How did you end up with Charlie?
We noticed this young squirrel wandering in our back yard somewhat slowly. I decided to keep an eye on her. She tried to climb a tree but didn’t make it very far, and kept falling asleep (and awoke each time she started to slip down the tree). At one point she tried to climb into a hole on the tree and got her head stuck. We helped her out and gave her some peanuts. After spotting her again the next day, we gave her some lettuce and put a box on our back porch that she could go into if she wanted. Apparently she was a big fan of burrowing in old flannel PJs because she wouldn’t leave the box.

What kind of squirrel is she?
Charlie is a fox squirrel.

What are her favorite foods?
She loves carrots and sugar snap peas, but butternut squash is her favorite veggie. Her favorite thing in the world is pumpkin seeds (yes she loves them even more than nuts).

Are we seeing her entire enclosure?
No, she has a multi-level enclosure and we only have one Nest camera set up. When she runs down below it is to get water and pistachios, although she usually brings the nuts back up top and eats them there.