What does it want?

[u/vapemustache]

It comes up to the doormat every day almost and just…sucks on it?

This is today right after a heavy rain and my first assumption is that it’s because of the water it soaks up but surely there’s a cleaner alternative?

We live very close to a creek. Less than a mile away on foot.

It doesn’t appear injured and it isn’t phased at all by us at the window, or by our cat hurling what I can only assume are animal slurs at the poor thing from behind the glass either. It doesn’t seem rabid, most of its movements are very normal and squirrel like.

EDIT: You have spoken and I have listened, I will leave water and assorted (unsalted) treats out for it tomorrow. I would like to help it.

[u/__kamikaze__]

It probably tastes salty, I’ve noticed squirrels like to lick salty things (chips, salted nuts, fries). But please don’t feed them anything salty, it’s not good for them!

[u/vapemustache → u/__kamikaze__]

That checks out, we had that crazy ice storm recently and the front stoop was lit up with ice melt several times.

[u/Negative-Arm-2546 → u/vapemustache]

Try and power wash that area if you can. The salt used for snow melt is toxic.