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Making your yard squirrel friendly will allow you the opportunity to watch and enjoy these little guys. Here are some easy tips.

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Spring is on the way and for wildlife rehabbers that means new babies are on the way, too. In areas where there is an adequate food supply, Gray squirrels will have two litters a year, one in the spring and another in late summer. An average litter consists of four babies. The Gray Squirrel has a gestation period of up to 60 days and will begin to give birth as early as February. A baby Gray squirrel is approximately an inch long at birth and weighs around 10 grams. They are born without fur or teeth and both their eyes and ears are sealed closed. Eyes begin to open at around 6 weeks of age. Babies will wean around 10-12 weeks of age at which point they will being to explore the world around them and move away from Mom. Fall babies will typically spend the winter with mom and siblings in order to conserve body heat during the cold months. Squirrels are part of the order Rodentia which is the largest group of living mammals. There are over 350 species of squirrels divided into 7 families which include the tree squirrel, ground squirrel and flying squirrel.

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As a couple spends vacation time in Canada,they stopped to take a photo. After setting the automatic timer on the camera, they pose beside the lake. A squirrel passing by, heard the camera noise and became curious. Check out this photo of the newest squirrel star. Very cute!

I have 5 baby squirrels between 2-3 weeks of age. This is such a fun age to feed. They are eager eaters. I love watching their little tails wag as they eat!

Fall is typically the biggest baby season for squirrels. Squirrels can have 2 breeding season, spring and fall, but the largest number of squirrels will have liters in the fall. If you find a baby squirrel on the ground always look around for the siblings. Typically, a squirrel will have between 3-5 babies. Babies fall from nests for several reasons. A new squirrel mom may not be proficient at building a nest or a squirrel may use an old nest and both of these may have holes that babies can fall through. Severe weather can blow a nest from a tree or blow a baby out of the nest. If the squirrel’s nest is raided by a preditory bird, the baby may fall out or be dropped.

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