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I found a baby squirl how do i take care of it or return it
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I found a baby squirl how do i take care of it or return it to its mother?

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October 24 4:16 PM (5 minutes and 13 seconds later)
         
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If you can safely put it back near where you found it and observe to see if the mother comes back for it then you should try that first.
If the location is dangerous like a road or near where dogs or cats could get the baby then you may want to check out these pages on orphan squirrel care
http://www.squirrelnet.com/Squirrels/102_orphaned_squirrel.asp
http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/
http://www.squirrels.org/raising.html
http://www.willasark.com/babysquirrel.cfm
http://www.squirrels-r-forever.com/page4.html
or you might want to contact a wildlife rehabilitator to help it
www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm
Hope this helps you!

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