stick. Harriss antelope ground squirrels are found in New Mexico, Arizona, and New Mexico. If it doesn't get infected, it forms a crusty serum scab. She would toss peanuts to the squirrels in her back yard. I don't take Fred out tho. They measure 16 to 20 inches in length, and weigh up to 1.5 pounds. To describe it, there's a patch above his leg, flesh is visible and he keep on scratching it. Since you took this animal to the Vet, I assume it is a Pet/ Captive Squirrel, which rules out any possibility of it having Mange, Mange can only be passed by prolonged contact, (Ie, sleeping with another affected animal.) Just an old buck with the puffs. I treat Dermatophytosis with good nutrition, because it's their immune system that ultimately rids them of the fungus. The maggots are gone and its skin is healing. It does not seem to bother him at all (no itching or anything). Of the five squirrels I gave a half-drop-sized dose of Ivermetiin to, spread thinly one one side of a pecan using a toothpick, all five stopped scratching within 48 hours. He`s a wonderful little guy! They will also eat fruit, eggs, and berries. I believe it's the mites. Withholding food will not kill your squirrel, but hunger will drive them to try new things. Simply put a SMALL amount (about the size of a grain of rice) of Ivermectin onto a shelled walnet, pecan, or better yet mix with a small amount of peanut butter and put it on a cracker and try and feed it to him when no other squirrels are around. Will they die or get extremely ill? Their belly is grayish white and tail is edged in white (source). As the worm crawls out of the ring, it fills the ring with eggs and sperm. If you reply, please direct your comments and questions to SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com. I recently purchased your product to make squirrel nuts. But, you listen to the fast talking announcer at the end of the ad and find out there is a whole long list of life threatening conditions, including cancer, that you need to talk to your doctor about. Someone has apparently been feeding it for a long time because he starting coming around about a year or two and he will sit at the door of the business at just look in and he will follow you to your car or to the door of the business. Weighing in at only 2-3 oz., these small rodents have evolved flaps of skin from their front paws to their back paws. No bites thru the skin tho! The blue dove soap wash worked and he's healthy and eating fine now! Get some Brewer's Yeast tablets. The long eared chipmunk is found in the Sierra Nevada mountains and are named after their long and slender ears. You certainly have an interesting and unfortunate set of symptoms you are presenting. DeeDee is 3/12 years old and is an exclusively indoor squirrel (although, I would love to transition her to outdoor but don't think she would do well since she has not been outside since she was about 3 months old). The eye ring is a thick, white circle around the rodent's black eyes. The coils, which are typically made of brass, weigh around four-and-a-half pounds to start with, and then more coils are added over time. The breakdown to the species level happens by sorting the squirrels into Tribes and Genus and then finally into Species. YIKES, Hi Mary Jo! He was given to me by a local vet tech. I wondered what I might do (if anything) to help improve this condition. Thanks! Hi! which is six weeks old now and doing real well. Copy. They are a type of tree squirrel that lives its life scampering up and down oaks and other trees while gathering acorns and other food. Squirrel mouths are very clean. It is not hairless, so it doesn't seem like it's a botfly. Unfortunately I cannot get him to eat any treated nuts. One thing I've found that calms squirrels, or any animal down, is Brewer's yeast. We've been using old pillow cases washed on the sanitary setting with natural fragrance free detergent, changing daily so I don't think her sore toes are from the bedding material. I have taken care of many different babies for my entire life, squirrels weren't one of the type I experienced before. Thanks for ur quick response about Fred. Thanks for writing! January 2015 Drain the milk and drink it, it's really good for you! If you can't individually feed, it is better to scatter treated nuts around your property. If you could send a picture of what you are seeing on your squirrel to SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com I would be happy to evaluate and comment. Safe to say it is mange? I'm in Northern California and have a couple backyard grey squirrels that look like they have mange. I'm so sorry to hear about your loss! It would get rid of the testosterone that causes most of the aggressiveness, but I don't know if there would be any residual resentment. I thought it may be from him running in his wheel, but I'm not sure. The one little one is still bald and very tiny she eats and plays just fine. She was cautious not agressive, semi domestic. Does the silver also work for the other type of fungus? Or a reason why he would do this? Mange is most commonly spread by direct animal to animal contact. Pamela, Hi Pam! We've done everything it says to do feeding and warming but he has these sores and now a boil it looks like. I'm trying to make friends to get a better look, hes currently eating from around the bird feeder what do