Baby Huey, my great horned owl who came to me the size of a cantaloupe with a bunch of fuzz, is now the size of a watermelon. He has been discovering parts of his body. His wings now have a three feet wing span. When he is fully grown their span will be three and […]
I got in four pinky squirrel babies only two to three inches long with eyes and noses not yet formed. Their noses only were two holes through which to breathe. I started by making sure they were warm. That is most important for squirrel babies, keeping them warm. They can go for a while without […]
The best option for a wild animal is to learn normal behavior from members of its own species. Sights, sounds, and smells from people and domestic animals can highly stress a wild animal, potentially causing it harm or death. Wild animals have complex nutritional needs that are not easily met in captivity. Possessing, owning, controlling, […]
Baby bunnies are born with no scent. Mom feeds them in the morning, leaves for eight to ten hours, returns in the evening, and feeds them again. At the age of three weeks the babies get their scent, and Mom is done with them. She is off to have another litter, which she births every […]