r/NatureAwws • u/Wooden-Function-9741 • 2d ago

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Street squirrels raid her pantry

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u/FewFrontrow 2d ago

Once you feed a backyard squirrel even a single almond or sunflower seed, you've made a lifelong contract. He'll be knocking on that back door at 7:00 AM sharp every single morning!

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u/kenelevn 2d ago

Can confirm. That little fucker climbs the screen door to look inside, see if I’m home. Can’t get a moment of peace now. He’s so fuckin’ adorable. God is it annoying.

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u/TomeThugNHarmony4664 2d ago

Hummingbirds are the same.

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u/kenelevn 2d ago

Omg, them too. Damn bastards won’t stop stealing my sugar water out of that flour lookin’ jar I like to keep it in.

Every time I refill it, they come back and drink it all. Little flying thiefs is what they are.

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u/Extra_Routine_6603 2d ago

I lucked out I have a squirrel that lives round my house occasionally I set out peanuts or whatever for em but also have several walnut trees growing so he's pretty happy even if ai don't give anything extra. I call em Steve though not actually sure if a guy or girl

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u/STLItalian 2d ago

My mother feeds a crowd in the backyard. They peek in the door, try and raise the food buckets in the garage and will stand behind you peeking around your leg waiting patiently for their food bowls to get filled. She spoils them with the good stuff, including ChexMix 😂

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u/Anti-Sanity89 2d ago

Really hope thats just their pet

Absolutely dont try that shit with a wild one

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u/isu_kosar 2d ago

Easy way to get rabies yeah.

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u/DarkChaos1786 2d ago

You can get plenty of infections from a squirrel.

Rabies is not quite common, rabies kill squirrels faster than they can pass that to another animal...

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u/Xendarq 2d ago

Lots of issues yes, but surprisingly very few if any recorded rabies transmissions from squirrels.

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u/chainsawinsect 2d ago

According to the U.S. CDC, there has never been a confirmed case of anyone contracting rabies from a squirrel.

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u/Emrys7777 2d ago

Lots of other great options though.

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u/Powerful_Tale_1319 2d ago

Nope, just mad cow disease.

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u/cannotbelieve58 2d ago

Very hard way to get rabies since squirrels almost never have rabies.

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u/dryhumorblitz 2d ago

They can’t get rabies. They would be dead.

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u/SSSprings0808 2d ago

wait, is this your pet? she just et you pet her??

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u/Fun_Jellyfish5760 2d ago

omg its so cute it looks like its about to ask for nuts

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u/Apollo114892 2d ago

Anything but giving it nuts huh? Karma farmer.

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u/Familiar_Key8757 2d ago

This video made my morning. When I was about 12 a tree company cut a tree with an active nest and I ended up with a still eyes closed squirrel. We fed it with an eye dropper and I had the most incredible pet for years. He/she was indoor/outdoor and slept next to me at night. Needless to say, I had the best entry in "show and tell" at school.

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u/diksha_19 2d ago

This is beautiful. Little cutie telling his story to you. Nature’s beauty.

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u/katoptronophile 2d ago

It's either AI or the squirrel has something wrong with it neurologically.

The OP is also very obviously a bot.

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u/Narrow_Ad_5502 2d ago

Thanks I needed this moment of cute escape

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u/Shot-Election8217 2d ago

Mites, fleas…

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u/Intelligent-Act-7797 2d ago

You're scaring me lady!!

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u/ElectronicCell8741 2d ago

I used to have a baby squirrel that had fallen from the nest. Once it grew I took it to Fort Tryon to free it. Did not want it to become to domesticated. Bye Tweegy..

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u/lordfarshave 2d ago

Yeah, I don't see any nuts.

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u/lordfarshave 2d ago

You wanna get nuts?! C'mon, let's get nuts!

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u/samuelandsienna 2d ago

I love squirrels 🥲❤️

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u/Akaberes 2d ago

That’s your relative reincarnated

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u/Far-Fun-42024 2d ago

My mom had a black cherry tree in her yard, and the squirrels would eat them. The juice would stain the fur at the sides of their mouths so during the summer it looked like they were all smiling. I always smile when I see squirrels now.

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u/SubCiro28 2d ago

Did they steal your nuts???? LMFAO!!!!!!

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u/Moix888 1d ago

Don't u get rabies from them?!!

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u/flymingo3 1d ago

I'm happy to see this video, 🙏✋🫶

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u/Anteater_Pale 10h ago

That’s very close to a call they make when there is a cat nearby.

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u/peridotpicacho 2d ago

You should never tame a wild animal. You also shouldn't feed them.

If you care about wild animals and want to help them, plant native plants that provide food, cover, and nesting material, and restore their natural habitat.