you suggest I put out to try to gain trust. Susan, We live in north central Florida and have our fair share of what we call, our acrobats. Yesterday, two of the squirrels were fighting and one plunged down to the ground from 50 feet. When we turn him out to exercise (two to three times a day inside the house 1-3hrs at a time) he runs and plays like he always has occasionally stopping to clean and groom himself. Dogs love them, squirrels, not so much! Bill. There are two of them, but one seems to be recovering well. I've thought of having him fixed maybe to calm him. Bill, Hello, We have a new hairless squirrel who is being treated with nutritional support. I appreciate your site. I feed about 14 wild squirrels, and a few will eat out of my hand, a the majority will come within 3-5 feet to accept a tossed nut, but they get spooked if I stand and approach them with a nut. Her tail hair looked terrible when she would shed in the Spring so I started to do some research and experimentation and started using the light and Avocado. I have coconut oil pills in our cabinet and can just prick one with a needle and squeeze some out on her food or will she not touch it then? Bill, Hello Bill! The hormone problem recently required that she have her uterus and ovaries removed, and that has given her a ravenous appetite. They have a short, stout body, a hairy tail, more rounded head, and smaller ears than a standard mouse. They come over every day to say high and get their treats, but we feed the rest of "our" squirrels and the birds too. We handle tons of e-mail every month and responding to replies on the Blog are very time consuming! Thank u, Hi Chrissy! If I happen to get a pic I'll send it. Once they know you are trying to feed them, they will seek you out. I say last time for although i usually would see her 3x a day I havent seen her in a month now and my first concern was that it was a mange, she had died, etc. Bill, Thank you so much for replying Ive been so worried about this poor little guy, I have just one more question I just thought of, my squirrel has lost quite a bit of hair on his neck and shoulders is there such a thing as too late? My baby does not seem like her self, she is the opposite of what she usually is, she does not even get out of her pouch to greet me. Bill, Hi Bhavya! thank you so much for your information. Thank you very much..That was all I needed to know.. well tomorrow is the big day for my squirrel(Fred). If you could send and e-mail to me at SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com, I could send you a picture of the lesion that this squirrel had so that you could confirm that it may be the same condition. The botfly is an obligate squirrel parasite whose presence is evidenced by fluid-draining warbles on the neck skin of a squirrel. It is a natural reaction to pull away when a squirrel quickly darts to your hand to retrieve a nut. Hello again. but didn`t need to after all. About a month ago i went to her cage to take her out and she looked dead!i took her out and notices that she is breathing,i put her on a warm blanket and started feeding her with a bottle and within 2hrs she was herself again.i changed her diet thinking she did not receive enough nutrition,but a few week later this happened again!Today this happened for a 3rd time now and she also bit her tail off,she bit it in half!Please please can anyone help with advice?Information about them as pets are not really available here. Both cameras are on the fritz but will try my darndest to get some photos for you very, very soon. I search through his fur and find nothing. Thank you! The Colloidal Silver is interesting. You are not going to see this guy very often as it hibernates for seven to eight months out of the year. Thank you, Hi, Ariena! Belted Kingfisher: This medium-sized bird has a bushy crest, white collar and large, black dagger-like bill. I think I would go ahead and try Ivermectin whether or not it is Mange. Don't worry, the hair will grow back, but don't give it any more Ivermectin! We are in to birthing season. I don't think you are describing a sick squirrel. William you are so awesome! New hair usually starts growing around June after they have shed their Winter fur. Unlike other ground squirrels, Franklins ground squirrels do not communicate through loud noises. Hey Bill, I contacted you almost a year ago when I found 9 week old Bunny. I don't know what was growing on the squirrel, but it sounds like it had been dead for a while. It was going to take several days before your medication would arrive, so I put one drop of flea and tick killer for my dog on her neck. Now, she is here every morning and acts kinda neurotic, we figured it was because of her teeth issues. She is doing great, other than I recently moved and it's been about a month or a little more of her getting very little sunlight. I see him scratch a bit now, never saw this before. That's how I happened to meet my associate in SriLanka, (Shanaz.) Thanks Wendy, Hi, Wendy! Thank you in anticipation. After she ate she did climb up into a tree and took a nap in the sun. We feed the "critters" around our place and I recently noticed a grey squirrel missing most of the fur on its back. Hi Danny! He was fed drop by drop now he is four and a half weeks old and quite beautiful and healthy looking. Check with your State Rehab association. It