Thanks Bill, The California ground squirrel is common to most parts of California, Western Oregon, and some areas of Western Nevada. It's hard to do a Q&A through a Blog. Is it okay to continue with coconut oil on her wound or/ and suggest the course of action to be followed so that she can be cured and grows her hair on her tail back. I have read a bit on your site and on here and I think I know what issue we are facing and what to do, but I wanted to be sure and see if you would be on the same page. Even if you are not feeding salty foods, someones else may be. It hovers above water to search for prey such as crayfish and frogs. Hi - My favorite squirrel (twofer - she always wants two) had bad mange. For a fox squirrel of approx 450 grams and using 1.87% concentration that equates to about .005 to .01ml, or one half unit to one unit, which in other words is 1/200th to 1/100th of a ml. We are in PA, I believe this is a red squirrel - about the size of a small cat. Give him a dose of Ivermectin, and I bet it will start going away and normalize.You can read about treating it here: Hi! I read that it could be mange and from the photos on google that does look like her skin. Thank you very much William for your valuable response. Is there a way I can protect the food from roving raccoons? Sorry for the delay, We are swamped at this time of year, and doubly so since there were so many squirrels displaced by the hurricane9s) I am so sorry for all the duplicate messages, I keep getting an error that my post is not submitted, but seems is actually is. It is possible that a squirrel would gnaw on the shell because the shell is super hard and squirrels like to gnaw on hard things to wear down their ever-growing Incisors teeth! Hi Bill, Your squirrel may have to go through a complete hair cycle,(June to June,) to see the full results, but balding areas usually respond pretty quick. I was wondering if the colloidal silver is safe for other animals? They are found in mixed hardwood forests, as well as suburban and urban environments. I feed all the squirrels that hang out at my house with seeds, raw coconut and it's milk, avocado, fruit, water etc. More than likely, the animal is already brain dead and it is just a matter of the automatic functions like heart beating and breathing to shut down. I treat Dermatophytosis with good nutrition, because it's their immune system that ultimately rids them of the fungus. Kind of like the commercials for Psoriasis, "Oh, my psoriasis is so much better because of Blah-Blah medication!" Hello! Rocky is a sweet baby I found, probably one or two days oldon my seawall baking in the hot Florida sun. There are a lot of bickering squirrels, chipmunks and birds sharing the space and no one wants to end up like that poor fellow. It is not crusty but is a little red. They do grow out of it, usually by the time they wean. Haven't recieved the paste yet so I'm glad I asked first! i have written to you before. Wait one week and look for improvement. Your Mange kit will go out in the mail in the morning. We got him some fresh coconut yesterday and gave him a couple small chunks of it. Other than that, you need to make sure that your squirrel is getting 20 to 30 mg of good calcium per day preferably a balance of Calcium/Magnesium and some D-3 to regulate it's absorption. I have a friend (state and Fed licensed) sending me Ivermectin (which my other friend says is very dangerous) and another one sending me Terbinafine. Eastern Gray Squirrels are found in the eastern half of Canada and the United States. Thank you in advanced. Black squirrel here in Ontario. Over a period of 4 to 6 months without sufficient calcium, a squirrel's body will start pulling calcium from it's bones to support this growth of teeth. BTW he is a little bit over weight as he is not as active as normal squirrels are so his belly gets urine on it when he pee's. That did start to help her. It has rust-red fur and brown stripes on its head and sides. The day I returned either one of the cat's nicked his tail or Clyde started chewing on his own tail. My heart was breaking not knowing what to do I bought kitten formula and an eye dropper & proceeded to try and save them. They definitely have my heart and I`m hooked for life! We have been taking care of a baby squirrel for 2 weeks and he has a spot under his arm that is getting worse. Dont miss this:Flying Squirrel Facts: Top Ten Things You Need To Know! This species is listed as Endangered by the IUCN with the primary threat being habitat loss from the growth of Las Vegas. I also want to make sure she is healthy to be out in the wild. Thank you, ali. There are nine subspecies of the Abert including the Kaibab squirrel which was once thought to be a separate species. The other day, one of the two rescued squirrels had some sort of an ulcer on his neck, which I initially thought was a wound - I thought a predator tried to get ahold of him and he was able to escape. I tried to keep it short because I know you get so many emails. While the less bold will move in closer less they lose out on getting their share. Read this:White Tailed Antelope Ground Squirrels (aka..Hiking in Las Vegas!). We rescued him since his mother died and attempts to rehabilitate failed. Today after the box fell out of the tree and killed the mom she's a sleep in my work jumper and I think she's 4/5/6 weeks old can she eat on her own and drink on her own I've got her in a cage now nice and warm but need answers asap as im allways working and haven't got time to feed her every 2 hours, Hi Andrew, Because I just did a search on my business PayPal account using your first name and it came up blank. Thank you for your time. I am from south india its weather is so hot. Adults are small and slender with a black or slate gray body and a yellowish ring across the neck, which may be incomplete or missing. You would be better off treating him or her on a local basis. I'm just baffled! I use pecan half's because it give a nice broad surface and the grooves hold the oil well. I put some tee tree oil on them and flee liquid on neck 2 weeks ago. Please help. If it is not mange, you have at least given it a temporary reprieve from it's fleas and lice. A seizure is an automatic response to severe injury to the brain. Since I moved to Florida to study I found a squirrel that "owned" the balcony of the apartment I was renting. Here are some of the color combinations you can expect to find in baby ringneck snakes. I