tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post5973817367935495849..comments2023-10-26T10:37:53.616-04:00Comments on Grey and Red, A Squirrel Journal: Flying squirrel's slow progresssquirrelmamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-92029228119930294572008-10-05T23:50:00.000-04:002008-10-05T23:50:00.000-04:00What you've described is exactly the way a mother ...What you've described is exactly the way a mother squirrel carries her young. The squirrel will be in momma's mouth, with the tail wrapped behind momma's neck, and off they go - up a tree and into the nest. Mom uses this method to transport babies to another nest and yes, sometimes will even do this when the babies are 5 or 6 weeks of age, when some of them can be much larger than typical "baby" size. Likely you saw a momma squirrel doing this with an older juvenile who may have looked like an adult. Eastern grays aren't known for moving dead adults (or dead youngsters, for that matter).squirrelmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09548231442538906709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471872429544468461.post-36234880646798879272008-10-05T19:16:00.000-04:002008-10-05T19:16:00.000-04:00While in SC this fall, we saw a gray squirrel carr...While in SC this fall, we saw a gray squirrel carrying what appeared to be a full sized gray squirrel in its mouth. We can't figure out why? Would you have a clue? Do they carry off their dead, not that I'm convinced it was dead.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025244090033284002noreply@blogger.com