It is baby season, so what do you do if you find a baby squirrel?

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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