Squirrel – a vigorous and curious little small animal, the traditional inhabitant of the forests and green space. She cannot be confused with other animal – small (about 28 cm) the slender body covered dense brown, and sometimes gray or black fur, a round big-eyed head, brushes on tips of ears and a magnificent tail – the shape of the forest beauty is familiar practically to all. Squirrel, perhaps, the most nice of all rodents. Also there is nothing surprising that fans of animals more often get squirrels of the house.
To support a squirrel of the house - and whether it is necessary?It is necessary to think, however, well before getting a little squirrel at home. You should not be mistaken is not a cat and not a dog, and with her so close communication as with ordinary pets, it will not turn out. The squirrel quickly enough gets used to the person who feeds her, but in general remains is absolutely indifferent to him. You for it only the annex to the forage offered by you. Do not try to change it.
It is known that completely tame is only one small animal from 10. The squirrel will not allow to squeeze herself and to iron – can bite quite strongly. Adult small animals in general remain half-civilized - well if they begin to take food from you from hands.
The best that you can make for fluffy forest beauties is to love and to admire them at distance.
If all of you by all means want to have houses a little squirrel, think of acquisition of specially tamed baby squirrel. Adult small animals very difficult adapt to life in the apartment.
How to support a squirrel in the apartmentFor keeping of an animal you will need a spacious metal cage, and the open-air cage of the greatest possible sizes is better – long do not live in close cages of a squirrel. The open-air cage can be established on the balcony or if you live in the private house, in the yard, in the open air. Inside equip a nest where the small animal will sleep. The usual wooden box with a round opening will be suitable for this purpose. As a laying it is possible to use the old terry towel cut on a part or pieces of fur. Attach feeding troughs to a wall of a cage or the open-air cage. Them has to be two – for a dry and damp feed. If it is simple saucers that is also quite admissible, put in a corner that the small animal did not turn them. It is necessary to clean a cage or the open-air cage as often as possible – not less than 2-3 times a week. Squirrel allocations have quite pungent smell. Not to do without frequent cleaning. Wash a feeding trough daily. Scald a cage for prevention of times a week boiled water. For elimination of a smell use weak solution of potassium permanganate or chloric lime. Contrary to the accepted opinion, the wheel need is not, it is quite possible to do without it. Establish in the open-air cage better various branches, knots, snags which the small animal will jump and climb – quite so the squirrel prefers to satisfy the need for the movement. Besides, it needs to grind off the pretty sharp claws. From time to time it is possible to let out a squirrel to run about about the room. In this case it is necessary that someone looked after her, otherwise many necessary things easily and will be easy turned into unnecessary stuff.
The squirrel tries everything that comes across to her on tooth. Uncontrolled walk can even be dangerous. For example, proteins do not distinguish wires from branches and can easily gnaw them.
Feed squirrels 2 times a day. The main are vegetable forages. Squirrels love: seeds of a pine and fir-tree, fruit and berries, raisin, nuts, fresh and dried mushrooms; eat kidneys and sprouts of trees, seeds of pumpkin and sunflower vegetables, for example, carrots, very much love cottage cheese and cheese. Except water drink juice and milk. In nature they eat bird's eggs and insects. Fresh eggs can be given crude, but for prevention it is better to hard-boil them. It is possible to add a little honey and also once a week oil solutions of vitamins A to juicy sterns in the winter, D and E. Nelzya to give nothing fried or propechenny and also candies and other sweets. Clear water has to be always. And still the best option of close communication of the person with a squirrel is to lodge small animals on a seasonal or personal plot or to attract them there that quite perhaps.