A flying squirrel?!
He flies through the air with the greatest of ease …
I know that you’re used to seeing pictures of Hobbs, but Hobbs has taken the day off to nap in the sun. Instead, I bring you Bagheera, the flying squirrel. I’ve never met a flying squirrel, but this is one cool little dude. Hobbs is mildly interested from time to time, but for the most part, he still likes to get his sleep. 
So, where did Bagheera (Named after the black panther from Jungle Book) come from? Well, Pedro’s girlfriend is visiting for the Thanksgiving weekend and Bagheera came along for the visit. It was an interesting first meeting between Bagheera and I. She had Gee (Named after the president of Ohio State), as they call him, out and about. Suddenly, Ghi jumped off of her arm, on to the couch, up on my shirt and then down the collar! This all happened amazingly fast. That little critter can move fast!
His favorite place in the house seems to be a box on a shelf in Pedro’s room way at the back of the closet. As he is nocturnal, he sleeps all day and likes to hop around at night. They keep him confined in Pedro’s room because, although Hobbs doesn’t seem very interested, he is interested in chasing rodents. That’s what miniature Schnauzers like to do!
Now, I’m not one share my drinks with a pet, but it doesn’t seem to bother Pedro or Anna Kay, his girlfriend. I’ve seen Ghi scamper up Pedro’s arm, stick his head into Pedro’s orange juice and take a sip. No thanks! As much as I love Hobbs, he isn’t kissing me on the mouth or sharing my food or drinks! Ick!
Anyway, he’s a cool character and would make an ideal apartment pet. I’ve considered getting one but the next batch of babies will not be born until March and you can only get them from a breeder. However, at the same time, even though it would be cool to have a little buddy, I’m not sure that I want something to take care of at this time. We’ll see.
I’ll probably have some more pictures of him pretty soon. He’s not camera shy at all. I just have to keep him from jumping on my camera and running down my shirt!
That is way cool, of course between the dogs and 3 cats the house would be upside down in a real hurry here. Has happened when a Douglas squirrel got inside once, looked just like something from a Sat morning cartoon during the process of getting it back outside.
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I’ll go for the obvious…how can you have a flying squirrel and not name it Rocky (aka Rocket J. Squirrel.) There next thing you know you’ll be telling of a moose not named Bullwinkle.
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@Earl: I thought the same thing! If I do get one,, you can bet that his name will be Rocky!
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@Ray: I could imagine that! All sorts of animals running up the wall, dogs, cats, and a squirrel! Everything would be upside down by the time that they finished.
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Perfect snapshot! A miniature Batman…
Out of curiosity: are these critters house-trained (if that is the right word)?
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@Thomas: I would doubt that he’s house-trained; however, he doesn’t spend a lot of time out and about. There are too many places inside the house where he could hide. For the most part, he stays with her or with Pedro, running up and down and inside and out of their shirts. Other than that, he’s in his cage sleeping or scrambling around.
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Very cool Paul. Good thing that squirrel isn’t camera shy – I see a lot of modeling in his (her) future.
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