I found a baby flying squirrel in the side yard this morning. It was in the same place where we chased off my cat when it caught a full-sized flying squirrel as it tried to land by the base of a tree. The adult took off up the tree when we got Taz away from it and I thought all was fine then. I came back out about 15 minutes later and found the baby on the ground. It must have been hanging on to its mom and fell off in the brief attack.
The poor thing is young, its eyes aren't even open yet but it has a healthy coat of fur on it and seems to be unhurt. It's alert but sleeping a lot. When it's curled up it's about as big as the circle I can make with my thumb and forefinger. I'm giving it a mixture made up of water, salt, and sugar based on a website I found about these things. But I can't take care of it in the long run. I've called around to see if someone or place can take it in but no luck so far. Mom's thinking there's a place north of Bossier City that might be good so I'm waiting to hear if we can hit the jackpot there. But if that doesn't work, I'm not sure what to do. I might have to take it somewhere and let nature takes its course although it certainly helps to have more flying squirrels around. We've got more than enough regular squirrels, that's for sure!
Jonnene's going to be out of town for a couple of days so I'll be batching it here. I got another call from casting to be an extra in the "Front of the Class" movie on Thursday so I'll be out there all day in about 3-4 scenes. I have no idea what I'll be doing, outside of being an adult in the background or something like that. We're doing scenes based in 1996 and 1985, and I have to bring clothing somewhat appropriate for those periods. Too bad I don't blow-dry or feather my hair anymore!
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