My Flying Squirrel and Parrot

[Aleu]

Samson the flryinf squirrel:



Boomerang my Yellow Naped Amazon

[Romad]

I had to laugh when I saw your thread title. We just spent $650 to have flying squirrels removed from our house/attic. They are a real problem here in NH (apparently) and they managed to squeeze themselves into a tiny space under our dormers.

I have to say that the pic. of Samson is pretty great though.

And Boomerang is a beautiful bird. I'm pretty sure we won't have to have Yellow Naped Amazon removal anytime soon

[bryanacute]

Those are VERY cute! How much did Sampson cost?

[Aleu]

Originally Posted by Romad

I had to laugh when I saw your thread title. We just spent $650 to have flying squirrels removed from our house/attic. They are a real problem here in NH (apparently) and they managed to squeeze themselves into a tiny space under our dormers.

I have to say that the pic. of Samson is pretty great though.

And Boomerang is a beautiful bird. I'm pretty sure we won't have to have Yellow Naped Amazon removal anytime soon

Lol your quote in your siggy cracks me up.

Yes any squirrel can be a huge problem for houses. I dont blame you they are hard to get rid of! Luckily Samson is a southern flying squirrel, not a northern flying squirrel (the ones you had to deal with). One person's pest is another person's pet I guess lol glad I didnt have to pay that much to get him.

[Aleu]

Originally Posted by bryanacute

Those are VERY cute! How much did Sampson cost?

Thanks! Much better alternative than hamsters and the like because of the lng life span and sweet disposition. I do love hamsters its just so hard tk find a non aggressive one or a breeder. He is four years old I dont remember. Maybe $100 bucks? He was from a breeder.

[Laki]

The first pic of the squirrel looks like taxidermy! How did you capture him jumping like that?!

[Aleu]

Originally Posted by Laki

The first pic of the squirrel looks like taxidermy! How did you capture him jumping like that?!

Lol he does i suppose. I caoture motion like that with llots of good timing, patience and a good DSLR and fast shutter speed with flash. I just put him on a perch and run away so he wont jump right to me (he is very bonded to me), and then I get closer and he glides to me and I keep doing this until I get it right.

I have more in flight photos, but I have to wait for my new computer to come in to take them off my external hard drive. :)

[Bsalem05]

I'm a lil iffy about Amazons lately.. lol

We have one named Sinbad where I work and the bird HATES I MEAN HATES my guts...
He was out of his cage on someones shoulder and I did pass by him a couple of times without any incidents.. well.. I went across the room to clean a cage and had my back turned... well next thing I know something drops me to the ground and is on my back laughing and attacking!

Got a nice gash under my lip that thankful didnt need stitches because of where it was and how clean the "edges" of the wound were.. but I did have to get a tetanus shot.

I refuse to work with him anymore..

[aemaki09]

Oh man! I have ALWAYS wanted a flying squirell, you have no idea how jealous I am. I honestly didnt think people bred them, I thought the only ones there are, were wild ones.
Now that I know you can own and buy them, I will have to look into it.

I would complement you on your parrot, but I am deathly afraid of birds.

[Hallyx]

My flying squirrels don't come around anymore, now that my Ringtail is in semi-residence.

Too bad. I miss them. <sigh>