Our new “pet”.

We have new friend onboard, much to the displeasure of our cat. Mama found a pair of baby squirrel in the mat when she was cleaning the house for raya. I guess the mommy squirrel gave birth and left to find food when my mom found them. We named them Chip and Dale… hehehehhe….. They have since become part of the family and have been staying in a cardboard house filled with some cloth and papers. We left the box open so the mommy can come back but I think the baby squirrel is still weak so they haven’t tried to venture out, yet.

They have yet to open their eyes when mom found them. They did so after a few days and I was so happy. Their eyes are big and they look so cute. We have been feeding them with fresh rambutan from the tress in the garden.

The female squirrel is more active compared to the male one, though. Whenever I take them out from the box, she will be the first one to wonder around. I guess she’s checking her territory. They like to sleep in the morning because it was cold. Given a chance, they’ll snooze on your lap because it was warmer. This has caused some confusion to the king of our house and he’s not happy with it.

We try to teach them to climb the trees so that we can release them to the wild but they are still baby. Their legs are still not strong enough to jump from branch to branch. So, they keep coming back.

Now that all of us have returned to our place, mom helps to feed them. Latest update… apart from the fresh flesh of rambutan, they can now eat watermelon and cucumber.. huh.. they even getting better diet than our cat. Not sure when will be the time, but they will leave us one day. The mommy has been checking on her babies. So, I guess it will be soon. Thanks God for this opportunity..