leogerritsen Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Hi Guys, i just found a rat like creature. Apparentl it fell out of the palmtree. I gave it some catfood and water, but it is not eating (yet). What to do ? Kind regards, Leo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pumpum Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Make sure it is somwhere safe from directly being attacked or bothered and wait...it looks a bit like a possum, doesn't it? Can you see if it has suffered any damage? If so, maybe a wildlife place could give advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leogerritsen Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Make sure it is somwhere safe from directly being attacked or bothered and wait...it looks a bit like a possum, doesn't it? Can you see if it has suffered any damage? If so, maybe a wildlife place could give advice. Thanks for quick response. I imagine it is still quiet alert, because when I tried to feed it it growled and attacked the food. It did not eat yet, but now is calmed down. I put it under a cover, so it is more secure. Regards, Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyG Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 I haven't a clue what it is, but if it fell out of a palm tree, perhaps it's vegetarian. You could try offering it some ripe fruit and see what happens. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sometime Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 looking at the flaps of skin it looks like a young flying squirrel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leogerritsen Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 looking at the flaps of skin it looks like a young flying squirrel Thanks, I did a google search with "squirrel" but nothing that resembled my visitor came up. But with "flying squirrel" I got an instant hit. And I feel more confident I can take of the animal myself. thanks a lot, Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leogerritsen Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I haven't a clue what it is, but if it fell out of a palm tree, perhaps it's vegetarian. You could try offering it some ripe fruit and see what happens. I gave it a slice of papaya and after a while it started to nibble a bit. It had not touched any of the other foods I offered before. But the ripe papaya did the trick. thanks, Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leogerritsen Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 I haven't a clue what it is, but if it fell out of a palm tree, perhaps it's vegetarian. You could try offering it some ripe fruit and see what happens. I gave it a slice of papaya and after a while it started to nibble a bit. It had not touched any of the other foods I offered before. But the ripe papaya did the trick. thanks, Leo. update yesterday the young squirrel died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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