Monday, August 2, 2010

Some Interesting Info. on Squirrels

Annie, a friend in Kingston sends some information that she says is for red squirrels but, "I'll bet it's similar for black squirrels."

"Offspring grow at approximately 1.8 g/day while nursing but do not reach adult body size until 125 days of age. Offspring first emerge from their natal nest at around 42 days of age but continue to nurse until approximately 70 days."

My goodness, at this rate, Oscar will be here for Christmas!!!

3 comments:

  1. I got here from Zoom's blog and you are doing a great job detailing the raising of this rodent! If indeed he is still there for Christmas, I guess you will have him until Spring. I fear you may need a bigger cage by then.

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  2. FYI, I tried posting from Firefox but it wouldn't let me under any circumstances. So I came here via Safari and it still wouldn't let me post. So I joined as a follower and finally, it let me post. Maybe your setting are precluding others from posting? Just a thought.

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  3. Thank-you, Julia. I'll look into my settings but I suspect that posting is only for followers

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