Dr. Katie LaBarbera (also known as @FeatheredKatie) recently took to Twitter to share her adorable tale (or tail?) of a (mother) squirrel she's feeding, the squirrel's babies, and a car engine.
Like so many interesting stories these days, she told her story "live" with tweets on Twitter. Get ready to smile.
STORY TIME! Remember how I said I've been trying to fatten up this raggedy female squirrel? Well... pic.twitter.com/xaXziGP2XL
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
As I watched, my raggedy squirrel poked her nose up among the engine parts and glared. pic.twitter.com/ONgkx4M1RK
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
Far and away the best option would have been to close the hood and not use the car for a month, but my neighbor wasn't a fan of that idea. So I grabbed a box and put the nest-plus-babies inside.
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
Plus, it was nearly dusk. If she didn't her babies before dark, internet sources suggested she wouldn't take them at all.
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
I had noticed while moving the nest that the babies could be inspired by motion to make noise. I tried picking up a baby (normally I'd do this with gloves, but who has gloves now??) and it helpfully squeaked, and then suddenly - Mom was there! pic.twitter.com/28w4lbzRvc
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
After that she didn't need any help: she knew where her babies were. One by one she came and fetched the remaining three. pic.twitter.com/akCAETYHbe
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
So that's the story of the raggedy squirrel, who will definitely continue to get fed by me.
— Dr Katie 🦆 #BIackLivesMatter (@FeatheredKatie) March 28, 2020
And also, check your engines for squirrel babies! pic.twitter.com/BUj62A1ViT





