wildlife and pocket pets

8 years

• prefur large aquarium type tank tight fitting lids
• escape easily
• keep cage away from drafts
• need soft burrowing type material moss or shredded chopped straw
• branches with bark for gnawing
• never allow cage to get damp

• always hold pets facing the handler so leaping always results in atatchment to clothing
• a face cloth a hang towel for restraint and one hand body restraint
• nail trims are very inportant in captivity

• fresh fruit and hay daily
• green stuffs, lettuce, kale
• items to chew

2-3 years

2-3 years

4-5 years

3-4 years

• how long have you watched it?
• does the animal appear injured (blood, dragging leg or wing)
• is it a dangerous location? (driveway or roadway)
• is there a dead adult or sibling nearby?

make a bat house on the side of the house so the bat has a safe place that will not do damage to the original structure

• exclude from area with netting
• remove all flat surfaces
• install wire laid in paralell rows on any roosting surface
• use noise repellents

bury wire to prevent burrowing

inportant to health and wellness of both the animal and us. for the animal there is concern of habitation and for us there are many diseases that are carried by wildlife

of animals see humans too often they become used to them and no longer follow the normal instincts of being afraid. this is adaptive behaiviour and can occur in animal

• racoon roundworm
• cuterbriasis
• rabies

• penning or confinement of lifestock
• electric fences
• dispose of trash

exclusion fencing

• maintaining holes and exterior walls
• remove food sources

control insect populations in lawns

crop rotation and alternate planting

protecting flowers and vegtables: fence the area

exclusion is only permanent solution for racoons

remove attractions such as a garbage and pet food and available crawl places

DO-place the animal in a secure cardboard box with small holes in the sides be big enough to turn around in and have a blanket in the bottom

DO-keep box in warm place

DO-if the animal is injured cold or featherless/hairless put a heating pad on low under half the box

DO-try to get an animal help as soon as possible

DONT- keep looking at the animal and handling it

DONT-put green grass under the animal, it takes the heat out of them and is toxic to rabbits

DONT- dont give any animal anything to eat or drink

DONT-dont handle raccoons, skunks, fox or bats!