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BABY ANIMALS
WHAT I WRITE HERE IS WHAT I DO AS A REHABBER AND WHAT WORKS FOR ME.  OTHERS USE OTHER THINGS AND WAYS.  THIS IS TO HELP YOU IF YOU ARE IN A SPOT UNTIL YOU CAN GET TO A VET OR A REHABBER IN YOUR AREA. 
THERE IS NOTHING AS SWEET AS A BABY ANIMAL. WE ALL WANT TO HUG THEM AND KEEP THEM FOREVER.  THE THING WRONG WITH THAT IS THAT SWEET BABY WILL GROW UP VERY SOON.  WILD ANIMALS DON'T LIKE THE WORD NO.  THEY THINK THAT EVERYTHING IS THEIR WILD HOME LAND.  RACCOONS,POSSUMS AND SQUIRRELS LOVE TO DIG HOLES IN THE FURNITURE AND TEAR DOWN CURTAINS AND DUMP TRASH.  THIS IS FUN TO THEM AND CAN BE A HORROR TO THE HOUSE HOLD.  PUTTING THEM IN A CAGE OUT SIDE MOST OF THE TIME IS VERY CUREL.  UNLESS YOU CAN MAKE THE CAGE VERY LARGE LIKE A 12X12, THEY ARE THE SAME AS YOU WOULD BE IN JAIL.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS IF YOU WERE IN JAIL YOU WOULD KNOW WHY AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHY THEY ARE BEING PUNISHED.  IT IS REAL PUNISHMENT FOR A WILD ANIMAL NOT TO BE ABLE TO RUN AND THROW THINGS AND PLAY.  THIS IS THEIR TRUE NATURE.  YOU SHOULD ONLY KEEP A WILD ANIMAL AS A PET IF YOU ARE WILLING FOR THE NEXT 8 OR 10 YEARS TO SHARE YOUR LIFE, HOME, FURNITURE AND TIME FILLED WITH LOVE.  UNTIL YOU CAN FIND A REHABBER OR IF YOU REHAB IT YOUR SELF, ENJOY THAT TIME OF WATCHING IT GROW AND THE HAPPINESS OF TURNING IT FREE WHEN THE TIME COMES.
IT IS HARD TO KEEP A DISTANCE BUT TRY TO NOT HANDLE LITTLE ONES TO MUCH.  THEY GET BONDED WITH HUMANS AND THEN CAN'T ADJUST TO THE WILD AND MOST TIMES DIE. WHEN RELEASE TIME COMES, IT IS BEST TO SET A RACCOON LOSE WITH OTHER YOUNG ONES. THEY LEARN BETTER WITH A FRIEND.  A POSSUM IS A LONER AND CAN BE SET FREE ALONE.  A SQUIRREL MAKES FRIENDS EASY SO IT CAN BE RELEASED ALONE.  A RACCOON REALLY NEEDS A BUDDY SYSTEM AFTER YOU HAVE CARED FOR THEM.
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PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE  WE GET IN TO THE FEEDING AND CARE
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I FEED ESBILAC OR NURSE MAID. IF NOTHING ELSE IS ON HAND, YOU CAN USE THE FORMULA BELOW. YOU MAY HAVE TO GIVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF KAOPECTATE WITH IT AS I HAVE FOUND THAT KMR MAKE MY ANIMALS STOOL TO LOOSE. BUT THIS IS BETTER THEN NOTHING AND NEVER USE JUST WHOLE MILK.