Mushroom Eating Squirrel (Vanity)

[plinyelder]

This .. I know is an odd question and I couldn't figure out exactly how or where to post it so-o-o "You Won"! 8)

A lot of folks DO look upon squirrels as a pest but I kinda get a kick out of watching them.

I have never seen a squirrel eat a back-yard mushroom .. until today!

I don't know what kind of mushroom this would be but I guess that it is the typical, growing over buried, dead wood type that grows in forested areas. (my home is in a 'forest')

I walked around looking for a 'dead squirrel' a few hours after I saw what he was eating but .. no carcases!?

Is this normal .. for squirrels to eat mushrooms?

Will I be picking up dead squirrels .. maybe tomorrow?

Thanks

[a fool in paradise]

>>Eating mushrooms could explain alot about squirrel behavior.

Not a PING ping!

[Daffynition]

What's for dessert?

[Slings and Arrows]

I walked around looking for a 'dead squirrel' a few hours after I saw what he was eating but .. no carcases!?

You'll find his body next to his little bell-bottoms and lava lamp.

[Allegra]

Once I had this dream that I was living the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats. The song was playing all through the dream and the story was playing out in front of me. It was really weird and then I woke up and...it was Monday!

I hate it when that happens.

[Darksheare]

If ever there was a thread that begged for Nully and his squirrel eating a bird photo.

[Slings and Arrows]

You have the BEST non-sequiturs!

[Slings and Arrows]

If only he had answered the call...

[Darksheare]

He did, but still.. this thread was just asking for it.
Dancing around saying “Pick Me! Pick Me!”

Where’s the soldier figurine ‘hunters’ on the squirrel corpse?
Didn’t see that one yet.

[Darksheare]

Dancing hamsters carrying oranges while the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood plays..
That was an odd dream.
Creepy considering I was about ten or so when I had that dream.. and still remember it.

[TheOldLady]

I was looking for a story about a vicious mushroom.

[Slings and Arrows]

[Xenalyte]

You have a mushroom that eats squirrels?

[Allegra]

Dancing hamsters carrying oranges while the song “Relax” by Frankie Goes to Hollywood plays..

That was an odd dream.

You ate a pizza with extra sausage on it before you went to bed that night, didn't you?

[TheOldLady]

LOL! Watch out for the little red one in the middle!

[ApplegateRanch]

They have cast iron guts. Rat poison (usually) doesn't kill them. Gopher poison (usually) doesn't kill them.

They can eat massive amounts of most poisons, and survive, asking for more.

Squirrels have a short digestive tract that allows them to handle many foods that humans cannot. Because the foods are not in the system long enough to make a difference, trace amounts of poison found in acorns, mushrooms and other problematic natural foods do not bother squirrels.

Anti-coagulation poisons need to be fed to ground squirrels on a daily basis for at least five consecutive days in order to be effective. If you have pets or children, these poisons should be in appropriately safe bait-containers.

Read more: What Is Poisonous to Squirrels? Read more: What Is Poisonous to Squirrels?

[Slings and Arrows]

The little ones are always the most dangerous.

[brityank]

Click on his window and feed the hamster:

Harvey the Hampster

Enjoy!

[Darksheare]

Actually it was extra mushrooms with garlic.
Had to have been the garlic.

[nolongerademocrat]

LOL