Found Baby Flying Squirrel (Update Page 2)

[kittybethy]

So cute!! What a sweetie!

[skyrocketneko]

Aww, so glad you picked the little guy up!  I had no idea that there were flying squirrels in Montana!

[TokiBear]

Well... the little guy didn't make it.  His heating source failed in the night and he passed away.  I feel really bad for him. 

And the flying squirrels live on the west side of the divide.  They are actually kind scarce in my area so we really wanted to save him.

[hyenacub]

Awww.  D:  I'm sorry the little guy coudln't hold on! 

[invaderhorizongreen]

that is so sad to hear i have seen one only once here in my state , our cat caught it and brought it home alive and it was hissing at him. We told the cat he was a good kitty and he let it go and it ran off.

[starrypawz]

Well... the little guy didn't make it.  His heating source failed in the night and he passed away.  I feel really bad for him. 

And the flying squirrels live on the west side of the divide.  They are actually kind scarce in my area so we really wanted to save him.

Poor little guy

[Darth Delicious]

  I suppose sometimes, it's just not meant to be.

When I was younger, our cat came home with a babybunny. But let it go in the livingroom, looking at us like "look what I got". He meant well ofcourse.
But the babybunny, really just out of the nest, was terrified and he had a soor back paw (from catbites).
We took it to the vet. The poor bunny only calmed down when Eros Ramazotti played on the radio. So my sis and me called him Eros (had to give up a name at the vet anyway).
We got meds for him and we fed him.
But there was a thunderstorm at night and he paniced... running himself against the wall of his wooden bunny-cage. (we had more bunnies and had a spare). He did this untill his neck broke  .
So much effort... so much chance and still, nature thought differently.

You're a hero for trying, that's for sure! 

[xkelpiex]

I'm so sorry! This reminds me of when I was nine and a bird fell down our chimney in a storm. He was in shock and very cold, so we called the bird sanctuary and they told us what to do. We wrapped him in a tpwel warmed in the dryer and put him n a basket. But the bird sanctuary was so far away and on the srive there he passed. It was quite traumatic for me at that age and I will always remember it in great detail. Tje way his eyes slowly closed and he lay back against the blanket and his breathing stopped. I still sometimes dream about it.

[saply]

That's really sad, but you're wonderful for trying to help him. At least he passed away somewhere peaceful and quiet instead of on the ground outside.

[ZennaBug]

Aww, poor little one.  You did your best and that's what counts.  He was a cutie pie!

Oh CUTE! I've never seen a squirrel (apart from tv), dammm they are adorable.  I'd love to see them rocketing through trees with my own eyes.  Sending good vibes to the wee fella for finding his mum or finding a 'surrogate' at a rehabilitation centre.   

Are there no squirrels in NZ?!  They're everywhere here, downright pests!  Always eating my veggies and sunflowers and jack-o-lanterns!    I've never seen a flying squirrel though, not in person.

[gemini_pony]

That's really sad, but you're wonderful for trying to help him. At least he passed away somewhere peaceful and quiet instead of on the ground outside.

I agree! And the little one may have had an internal injury you couls not see :c soo sad but he passed on safe and secure not outside and scared.

[TokiBear]

Thanks everyone.  We buried him out back.  Haven't seen any more of them though.  Still not sure where he came from.

[Radiance]

I've rehabilitated many flying squirrels (they're everywhere down here!) and they are delicate little guys. It's always hard to loose one. I release all of mine back outside as soon as they're able to fend for themselves, except for one. Lydia would not leave me! I put her on a tree and she jumped right back into my shirt pocket. I tried releasing her for or five times but she just wouldn't go. I ended up keeping her for eleven years! She was a very old squirrel when she passed last year. I still miss her.