How do we get him to stop scratching himself? I started putting some on her nose to see if that helped. He still comes in my backyard to eat everyday I just returned from a trip and noticed the hair loss or else I wouldve treated it way sooner, Hi, Molly! But if the time ever comes can I get another squirrel somehow and share my love raising another baby into our home? So far it hasn't and the two affected seem completely normal except for the peeling skin and losing hair, I sent an email with pictures. I think it is most likely mange. Her new home in the garage has no windows. It is one of just three types of squirrels in Texas. Scientific name: Tamiascuriurus hudsonicus. The amount shown on the matchstick in the photo is more like 0.05ml, or 5 hash marks on a 100 unit syringe, so I'd advise downscaling that dose by about 1/5th and it would be just as effective and much safer. From what I can see these areas do not look red. Get some Brewer's Yeast tablets. We rescued him since his mother died and attempts to rehabilitate failed. Hi Sheri! I like to treat skin fungus naturally with nutrition. I've given it to my son's dog and to my daughter dog! I did notice yesterday between his back legs and scrotum area the skin looked really pink. There are not a lot of people who handle himonly myself and my boyfriendthe primary caregivers. Almost like a big scab texture. The Callosciurinae Subfamily contains64 different species of squirrels. If it dries on the nut, does it lose its effectiveness? Please give us an update. As far as diet, as much raw coconut oil as you can get into them, including coconut out of the shell. Unlike other ground squirrels, Franklins ground squirrels do not communicate through loud noises. The general plumage has a copper hue. Hi, Haley! It's literally right here. I've seen many times where a single squirrel is befriended by another squirrel of about the same age and they start running around together. Hi Shirl! I cant keep them apart - though they seem to have shunned him anyway. He`s still eating but is not active anymore--just wants to be in his bed. There are two substances in coconut that are antiviral as well as colloidal silver. Hi Bill, The Southern Flying Squirrel is a small nocturnal species that is native to most of the eastern half of the United States. Although there can be variations - from all black to black and silver - most species will exhibit the aforementioned coloration. They just itch, so she nibbles. The other one that had a lesion on its leg cleared up in a couple weeks. I noticed today that it appears to be worsening and she is still scratching like crazy. I think I am ordering it Saturday. When I say "baby" squirrel, I am not sure of its age but its obviously big enough to be out on its own but i suspect it was orphaned 2 weeks ago when I saw the body of what i assume was its mother, another one that had just given birth recently and had the missing hair from its back as well. Read this:White Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrels (aka..Hiking in Las Vegas!). I have a five month old gray male that I've had since he was about ten days old. Obviously, the seeds attract the squirrels, as well. The one thing that is universally characteristic in a starvation situation is that their hair quits growing and falls out. Last December my fiancee brought home a injured near dead 6 month old squirrel. he has become very weak! Dark glass prevents the solution from reacting to light, which silver does. Thank you for the information I appreciate it so much. Problem #1: He still wants his formula. They measure 12.6 inches (32 cm) in length on average. Did you read the site? Dogs love them, squirrels, not so much! The FAMILY is broken down into five SUBFAMILIES. Many thanks in advance for your time / any reply. It means that you could successfully treat him or her either with medication or nutritionally. Sasha, Send new caregiver info My small dog and cat have caught it too. Probably, the squirrel has one of the two conditions mentioned in this Blog article. #2. Thanks Bill for your speedy gonzales response! He popped it while he was sleeping in his cage but now his head has a red raw bald spot on his head and it looks likewise fur is just peeling off. Now today he has scratched it open raw again and there also seems to be places on the other side of his face and top of his head where he is scratching and fur is gone but has not broken the skin. Bill. February 2013. A squirrel will often have multiple common names and those names will often overlap with the common names of other species of squirrels. By the end of one week you should see new hair start to emerge. Big patch no fur. i feed squirrels in my patio area, i see one male that seems to have tumors on the end of his penis, flesh bumps, he doesnt look well. Now, suggestions? Could it be a bot fly infestation? Other than that, you need to make sure that your squirrel is getting 20 to 30 mg of good calcium per day preferably a balance of Calcium/Magnesium and some D-3 to regulate it's absorption. Hi, Sheri! They don't have no missing fur though. They spread by spores so, yes, a fungus can be transmitted. Their ears are tiny and somewhat circular" ( source ). She is eating and acting normal though. Anyways, I just wanna share about the benefits of Genuine Haarlem Oil for the health of human especially nowadays were facing pandemic we need to boost our immune system to fight against deadly covid19 or any variant of viruses. I just order the coconut oil and I will begin to give him some as soon as I receive it. Any suggestions? Bill. The Warbles go away until the next bite! Hello, I ordered ivermectin from your site yesterday, but before I give it Id like to send you pics to see if you think its mange. The belly is bright orange with small black markings. Bill, Hi! Females will go out and build multiple nests in anticipation of having babies. