Man Finds Baby Squirrel On His Bed, And It Grows Up To Be The Most Adorable Pet
One day a man came back home, only to find that a mother squirrel had
made a nest of twigs, dried pines and branches on his bed for her two
newborn squirrels.Wildlife
rehabilitators Christina and Michael were called out to the unusual
incident, and tried to reunite the babies with their mother. However,
busy with fetching materials for the nest, mother squirrel had no
intention of taking the babies with her. Eventually, she stopped coming
back at all.Unfortunately, one of the baby squirrels didn’t make
it, and after an assessment by a local wildlife vet, it was determined
that the remaining baby would not survive on her own either. Which is
why Christina and Michael decided to step in and adopt Thumbelina.Simply
put, Thumbelina was special from the very beginning. Because of an
unusual birthing season and the loss of her little sister, Thumb had to
grow up by herself without interaction with other squirrels.Everything
with Thumb was slow. While most babies could not care less about milk,
having already tasted real food, Thumb was a big baby with a bottle.
Unlike other baby squirrels, Thumbelina wasn’t interested in jumping and
climbing. She would walk instead of running, and sit instead of
climbing.Even despite the best efforts to introduce Thumbelina to
other squirrels, she would never want anything to do with them. One of
her foster parents says: “I don’t know what she thinks she is, but it’s
definitely not a squirrel.”Now Thumbelina is a happy squirrel who
spends her time peacefully with her Mom and Dad, but not without
occasionally getting in some sort of trouble! She loves sugar snap peas,
arugula, and avocado. And she absolutely hates outdoors, cold weather,
other squirrels and the vacuum cleaner.
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