Do you think mom is avoiding the human smelling blanket? I know it's cold, but they're used to being out in it, so it might be ok without a blanket, especially if mom will come down and get them?

The blanket is off and he is just at the bottom of the tree waiting....and waiting. I took it of when the sun came out in that area. Three hours ago.

This chase and play that you describe sounds more like a territorial dispute. Even if the mother were to abandon both her babies, I doubt she would so quickly go into a reproductive state and start "flirting". If it just happened this morning, I would give the mother more time to retrieve the second baby. I would leave him at the bottom of the tree and keep an eye on him. I would think your dog would traumatize the baby squirrel so you might want to keep her completely away.

I hope the little baby will be ok and its mom takes him back to the nest. Nature can be a hard beast.

Oh no. The mom came down the tree again and didn't take him. She went back up to get her other baby/ies and seems to be deserting her nest. I put him in a shallow, open box two feet off the ground, on the tree. If she doesn't come for him in a couple of hours I will bring him to a sanctuary.

LOL, not only do I not know about wildlife, I am probably even more useless at courtship.

drat! I was hoping absent blanket would help it. Poor thing. I wish Marilyn would chime in. She certainly knows about wildlife.

If you have a local wildlife rehabber around I would call them and see what they advise. If the mama is truly leaving him he won't survive without being kept warm. I rushed a baby duck to a woman who is certified to take in wildlife and it unfortunately died because I didn't keep it warm enough, even though it seemed perfectly fine for a while. :( Good luck! Hope the mama squirrel comes back for her baby!

Mama was scouting out a new spot to make another nest to move the babies to. This happens frequently when the nest is disturbed as this one was, by the Crow. Hopefully she'll come back for the last baby and get it settled into a nice, comfy new nest. :-) I hope you consider getting in touch with a rehab group.

I did get in contact with a sanctuary but they took forever to get back to me. I brought him in for the evening and will put him back on the perch tomorrow morning. If he isn't picked up by noon I will call again. They don't have directions on the website so I have wait for their approval. They did mention that a squirrel usually has a backup nest if it feels threatened. Thanks for the input!

Cookie, I don't know how invested you might want to get with this little squirrel or just how little it is, but its come up before on forums that water/pedialyte may be necessary, and before food...

http://www.squirreltales.org/

I saw my first squirrel ever in this coastal community just last year. A red squirrel, in my cherry tree calling and giving me heck when I got close. Chipmunks always, but never squirrels right here locally and I don't know why.

If it starts squealing, it's hungry and cold. Bring it in and keep it warm. Wrapped in t-shirts are good, nothing terry-cloth, as their nails will get caught in the loops.

I fed mine clear liquid (like intravenous fluid). When they got older they were on a milk replacement powder. They need to be fed slowly with a syringe every 2 hours. They are very easy to aspirate, get water in their lungs and will suffocate.

I bought some pedialyte and some dog milk supplement. I gave a couple of drops through out the day and when he was under the tree I noticed he was nibbling on some things that were on the ground. I'm not a fan of this nurturing thing but I would hate for him to suffer alone.

This is an excellent book:

Care of the Wild Feathered and Furred: Treating and Feeding Injured Birds and Animals

Now available for a penny + shipping.

I was wondering too, but almost afraid to ask -

Well, first off, he is a she. I guess I really don't know squirrels.

I called the sanctuary again because the mother still didn't get her by noon and she was definitely getting attached to me as I would go out and feed her every hour and made sure she didn't stray into the forest. I brought her in at 3:00 and whew, she was a burden! My son was home sick yesterday so I put him on watch so I could use my day at the house since I was home.

I raised a tiny baby squirrel for weeks and left him go in my backyard. I tried to mark him but the mark came off but I always recognized him because he'd run down the tree and greet me. I hope he is still living a good life. That was years ago, and I have a ton of squirrels. They are sweet little things. Good luck with her.

I would love to have raised her but I have two cats and a dog. I would also be terrified of the idea that some squirrel might be so comfortable with me it could run up my leg.

Mine used to sit on my shoulder all the time. I've always had multiple cats but can't recall if I had a dog at the time. His name was Buddy , and his mother was killed and my son found him clinging to a cat's back, so he brought him over to my house to raise. Unfortunately another nest of very young squirrels was found abandoned and although I tried, they died. I couldn't get hold of a rehabber. Buddy decided when he wanted to go. I kept his wire cage at the bottom of my huge magnolia where all the squirrels congregate. When he tried to open the cage, I left it open and he proceeded up the tree but would come back to the cage for food till he was able to live on his own.