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Rescue squirrel. And kitty helps: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Aug 2018 OP
I'm beyond squee. Solly Mack Aug 2018 #1
Well, if that isn't the sweetest thing. 3catwoman3 Aug 2018 #2
What a great story! Ligyron Aug 2018 #3
The long ears put him into the Red Squirrel catagory. pazzyanne Aug 2018 #4
I looked up fox squirrels, he doesn't seem to be one jmowreader Aug 2018 #5
Ah, gotcha. Ligyron Aug 2018 #6
northern WI red squirrels do not have tufts. think its a more middle US red fox squirrel. pansypoo53219 Aug 2018 #7
The ones in OK had ear tuffs and were quite reddish. Ligyron Aug 2018 #10
Tintin's website IronLionZion Aug 2018 #8
Cute, but is he litter box trained? n/t pnwmom Aug 2018 #9
Good question. Kingofalldems Aug 2018 #13
K&R for adorable! nt tblue37 Aug 2018 #11
Very cute. I gotta spend more time here. nt oasis Aug 2018 #12

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
3. What a great story!
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:17 PM
Aug 2018

He is a "fox" squirrel isn't he? They are bigger and redder than gray squirrels I think?

pazzyanne

(6,518 posts)
4. The long ears put him into the Red Squirrel catagory.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:27 PM
Aug 2018

Fox squirrels have rounded ears similar to the grey squirrels.

jmowreader

(50,447 posts)
5. I looked up fox squirrels, he doesn't seem to be one
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:31 PM
Aug 2018

Fox squirrel:


Red squirrel:


The one in the video has ear tufts. None of the pictures of fox squirrels I could find show those tufts. So...he's probably a red squirrel.

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
6. Ah, gotcha.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 09:40 PM
Aug 2018

I was in Oklahoma once for training while in the military and those red squirrel were fairly common. Someone told me they were "fox" squirrel but I now see he was wrong. Red Squirrel they are indeed

Ligyron

(7,592 posts)
10. The ones in OK had ear tuffs and were quite reddish.
Sat Aug 18, 2018, 11:37 PM
Aug 2018

They made the eastern grays look downright scrawny by0 comparison.

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