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in California, Nevada, and Oregon (source). The Harris antelope squirrel is a ground squirrel found in Arizona and New Mexico. The blue dove soap wash worked and he's healthy and eating fine now! She's now 7yrs old. If you send me your cat's weight, I could mix some up for you. If it's mangy boy, problem solved. Yesterday we were awake till 3 am as he codnt sleep. The first dose that I gave her made a tremendous improvement. Im unsure if this is his natural defense against the dead skin. If I am feeding my black release she will position herself so she can see in all directions, and is always on the alert. William, It would be better if you could take a picture and e-mail it to me. Bill, Hello, I have tried to read all the comments to see if anyone had this problem. I'm not sure what you are asking, but I will attempt an answer. These spots on her belly dont really look like squirrel pox to me but I wanted to see if you had any idea as to what this can be and what I can do to help her. If you have the squirrel in your possession, simply give it a flea bath with animal flea soap or Blue Dawn dishwashing liquid. Just keep feeding them healthy because they need good nutrition to fire that metabolic rate! You could send it to SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com. My pet is a Southern Flying Squirrel. These squirrels weigh in at about 8oz and feed on a diet of seeds and nuts. Our mission at Wildlife Informer is to share free information and pictures of wildlife with our readers. with binoculars that it has a rather large red bulbous shape Much appreciated. Bill. My guess is that you would need to find out who the squirrel hater is in your neighborhood and find out what kind of neurotoxic poison he or she is using to decrease the squirrel population in your neighborhood. This sounds like a fungus vs Mange. A bald belly huh? This time of year, it is probably mange. Instead, I recommend a simple Nutritional treatment. I will be ordering the silver spray--thank you!! It is a large species of chipmunk, more darkly colored and spends more time in trees than other chipmunks. Their preferred food is the nuts from the Ponderosa Pine found in their native range in Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and parts of Wyoming. Humans synthesize it also by being out in the sunlight. He seems to be sensitive to it and began to walk a bit funny (dragging that portion of his belly on the floor). Hope this helped! When it becomes bad enough, the squirrel usually dies of sudden cardiac arrest. I made a video many years ago about "How Squirrels Stay Warm In Winter," You can view it at Mange won't kill a squirrel, it just makes them look ugly until some kind person, like yourself, comes along and helps them get better. DEAR JOANNA: The large lump on the squirrel's shoulder could be a number of things an abscess from an injury, a cyst or a tumor. It's not unusual for females to break out of their normal routines at this time of year. Guess what! Bill. I released her but she comes back every day for food. It worked fine this summer and it seems to be working this time also. Smoky black dorsal with a bright orange or red belly and neck band. One of three types of squirrels in Arizona, the Arizona gray squirrel lives in remote canyon bottoms and mountain ranges, between 5,000 and 6,000 feet in elevation, among deciduous forest habitats. It's highly unlikely that one squirrel would be able to find and eat them all. I was so thrilled because we had our worse winter ever here in the north east last year. This chipmunk is extremely similar to the California chipmunk. I don't know whether to have him neutered and keep him or try to send him back to the wild when he gets older and the weather is warmer. Not sure if I get the Ivermectin paste that the right squirrels will get it. I found a baby eastern grey squirrel. Two days later he was back to being touchy scratchy. The Lodgepole chipmunk has a variety of common names including: Tahoe chipmunk, Sequoia chipmunk, Mt. Hi Denise! Hopefully, the bite didn't damage the blood supply to the tail, because if it did, the distal segment may die and fall off. Hi Meg! Its tail is also distinctive with concentric rings of short, coarse hair. Also, many people may not take note of the concentration they have, and if they've procured a more concentrated formulation the results would be disastrous. All the fur had been removed around the wounds. Again, forgive me if this is redundant, because I am going through my notifications trying to make sure I haven't missed any! S/he looks big and healthy otherwise and competes with the other squirrels for peanuts or squash seeds. These chipmunks have 5 black to brown stripes running along their body with white stripes in between. Is this a flying squirrel or a sugar glider? Send me an e-mail at SquirrelNutrition@Yahoo.com and put "Squirrel House Plans" in the subject line, and I'll send you some nifty plans that can be made from a single board! Take away the acorns. Ive tried extra protein to diet, less heat, moisture in enclosure incase its to dry, removing items that could cause friction loss of hair, washing bedding in baby detergent, diluted iodine for 5 days. The Tribes are further broken down into GENUS and then into SPECIES. They cannot live off of a warm host for more than 30 minutes. It would help immensely in how to advise you on it. Thanks. I use a clip-on utility light, the one with a big silver reflector, ( around $12.00 and an incandescent plant light that I buy for around $3.00 at Menards. Also, if your squirrel is weaned you need to be providing daily calcium to support the growth of their Incisors teeth. Tarim Pheasant or Tarim Basin Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus tarimensis) This is one of our busiest seasons of the year for squirrel products and advice e-mail, I've been up until 3:00 AM answering squirrel e-mail advice and nutrition questions. It's like sending your kids off to college! I have had my baby since he was a few weeks old and he stays inside the house. The older our blind squirrel got, the thinner her hair became. It may take a little longer, but for now, it's the best you can do when you cannot feed them directly. They all seemed healthy til last week. What you describe sounds like ringworm. On our webpage, http://www.squirrelnutrition.com/squirrels-with-severe-health-issues.html , we have pictures of a Florida Squirrel named "Leggy" who had a viral skin condition from November of last year until March of this year. If you provide a pile of empty egg shells, you probably won't have any more raids on your coop!.Bill. We put Cod Liver Oil in our Nut Square mixes to help supplement some Vitamin D in their diet. The Gray Collared Chipmunk is found in the coniferous forests of New Mexico and Arizona. This is called the "puff," and it happens to males during breeding season, (June marks the start of the late breeding season.) It is self-limiting so the squirrel's immune system will eventually overcome it. 