Woman Rescues Baby Squirrel - Then Becomes A Complete Squirrel Mom | The Dodo 

I saved and fostered 2 baby squirrels when I was in my teens. They became very close family members and although having been set free, never left. Back in the 60's when I would leave the home, they would chase and jump on me and crawl into my jacket pockets. The looks on store owner's faces were amazing when I was checking out and a squirrel or two would crawl out of my pockets. I am now 80 years old, and the images of that experience have never left me.

If you ever really want to know what love really is, help an animal, they think, they love, they remember.

That's awesome. My wife and I rescued a baby eastern cottontail that was orphaned and she had a broken leg. We tapped her leg up and she did heal well and we eventually let her go out behind our house. She still comes to visit us and she helped repopulate the neighborhood with beautiful cottontail bunnies. Animals are awesome

It’s true how that old saying goes, the older I get the more I prefer spending time with animals. They’re much more pure and true than people.

She's gonna be finding nuts in crazy places long after the squirrel is gone and that's bitter sweet

I rescued a baby , four yrs later I can’t imagine life without her . They are amazing little animals .

WARNING!: squirrels are sooo adorable they will get a hold of your soul and not let go.

Live long and prosper Mossy and Juniper. You have been blessed with a wonderful human Mom who'll take good care of you both.

I love how she didn’t care that she rescued a squirrel, all animals deserve to be loved!

“She likes to bake with me. The minutes she sees the ingredients coming out, she’s trying to sample everything. We call her quality control” Me : *_squirreltouilee_*

I just watched this. Thank you for saving their lives. How are they doing now?

Fascinating how different the two girls are. Mossy is a zesty sweetheart, while Juniper seems very soulful.

They live that long? Now I want a squirrel!

I hope that I, too, will be lucky enough to have a pet Human some day...

They’re so curious, beautiful and intelligent! 😊🐿

OMG so cute to see how naughty they are

That was really sweet. I am so happy when people go out of their way to rescue small creatures.

my friend has a squirrel and he’s so sweet. they rescued it bc the mom had abondoned the babies but all of them died accept for one. they tried to release him but he wouldn’t leave bc he got so used to being with them.

I feed a family of squirrels every day- 3 x a day, for the past 8 years. They live in a huge Oak tree next door, but it never has any acorns, so when I'm downtown, I pick some up along the streets. All 5 of them have names- it seems to be a Mom, Dad and the kids. They are so adorable.

My son raised a baby squirrel when he was a younger man. It had fallen out of its nest up in the corner of the warehouse where he worked at the time, so he took it home in his pocket and raised it. He and Chippy had an inseparable bond! When Chippy's crazy antics got too much for the indoors, my son took him outdoors and taught him how to survive there on his own. Chippy built his nest in the dormer of the house, directly above the sliding glass doors onto the deck. One day my son came home from work, and as he went to open the deck door, Chippy jumped down on his head & scared the heck out of him! 😳❣🤣🤣🤣 My son L🥰VED Chippy and Chippy L❤VED him❣ They'd play together outside in the nearby forest, with my son always teaching Chippy new skills, like how to find acorns & various kinds of nuts, and how to hide them for winter, then how to locate them again when he needed them, and how to stay safe from predators. (I'm sure Chippy's own innate instincts kicked in, too.) But one day things took a turn for the worst. Chippy happened to wander into the neighbor's deck door, which she'd left open for her dog! (Who would leave their door open, especially living close to the woods??? I guess the woman just wasn't thinking cuz there could be lots of critters besides a harmless squirrel paying her a visit, like: birds, insects, coyotes, snakes, rats, ratty people(!), and spiders to name a few!) And let me tell you, wolf spiders that come out of the woods are HUGE!!! I know because we used to live near the woods when I was a kid. A wolf spider got into our bedroom one night, and we didn't even have our door open! It was so BIG that dear Mom thought it was a MOUSE!!! Believe me, nobody was going to sleep that night until that thing was caught!!! Anyway, back to dear little Chippy: He wandered into this woman's house and totally freaked her out, so she told my son she would poison Chippy if he didn't get rid of him! This is making me tear up just thinking about it! 😢 So my son and his brother took sweet little Chippy back into the woods and let him go, said loving farewells, then ran to their vehicle & took off. They got home, all sad because they had just let my son's sweet little pet go forever. Well, guess who met them at the door! They repeated this whole process twice, with the same outcome! Talk about an inseparable bond!!! But that just made things all the more difficult. Finally, my two sons came up with a plan. They knew a place that they liked to frequent, kind of a hangout where people liked to go and play their guitars, and jam together. There was a restaurant there. The whole fun area was posted (so no hunting) & surrounded by woods, even had a stream running through it...just perfect for a squirrel! My sons went back a good while later to see if Chippy might come to them, but didn't see him, which actually was a good thing. I like to console myself by thinking that our precious little Chippy might have found himself a sweet little girlfriend💞, or that perhaps he charmed someone into taking him home with them; a kind someone with no nasty neighbors! We still miss our precious little Chippy Squirrel, especially my dear son & I 🥰. I'm sure that having to part with his Chippy was one of the most difficult things my son has ever had to do! Thanks so much for sharing this wonderful video. It brought back a lot of bittersweet memories, mostly of the loving & joyful moments, though. Bottom line...SQUIRRELS MAKE GREAT PETS!!! 🐿🥰❣😉❤😳❣😆❤😂❣🤩🐿

