Former Co-worker Apologizes for Insulting Baby Squirrels

Shortly after I got the baby squirrels Buddee and Elliebelle in October or November, I decided to show off pictures of them at work. Some people told me how cute they are, but one lady acted as if I was showing her a dead spider. This really insulted me. The ignorance some people have regarding rodents in general is appalling. Even though it was several months ago, I finally decided to call her at work to ask her for an apology. I couldn't confront her in person because I had transferred to a new job location. She said, "If I said anything I didn't mean anything by it." Then she hung up. Not sure if she was sincere or not.

I still have the two, and they have grown.

Adsense

I've decided to put adsense on my blog to see if I'd get anything out of it. Right now, there appears to be links to squirrel exclusion/removal websites, which is certainly not what this blog is about. I guess the adbots or whatever look for certain keywords. As long as they are not links to lethal control of squirrels, I don't have a problem. However, I would like some input on this.

An Interview & Updates

I just got interviewed about this blog yesterday afternoon by a local radio station (KERA). I wasn't quite prepared, but I did my best in the interview, answering various questions regarding squirrels.

At the moment, the two squirrels I'm raising, Buddee and Elliebelle, are very happy and healthy. They are quite a handful, and I plan on releasing them in my backyard in the spring.

Baby squirrels

It's been a year since my last post, but now I'm raising two baby squirrels; a male and a female. These came to me on October 4 from the grounds of the Dallas Zoo. I've been raising them on puppy milk.

Here's a video of them:

Pecans are Ripening

I'll be collecting pecans around my neighborhood for the squirrels.

First post of the year

I haven't posted in so.... long. But I am still active in the squirrel community, sorta. I recently re-joined The Squirrel Lover's Club after the new president of the club set it up. I'll try to make this blog more active by occasionally posting squirrel-related news articles.

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