may not be mange, since I have not noticed any scabs, but I did give him a dose of the paste, just as a precaution. It had some hair loss and the patches all over its body looked like rough raised hard skin. Does this look like a skin disease or can they take this much fur off to line their nests? How should I store the collodial silver and the coconut oil? We have a lot of squirrels in our neighborhood, it's pretty cut off one way in and one way out. I read in one of your letters that almonds are a no no? My question is how do I help my little boy in the mean time? We put Brewer's Yeast in our Nut Squares for two reasons. Bill So I just wanted to give my thanks to Bill and you all and Blessings for a Joy-Filled 2016. So, God has seen, and knows of your expression of love for this little one. Hello! She is a bit of a pig and eats them all. But if the time ever comes can I get another squirrel somehow and share my love raising another baby into our home? I washed hand immediately, held pressure to stop bleeding(10-15min), applied alcohol swab and wrapped it. He can also get aggrevated and bite me too when he gets frustrated because I can't understand what he is trying to show me or tell what he wants. Instead, the fur on the tail looked spikey. AT the end of the day we decided to take her in, got her a milk supplement and a bottle to feed her with. Bill. Appreciate your great site!!! Is it too soon to diagnose what it could be? So, I had to exercise tough love, and restrict her intake of food. Is it possible to treat it in any way? Release would be tough and would have to be done very gradually on his terms. Please let me know if this might be mange or fungus because he has been a pleasure to help and I don't want to treat them incorrectly. I have not been able to find any info on flying squirrel diseases---can they also get this pox? Watching him suffer was horrible, esp. That has to be one of the creepiest feelings in the world! Bill "The White-tailed antelope squirrel is a species of ground squirrel that has brown to gray fur with two white stripes running from the shoulder to the hind end. Its tail is also distinctive with concentric rings of short, coarse hair. On the one that is recovering, the swelling got to be about 3/8 of an inch across and 1/8 inch in depth. With body and tail combined, ringtails measure around 24 - 34 in. I know what an emotional bond you can have with a squirrel that lives that long. One in the chicken coup, another in the barn, etc. Our skin changes color,( either red or brown,) when we expose it to direct sun. Thanks! It safer to treat a baby with a drop of kitten flea drops on the back of the neck, but that's impossible with wild squirrels! and if pics needed/wanted please let me know. Second, I would start giving the squirrel a drop of Carnivora two to three times a day for two weeks, then a drop per day thereafter. He healed nicely and has been breeding this season with no problems. http://imgur.com/ZCddyVQ I live in Alberta, just south of Calgary. There are several types of squirrels in the United States. Cherry Tomatoes Sometimes, that's how I can tell who's who, by the shape of the notched in their ears! How does one single out one particular squirrel? But lately he has driven himself to seizures doing flips trying to nip at his skin towards his hind quarters. Thank you, I would really appreciate if you can get back to me asap. Thanks! Bill. 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. Thanks! We also have about 4 black crows that have shown up. Bill. You received it because you commented on the thread. Probably, the squirrel has one of the two conditions mentioned in this Blog article. Linda. If so, that white powder may be eggs of parasites and you will need to give the squirrel a bath to get rid of them. He is also bleeding a little from the corner of 1 eye. If it is skin parasites, colloidal silver will weaken the cell wall of their eggs, so their immune system can penetrate and kill them. Seems size wise back to normal is she was. If you are able to get a picture send it to me at SquirrelNutrition@yahoo.com. Any guidance would be appreciated. Bill, Thanks Bill I will absolutely try that & again I am so tickled that I found your site. Ringneck Snake, Southern Ring-necked Snake, Key Ring-necked Snake Basic description Most adult Ring-necked Snakes are about 8-14 inches (21-36 cm) in total length. Thanks for your interesting blog. They must be watched closely when out of the cage as they can glide to things that can hurt them. person that is experienced in the field. Infact, it didn't even seem to bother him while I scrubbed at them with a q tip during the bath, and even took some tweezers to one that was fairly detatched. Although Ground Squirrels are sometimes confused with Tree Squirrels, when frightened, Ground Squirrels generally will retreat . I have a photo. Is there a way to do that? I will get ivermectin for her. But I realized it only happened if I had held another male first. So, you will actually be doing them a favor. How do squirrels fare when semi-paralyzed during the winter? So, your squirrels won't go to bed without their chocolate milk? The least chipmunk is a small striped-squirrel found throughout most of North America, including parts of Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin. If it was shipped Monday where it should arrive?