cant seem to find a way to attach the photo. Squirrels do make their rounds. I had been diligently picking off those lil things off of them since getting them. Is it okay to send you some pictures to hear your opinion and some treatments? My wife and I were married in Greenfield and I went to college there. We use kitten flea drops on our babies with mange, one drop on the back of the neck. However we did find just a few, Larder bugs in the room. Squirrels can break their teeth much in the same ways humans do, through trauma. Smoky shrew *RSG; Squirrels. The trick is, getting a squirrel to eat them. This page is still not complete, so I haven't marked it as viewable on my website, but I would like you to see how powerful and effective this new treatment can be for stubborn Immune Challenges. If it is from blood loss, ( hypovolemic shock,) it will gradually drift off and die peacefully. Bill. I thought that male squirrels disperse not female. Both these substances are anti fungal. They made a dray in my Oak tree and have been living in it but no longer come down to eat in the cool of the morning or evening, but rather come down in mid day when it is hot and all other squirrels are splatting and snoozing in the tops of the trees. Stumbled on your site by Googling for 'mange'. He has recently developed a dark patch on both cheeks just behind the whiskers. It's the same with getting a squirrel to try other foods. Many kudos sir! Last December my fiancee brought home a injured near dead 6 month old squirrel. He hikes he backside and lowers his head to me.Chattering the whole time! Then we had weeks and weeks of rain and no sun. What do I do?!? Be careful to have your identity protected, because very often, people that do this are sick, twisted people, but the perpetrator needs to be identified and arrested, and punished to the full extent of the law! The only way mange can be passed is skin to skin. Franklins ground squirrels do make use of a variety of calls but the meaning of these sounds is not known. For people who have established a personal feeding arrangement with their squirrels, and have multiple squirrels that show up, I tell them to pick a convenient day, and feed a treated nut meat to as many as show up together on that day. Her tail hairs grows long and become variegated with subtle shades of gray, white and black highlights. They are very good at climbing and also make for excellent swimmers. I am sending a photo now. There are a couple of things that I use to support the squirrels immune system. Only treat the ones that will let you toss it to them, otherwise you might overdose one that eats more than one. The idea is to spread out the treated nuts far enough, that the chances of a single squirrel finding more than two treated nut is greatly reduced. Not sure why she was abandoned. California ground squirrels have a white ring around each eye.The body length can range from 330 to 508 mm and tail length from 127-229 mm. Hi I rescued a baby squirrel. So, you will actually be doing them a favor. They don't transfer by casual contact. I'm worried that it will spread to the other squirrels. It's 0.2mg - 0.4mg/kg (200 - 400 mcg/kg) once every 7 - 14 days. November 2017 Black tailed prairie dogs are found across the Great Plains and have extremely large colonies. Hi Renee! They also have a white tail with a tuft of hair at the end. When I opened the photos I was horrified. It's birthing season, and we are swamped with advice and recipe requests! Buddy had his first full night of sleep. Lisa, Hi Lisa! Squirrels synthesize Vitamin D by direct exposure to sunlight. While mange is commonly presumed to be the culprit, most hair loss in squirrels is caused by a variety of superficial fungal diseases generally termed dermatophytoses. I wanted to give you a sneak peek of what will be available soon for stubborn conditions:http://www.squirrelnutrition.com/squirrels-with-severe-health-issues.html I hte to frighten wild animal, but hes suffering and will die if he doesnt get the meds. Dark glass prevents the solution from reacting to light, which silver does. Also, look to see what it may be gnawing on. I assumed it got into a fight with another one. I have two daughters and a granddaughter in Springfield. Can't take him anywhere around where we are bc it's illegal. Palmers Chipmunk is only found in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada. Bill, Thanks for the advice! One of them has a skin condition which, after reading your blog, I think I can identify as dermatophytosis. Bill, Good morning William, your page is awesome, lots of info. I asked her what State she lives in, and she will be writing me back. They have to be passed skin to skin. What do you think I should do about this? Do we need to get him a "UV" light as we haven't been letting him go outside? She does not live in an outside cage,i hand reared her and Could never get it over my heart to let her sleep outside. Get some Brewer's Yeast tablets. The American red squirrel has a reddish coat, a white underside, white rings around the eyes, and tufted ears in the winter. We live in a cause and effect world. I also use Colloidal Silver 10 PPM putting a teaspoon of it in 1/2 cup of highly filtered or distilled water for the squirrel to drink. Yesterday she noticed a squirrel in her yard that has all of the tail fur, but a naked body. So the short answer is NO don't apply Ivermectin, because you are not dealing with a mite problem. A couple more questions for our squirrels with dermatophytosis--the only coconut we could find was "sweetened flake coconut" but I fear that might do more harm than good--it has propylene glycol as a preservative as well as sugar--but might it help while we wait for your coconut oil to arrive? If you cannot get the squirrel to eat a treated nut, then your only option would be to try the Colloidal Silver. I feed her black sunflower seeds. Any advice is greatly appreciated! how to treat wound on squirrel's face and get back his hair on? Hi, Candace! Mites and Dermatophytosis are two different things. They measure 19 to 29 inches from nose to tail, and weigh up to 3 pounds. I'm hoping you have another suggestion the only thing I might be able to try is the colloidal silver water treatment that you mentioned, do you sell that? They are dominant over the antelope ground squirrels that also live in their areas and will chase them out of their territory. 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