Pet Black Squirrel

I thought FARM SHOW readers might like to meet my pet squirrel, Rascal. We found him when he was very small and raised him, having no idea what an adorable pet he would make. He was probably just a week or two old when we started giving him water with an eye dropper and yogurt on a spoon. He sucked that up and then I tried granola, cheerios, and any kind of nuts. He makes little chirping sounds whenever he's got something he really likes and that's when he doesn't want you to touch him. He sleeps in a big pocket on an old winter coat hanging on our coat rack.

I take him out to play in a big maple tree in the yard and he can be up there for hours. Once he's had enough, he'll hang upside down from a branch waiting for me to come and get him. He rides around on my shoulder and, if my nephew stands about 3 ft. away, he'll jump back and forth between us. He also likes playing hide and seek in the drapes.

He drops little hard balls of poop that are easy to clean up. I've only seen him pee a couple times. (John Johnston, Baltimore, Ontario; bald@eagle.ca)

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