Thank you for basically being a wonderful mom to those very cute squirrels. The world needs more people like you and your family. God bless you all.

So adorable!

WHAT A FABULOUS WOMAN... SHE'S SO LUCKY, TOO, cuz she's got TWO CUTIES!!

This is what happened to our family. We took in a baby squirrel and now it's one of the sweetest, most behaved pets we've ever owned. It always comes back to its cage, we took it outside once and it stayed with us and didn't run off. Likes to play as well

Squirrels are so funny and cute! I tamed a wild squirrel in 2017 and I named her Petunia. She lives in a tree on my front yard and she comes every day 😊 I can relate to this woman very much

OMG i feed THEM EVERYDAY I LOVE SQUIRRELS I LOVE ALL ANIMALS GOD BLESS YOU!

You simply bring tears to my eyes that in a world gone crazy with greed and violence, I see that some of us are still here trying to make this world a better place. I see the beautiful heart you have to help these little pals and also to help make your children more loving, kind and empathetic for others along the way. I feed about 50 animals per day at my house and my cousins. Nine feral cats, three dogs, three squirrels, 6 ducks and bunches of birds that all do more to make this a better world than all the corrupt, crummy politicians put together. You're beautiful in all you do that help others. May God bless your whole family.

Its human like her that's making the earth a better place,

So cute

Thumbs up if you love squirrels. 😁

Stop it! You rescued two?? And you have human kids?? Amazing!!!! Such a heart!!!

I’m so glad these squirrels were rescued and have a good home! You are a great squirrel mom! Thank you, Dodo, for another great video!

Cry everytime I see stuff like this, why cant people treat each other with this much love and compassion, smh..

Squirrels are amazing little munchkins. Thanks for the upload. It's put a smile on my face. Wish you all the best from Britain.

CUTE! Love squirrels. Have one in the backyard that I feed and she brings me food in return, its so wonderful. She has brought me half eaten pizza and a chicken leg she found in a trash can apparently. She also shares the bread I put out for her. We just enjoy our yard friends so much. Your squirrel friends are so awesome.

This warmed my heart ❤️ thanks so much dodo for everything you do!!

wow, this is impressive, the ability to bond with a wild critter- well done!

Thank you for caring so much about these sweet creatures!

What a pretty mom you squirrels have !!!

I love squirrels so much, they're such adorable little furry tricksters ♡

Haha they got her a little banana doll

I like how the squirrel 🐿️ is quality checking

There is no greater healer then love and compassion and it costs nothing and brings so much in return.... And there is no greater love then the love of an animal, their love is pure, unconditional and forever. 💖

I wouldnt get anything done in my life if I had a squirrel♥

God Bless you for loving them the way you do!!! I love all of Mother Nature’s babies!!! I cannot imagine living without them!! So many suffer... if we can help, why not? Thank you so much!!

These things live 18 years that's definitely a house pet squirrel timeline. In the wild they seem to be unable to avoid cars and cats and dogs as far as I've seen lol.

Thank you for helping squirrels in need.

Thank you for being so kind to the little guy.

Mossy is super ADORABLE..... Lucky you... I hope you Mossy and Juniper have many happy healthy years together. ❤💕❤💕❤💕❤💕❤💕❤💕

I've always loved squirrels & God bless them always

Omg they are sooo cute. God bless you for giving them so much love.

This lovely women opened her heart and her home to these beautiful, impish little squirrels so they could join her loving family, and in doing so, she gave them the best possible life. She and her family have truly saved the lives of their two furry family members.

