Fritchard Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 (edited) This is Scoop, my ~9wk old flying squirrel. Had her about 3 weeks now. She's pretty awesome. She's helping me do some website updates right now Edited April 25, 2010 by Fritchard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 I saw that in your status one day and had no idea what you meant by it. Now I do. How did you get it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 I saw that in your status one day and had no idea what you meant by it. Now I do. How did you get it? Neighbor found it in his yard and asked if I knew what to do with it. I took her in, got her healthy, got attached but reluctantly gave her to a rescue, changed my mind a few days later and decided to keep her. I'm trying to spend as much time with her as possible (3-6hrs/day) She started flight training yesterday and did some nice 16" or so "flights". She's enjoying a peanut right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 Awesome. Do you think you'll be able to keep her, or will you relase her when the time is right? I would be a little worried about letting her back into the wild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana Posted April 25, 2010 Share Posted April 25, 2010 How adorable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted April 25, 2010 Author Share Posted April 25, 2010 Awesome. Do you think you'll be able to keep her, or will you relase her when the time is right? I would be a little worried about letting her back into the wild. I think I've passed the point of no return with this fella. She's relatively tame (for a wild animal) and I don't think she'd be able to pick up enough street smarts to make it in the wild. If necessary I'll build her a huge outside cage, maybe around a tree or something but if she stays as least as tame as she is now it won't be necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 She is adorable. Keep us updated on her progress. It will be interesting to see how it turns out as she gets older. Do you think you can house break her so you won't have to keep her in a cage? I am thinking along the lines of a litter box, like rabbits can be trained to use a litter box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 She is adorable. Keep us updated on her progress. It will be interesting to see how it turns out as she gets older. Do you think you can house break her so you won't have to keep her in a cage? I am thinking along the lines of a litter box, like rabbits can be trained to use a litter box. As far as training goes - she uses the litter box in her cage about 80% of the time which is good and anytime she pees or *cough* on me, I put her in her litter box. Unfortunately she'll never have unmonitored free reign of the house because we have 2 cats and 3 dogs. Our greyhound was trained to chase fuzzy little rodents so I could never trust her with it 100%. Plus if she accidentally stepped on her, that'd be all she wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 As far as training goes - she uses the litter box in her cage about 80% of the time which is good and anytime she pees or *cough* on me, I put her in her litter box. Unfortunately she'll never have unmonitored free reign of the house because we have 2 cats and 3 dogs. Our greyhound was trained to chase fuzzy little rodents so I could never trust her with it 100%. Plus if she accidentally stepped on her, that'd be all she wrote. Ah yes, the retired greyhounds. I am very familiar with them, my parents had one and I fostered several retired racers until they found homes. I understand about the cats too, caught my youngest cat on the roof chasing a couple squirrels a few weeks ago. It is just nice that you took her in and that she is becoming part of your pack. Good luck and it seems she is doing well with the cage training. I can understand why you have become attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snubber Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Cool little critter....good luck with her. Keep us informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 Ah yes, the retired greyhounds. I am very familiar with them, my parents had one and I fostered several retired racers until they found homes. That's great. They're awesome dogs. Ours was obviously abused and it took literally months before she was comfortable with me petting her. She's 90% better now but still gets spooked real easy and doesn't like loud noises or loud talking but gets along with our other dogs just fine. Here she is thinking very deeply about something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffb Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I never knew Greyhounds were so large. I thought it was a Great Dane at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 What a beauty! I love brindles. One of our Danes is a brindle. I admire you for working so hard with her and making such a big difference in her life. That's just great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 That's great. They're awesome dogs. Ours was obviously abused and it took literally months before she was comfortable with me petting her. She's 90% better now but still gets spooked real easy and doesn't like loud noises or loud talking but gets along with our other dogs just fine. What a cutie. Very nice to hear she is fitting in. My parents greyhound was not a fan of loud noises either. It must have something to do with the kennels they were kept in. Sorry for the poor quality, but this was Dena and she was a foster for a long time. One of my very good friends have her now and yes she sleeps on the stairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted April 26, 2010 Author Share Posted April 26, 2010 What a cutie. Very nice to hear she is fitting in. My parents greyhound was not a fan of loud noises either. It must have something to do with the kennels they were kept in. Sorry for the poor quality, but this was Dena and she was a foster for a long time. One of my very good friends have her now and yes she sleeps on the stairs. BWAHAHAHA. That's hilarious. Pony likes the stairs too, it's like her lookout tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nana Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 That's too funny BirdDog!! Priceless!! I have never seen a dog sleep quite that way before. And I've seen them sleep in some very unusual ways, too. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BirdDog Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 BWAHAHAHA. That's hilarious. Pony likes the stairs too, it's like her lookout tower. That's too funny BirdDog!! Priceless!! I have never seen a dog sleep quite that way before. And I've seen them sleep in some very unusual ways, too. LOL Thanks guys, she is a clown. Her race name was Queen of Denial. Pony is a great name for a greyhound. What did you name your little flying friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srsbiz Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 (edited) awesome work with the animals!! although, slightly askew from the topic - first thing that came to mind was this. edits for embedding not working. I even accidentally gave myself a -1 ((( Edited May 13, 2010 by srsbiz VaporAssassin, sensay, srsbiz and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTJoe Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 edits for embedding not working. I even accidentally gave myself a -1 ((( -1 Offset with a +1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaporAssassin Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I wonder what would the vet say when you go in with it? Best of Luck!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritchard Posted May 28, 2010 Author Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) I wonder what would the vet say when you go in with it? Me and my vet are really close, i.e. married, and you know...doin it That "dramatic chipmunk" is actually a prairie dog. I used to have 2 of them. They are incredibly intelligent animals. More of Scoop: Edited May 28, 2010 by Fritchard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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