Pitbull wrote:
im sorry for being a "downer" about this, but I've seen too many cases of feral animals being held as pets and it usually never goes well. The animal gets very stressed being held captive in a cage, when it is wild.
Gengar wrote:
Is it possible that you can return it where you found it? The mother might still be looking for it. I get that you might fear they won't, but it's just as bad to remove it. Escobar wrote:
Turn him into a wildlife center for rehabilitation.
A wild animal will never become a fully domesticated animal.
I don't know where you're from, but im certain that there's some sort of center that'll take him in.
Do not touch him too much, since he/she may carry disease, which can be dangerous if you already have a pet in the household. Seek a vet (exotic vets, they know more about rodents rather than a normal vet)
I worked at an animal shelter some years ago, where we got squirrels, random wild birds in etc. all the time.
thanks so much for your informations, they are really precious, as already said up there there arent any vets here that can help me, anyway i live in a little village in italy... there arent any animal center and the vets i contacted yesterday told me that they cant help me because they arnt equipped to.. so i have to do it all alone.. hope to do my best..Turn him into a wildlife center for rehabilitation.
A wild animal will never become a fully domesticated animal.
I don't know where you're from, but im certain that there's some sort of center that'll take him in.
Do not touch him too much, since he/she may carry disease, which can be dangerous if you already have a pet in the household. Seek a vet (exotic vets, they know more about rodents rather than a normal vet)
I worked at an animal shelter some years ago, where we got squirrels, random wild birds in etc. all the time.
im sorry for being a "downer" about this, but I've seen too many cases of feral animals being held as pets and it usually never goes well. The animal gets very stressed being held captive in a cage, when it is wild.