Pipp wrote:
I'd put them back where you found them ASAP and put a little fence around the nest and keep an eye on them. They do need their mother for awhile yet to survive.
I doubt the squirrel caused those injuries, but not my area of expertise.
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Hippity18's BF
well the mother is nowhere to be found I have been looking for a few hours and Yes the squirrel did cause the injuries
this her was taken from Wikipedia id rather give you factual evidence than my own experiences
Unlike
rabbits or
deer, squirrels cannot digest
cellulose and must rely on foods rich in
protein,
carbohydrates, and
fat. In temperate regions, early spring is the hardest time of year for squirrels, because buried nuts begin to sprout and are no longer available for the squirrel to eat, and new food sources have not become available yet. During these times squirrels rely heavily on the buds of trees. Squirrels' diet consists primarily of a wide variety of plant food, including
nuts,
seeds,
conifer cones,
fruits,
fungi and green
vegetation. However some squirrels also consume meat, especially when faced with hunger.
[8][/sup] Squirrels have been known to eat
insects, eggs, small
birds, young
snakes and smaller
rodents. Indeed, some tropical species have shifted almost entirely to a diet of insects.
[9][/sup]
Predatory behavior by various species of ground squirrels, particularly the
thirteen-lined ground squirrel, has been noted.
[10][/sup] For example, Bailey, a scientist in the 1920s, observed a thirteen-lined ground squirrel preying upon a young chicken.
[11][/sup] Wistrand reported seeing this same species eating a freshly killed snake.
[12][/sup] Whitaker examined the stomachs of 139 thirteen-lined ground squirrels, and found bird flesh in four of the specimens and the remains of a short-tailed
shrew in one;
[13][/sup] Bradley, examining
white-tailed antelope squirrels' stomachs, found at least 10% of his 609 specimens' stomachs contained some type of vertebrate, mostly
lizards and rodents.
[14][/sup] Morgart (1985) observed a white-tailed antelope squirrel capturing and eating a
silky pocket mouse
in other words squirrels are opportunistic and will eat whatever they can find I myself have observed squirrels eating eggs, lizards, and chasing baby ducks at the local lake putting the babys back where they were will ONLY sign there death sentences
