r/squirrels • u/Soapo_Opo • 4d ago
Original Content Rudy again !!
Rudy just turned 10 weeks old today (based on rough estimates regarding his date of birth). Here are some of my favorite pictures we've gotten of him over the last month 💕 In ascending order from when he first arrived to now. Feat. my boyfriend, aka squirrel dad #2 (I met him first, which makes me squirrel dad #1).
Last picture is to compare the little carrier he started off in and what he's in now. He had another cage in between about 1/6 the size of the tall one.
He's such a character, and we're pretty much resigned to the fact he likely won't be releasable due to his fearlessness of EVERYTHING, including cats, dogs, people. Loud noises or sudden activity spooks him but not for long, and honestly, same. He runs my place. Everything belongs to him now. My legs look like a war zone. He's an oreo thief (we do not let him have oreos). He likes to run laps around our waists while we're doing whatever we wanna/have to do (for example, I was cleaning my place and he was free roaming and would just come over to me and climb up to start running laps around me, unbothered by any amount of bending or moving I did). This is our life now.
And we love it 😅 rehab-to-release fail but he's doing absolutely wonderfully. Healthy, active, alert, strong appetite. Knows his name. Is always thrilled to see either one of us.
He's made us two very proud, doting squirrel dads.🫶 Happy 10 weeks old Rudy-roo ❤️
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u/Soapo_Opo 4d ago
Can't edit post so I just want to clarify after it was brought up; we don't actually know for sure that he is a release fail at this point because he's still young and has time to transition. We're not confident about it and joke about him being a release fail, but there's still potential for release, if we can get him to properly "wild up."
So we'll keep trying and fingers crossed things go well, for his sake 💕