It's beautiful seeing all these good people in the world I love that the woman let open her home to 2 squirrels that were hurt or abandoned and taking care of them❤

They are so sweet. I raised Rocky the squirrel. He lives outside during the day and he sleeps in the drey him and I built together in the bathroom at night. I will always love him. ❤️

Squirrels are amazing parents ,I saw them cross the street once ,dad in front then 4 babies ,mother in the rear ! Yes even dad helps raise them !!

I have always loved squirrels and have enjoyed feeding them and giving them water in times of drought. I've never had the chance to bring one into my home, but it looks like a LOT of fun. It's so heartening to know that there are good people out there willing to help animals!

I raised one once, affectionate and smart ! Love this !

I love squirrels!! Every time I watch a wild animal rescue, I wonder - what about potty training!? Lol. These two are so adorable

Squirrels are great.

Oooh boy. ..I'm in love with that squirrel 😍😍😂

Anyone who watches this video will fall in love with BOTH these two squirrels and this big-hearted, funny, compassionate woman.

Thank u for your kindness

I love my Squirrel's. Thanks for the video God Bless..

Had no idea squirrels lived that long. Thought all the squirrels I see in my yard were brand new every yr. or so, but now I wonder how many of them have lived here for a much longer time.

Glad you are helping them. We need to be kind to all living things.

Very cute. Thank you for being so kind with the little guy.

Beautiful video and what a lovely and kind girl this young lady is.

Such a beautiful squirrel

Aww, so cuuuuute! What an incredible story!

This is so sweet. I have 2 little rescues that have thankfully grown up to be very fit and healthy squirrels. I'm dreading their release day, they're the most charismatic and loving little characters, I had no idea how much I'd end up loving them. But seeing them disappear up a tree will be wonderful - you can tell they always want to climb as high as they can around the house 😄

This lady is beautiful human being

Aww I just love her, God bless you for raising her and taking care of her 🙏

So precious.

Aww! She's a treasure! Thank you for being such a good Mom to her. 😊

Two Cute bundles of Joy!!

Bless your kind souls, so cute. My mom raised squirrels, after the first sisters came from a hurricane, then the third one got stuck and our basement pipe I'm not sure if it was the sewage pipe or not but when he came out he was really Brown so I named him chocolate. My dad got him out of the pipe. Lol

Such a cute lovable little bundle of fur and fun. May it live to a ripe old age and provide company and entertainment for you and your friends.

I like that it hides things everywhere. So you have daily surprises.

Look at that corkscrew tail. Awesome.

This is adorable!!!

"Mom you look like you could eat a banana right now... or 12, I already peeled them for you" -Squirrel.

I never thought they would be mischievous, and playful

A good and beautiful pet.

A true angel at work

Awwe! They are so cute!! It’s beautiful that y’all are a happy family!! Never a dull moment I’m sure. lol... Simply precious.

They are so beautiful! Congratulations! 😎

So cute! Thank you for sharing and for rescuing them 💜

Very heartwarming

Awesome video! Thank you for taking care of them. I love squirrels too.

Great job saving both!

SO beautiful... kind peep & lovely little furry squirrel... then another one! Bless yr hearts - yr children are going to watch & grow up caring too... so inspiring ...

The only problem for me with these loving stories is that they are too short! Love them!

Simply amazing. Thanks

My moms friend raised baby squirrels because they weren’t old enough to live on there own, so nice to see people taking care of animals q🥰🥰🥰🥰

Wow so cute

I feed several wild squirrels black oil sunflower seed. I put it out for the Cardinal Doves Blue Jays and Sparrows but the little guys have found the jack pot! I put it at the base of several trees and I have the pleasure of watching them all eat in harmony. Sometimes they come up to my patio looking so I make sure to put it out daily. It's not cheap but I feel it's something I must do for the Earth and life around me. Besides I get so much Joy watching them and all the birds will come and land on the rod iron of my patio and sing or chiro. It's adorable they say thank you and I'm honored to provide. Love all Life 💜🙏💜🗺️

My son was in our yard 4 weeks ago and a baby Squirrel came from under the leaves and climbed up him like a tree as to light saying, "Please help me human,,,I'm cold and hungry" We figured him at 5-6 weeks...His name is Geoff and he loves his new found human family as much as we love him...

Squirrel Life Is a Good Life With You and Yours.

I feed the squirrels here every day I love them very much. When they see me they come running

Such beautiful little squirrels💖How fortunate they are