Sunshine and her girls were over this evening to show off new pets. They were accidentally trapped in a cage that had been set for skunks, and the mother was long gone. She abandoned them, the hussy. They are being bottle fed but are almost big enough to go on solid food. The vet gave them some advice on caring for them, so everyone is hopeful for their survival.
When we lived in Jacksonville, IL we had 4 that fell out of a tree in front of our house. We fed them and tamed them, and they were fun pets. They were not caged, and would come running when Harold went out and banged on the food pan. We came home from work one afternoon and they were gone. One of the neighbors said he saw someone in a pickup truck stop and grab them, but he was too far away to get a license number. I am sure they ended up in a pet shop somewhere.
They can be good pets, but when they are grown they may go back to the wild, so don't get too attached. Oh yeah, they can also be stolen from your front yard.
Remembering former pets,
Grandma in the yellow house
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