Rough-Looking Squirrel

  • Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    April 14, 2015 at 7:53 am #1534231

    This squirrel was at our feeders the other day. He’s missing fur on the upper half of his body. Has anyone seen this before? Mange, maybe?

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    icenutz
    Aniwa, WI
    Posts: 2536
    April 14, 2015 at 8:31 am #1534242

    Probably mange or a fungal infection, quite common.

    hl&sinker
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    north fowl
    Posts: 605
    April 14, 2015 at 9:06 am #1534267

    That one is not to bad. I had one that looked like it was from the walking dead. Scrawny , patches of hair gone, one eyeball bulging out and with a goofy looking grin on it. Ran a long the fence next to me and stoped and stared at me. Scared the jubzeebers out of me. By the time I corralled the dogs before they saw it just wandered off.

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 3088
    April 14, 2015 at 9:39 am #1534279
    hl&sinker wrote:

    Scrawny , patches of hair gone, one eyeball bulging out and with a goofy looking grin on it.

    Have you been talking to my wife? Sounds like a quote from her about me. doah

    raynestorm
    Lake Wisconsin
    Posts: 59
    April 14, 2015 at 10:01 am #1534284

    That one looks like it’s just losing its winter coat.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    April 14, 2015 at 10:13 am #1534287
    raynestorm wrote:

    That one looks like it’s just losing its winter coat.

    None of our other resident squirrels look like that. Wouldn’t they all look similar if that was the case?

    Tom Sawvell
    Inactive
    Posts: 9559
    April 14, 2015 at 10:42 am #1534301

    The picture is missing crosshairs. lol

    That guy is shedding out the winter fluff. Mange usually takes the hair off right down to the skin.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    April 14, 2015 at 10:45 am #1534304
    Tom Sawvell wrote:

    The picture is missing crosshairs.

    whistling

    One of these days, I’ll get around to making a squirrel feeder with a target as the backdrop. )

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    April 14, 2015 at 11:55 am #1534332

    Nothing gets the pooches more excited that saying “SQUIRREL!!!”
    The youngest almost caught one yesterday.

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