How do you raise a red squirrel so it's obedient and affectionate? One or a pair, there's a right way to choose

Many people who keep red squirrels as pets find that their squirrel is especially “aloof”, usually ignoring its owner, and even after keeping it for a long time it never becomes tame. So how do you raise a red squirrel so it's obedient and affectionate? Is it generally better to keep one or a pair?

1. How do you raise a red squirrel so it's obedient and affectionate?

1. After you bring the red squirrel home, its nerves are quite on edge at this point. During this time it's best not to have close contact with the squirrel or feed it too much; let it get familiar with the new environment.

2. After a few days, once the squirrel has gotten used to the environment, you can start training. Before training, give the squirrel a simple, easy-to-remember name, then stop feeding it for a day. Once the squirrel is hungry, hand it food from outside the cage and call its name to come over.

3. Repeat the feeding step above, and after a while the red squirrel will become familiar with you. When feeding, also note that it's best to feed by hand every time, as this makes the squirrel more affectionate.

4. Once you have some initial rapport with the squirrel, you can often stroke the fur on its back and tame it through physical contact, so that it will accept your presence because it feels comfortable.

Actually, if you want to raise a red squirrel to be very obedient and affectionate, the whole process comes down to the word “patience”. Squirrels are not as easy to tame as cats and dogs, and taming a red squirrel requires enduring its “coldness”; without patience it's easy to fail.

2. Is it better to keep one red squirrel or a pair?

Whether it's better to keep one or a pair varies from person to person, because red squirrels are not a social species, so keeping one is no problem. If you're worried the squirrel will feel lonely, you can also keep a pair, but note that the squirrel cage must not be too small, otherwise fights easily break out.

If you're a beginner, it's best to keep one, as this is easier to get the hang of.

3. When taming a red squirrel, how do you cool it down in summer?

Squirrels are fairly sensitive to heat, so if you keep a squirrel you must make sure the indoor temperature isn't too high, otherwise the squirrel easily suffers heatstroke.

So special attention is needed in the hot summer weather. Generally in summer the squirrel cage needs to be placed in a dry, shady spot. If the indoor temperature is too high, you can also turn on the air conditioner to cool it down. However, after turning on the air conditioner, you should also ventilate and exchange the air in time; poor indoor air circulation can also easily make the squirrel sick.

Putting a cool tile or a small glass bottle of cold water in the squirrel cage and letting the squirrel lean against it to dissipate heat is also a very good cooling method.

Red squirrels raised from a young age are all fairly obedient and affectionate; adult red squirrels are harder to tame. If you're worried your own squirrel won't become tame, you can choose a 30-40 day old young squirrel to raise~