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. Should I see improvement by now? She isn't letting it get healed. of June, right on time her new hair started growing again. She had 2 babies over the next winter, I was also looking forward to meeting them but suddenly she just stopped visiting. Fox squirrels like to make their homes in upland hardwood forests that have nut-producing trees, and they have a strong ability to adapt. just curious.. Fred does the same sound too that ur Lucky does, for no reason. well its been a week since i wrote to you. He does not have any hair loss. time in CT that for the past 6 months or so has been walking From what i understand if correct, both birds eat squirrel babies so it might be that she took her brood and went eslwhere nearby but far enough to protect them from either breedof the birds. Very smart and very affectionate! Anyhow here are 3 links to photos i took through a window when I first noticed this sudden loss of fur yesterday. Hi, Candace! The treatment you are doing is fine. Squirrel babies, just like human babies, have different needs for sucking. I have pictures but don't know how tp upload. YIKES, Hi Mary Jo! I don't know of this occurring to a squirrel but am writing a story in which this occurs and would like to be accurate in the telling. I do not want to keep him, but I just hate to think that he may become fodder for predators as soon as I let him go. Bill, Hi, Whatever it is, may be making it sick to it's stomach and would explain the loss of appetite. Besides gray squirrels, the eastern fox squirrel is North Americas other (and larger) common tree squirrel. He obviously was never an indoor only cat and even at his age fights my windows, doors to get outside. Hi there, my baby squirrel (approximately 5 weeks old), started to nibble his genitals yesterday. An overweight and under exercised caged squirrel is prone to an number of problems as we have found out over the past six years with our blind squirrel. I like to spray on colloidal silver, let it dry then apply raw coconut oil. 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. She is being SUPER picky about what she eats. He has been very calm and loving,till today. Is it ok to kep them seperate for time being? Forgot to add that it looks more like the second pic atop this page of the squirrel with a fungal infection except all of its skin that is exposed is very dark in color, not pink or flesh tone. the only other thing I would do is provide warmth. If you can't individually feed, it is better to scatter treated nuts around your property. 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. The poor guys have what originally looked to be swollen puncture injuries. 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. The Panamint has not been well studied due to its limited range and distance from human populations. Food is one thing they are insanely jealous of, and once they make the connection of the sound that you are making, with food being thrown in their direction, they will start congregating in the area and start competing for the tossed peanuts. ( Light through glass doesn't count because it filters out the spectrum of light needed for this synthesis.) William, Thanks for your prompt response! I have pictures that I could send to you, to see if it looks the same, if you contact me by e-mail at: No irritation associated with the bald spot. Even if it is not Mange, you will temporarily relieve him of fleas, lice and Intestinal parasites. The Yellow Cheeked Chipmunk is found in the coastal region of northern California. From what I read elsewhere ours could be a result of a bot fly larvre. Same thing w round bald spots,itching,almost feels like something's crawling! There is disagreement/confusion about this species as some sources state that this is the same species that used to be named a Richardson ground squirrel while other sources indicate that they are different species. The Douglas has an orange tummy and orange tipped tail much like the fox squirrel but is smaller, has a richer cinnamon coloration, and more distinct eye rings. Putting her on a diet, and having her lose weight didn't help. I shine it on my 9 year old blind squirrel's cage for about 6 hours a day, and feed her avocado. On the day you treat, just put out a treated nut, then watch to see who comes to get it. He was fed drop by drop now he is four and a half weeks old and quite beautiful and healthy looking. Thank you and God Bless! If squirrel pox is viral, I would do two things. Usualy as I know, squirrels are active on the day. Suspect poisoning but, Illinois university told me to look at the meat under skin to see if it's dark from rodent poison (bleeding) and it isn't. You received it because you commented on the thread. My question also is we have a Basset hound and two chiwawas. Although they are nearly identical in size, the Douglas squirrel is easily differentiated by its dark-brownish/gray upper parts and red belly. Broccoli He has a white collar almost like a reverse Ring Ouzel on the back of his neck and the local Blackbirds don' like having him around.smart bird though. A cat chased either Mom or another adult squirrel up a tree. Since you are able to handle the squirrel, my recommendation would be to try a drop of puppy flea drops on the back of the neck. Its native homeland runs from northern California, western Oregon and Washington, to southwestern British Columbia. I have a pic of it. 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. Bill. The body length can range from 330 to 508 mm and tail length from 127-229 mm. 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