Into The Wild: The Wave

I'm not sure if I should say that I just went through four days of heaven or four days of hell? My body is so tired it feels limp, but I love every second I spend syringe feeding baby squirrels! They are so cute! Probobly the cutest things I have ever had the pleasure of working with here.

Since I've been here I've learned that squirrels come in waves. One big wave in the spring and then a another one in the summer. It's no joke either when its referred to as a "wave"! This past week I was put on squirrels four days in a row, which I was actually pretty happy about. (I was getting a little sick of raccoons!) Anyhow, day one there was maybe two totes with one or two eyes closed squirrels in them....

But by day four I had about six totes with eyes closed! That didn't even include the adult squirrels that came in too, or the squirrels that have their eyes open, but still need to be fed. The little eyes closed need to be fed every three hours, so I would go through my six totes, then do the every four hours, feed the adults, maybe have a little bit of time to clean the syringes, and then the cycle would begin all over again! It was a little tiring, but I also found it really enjoyable! I feel like a mother, and the little squirrels are now like my babies! They reccomemd here not to get attached to anything, but to be honest I believe everyone here gets attached to at least one of the animals! I won't lie, I feel slightly attached to the baby squirrels. But just like a mother I realize that I have to be prepared to let them go.