One day a man came back home to find that a mother squirrel had built a nest of twigs, dried pines and branches on his bed for two newborn squirrels.
Wildlife rehabilitators Christina and Michael tried to reunite the babies with their mother. Busy with fetching materials for the nest, though, mother squirrel did not intend to take the babies with her. She eventually stopped coming back at all.
Sadly, one of the baby squirrels didn't make it, and an assessment by a local wildlife vet showed that the remaining baby would not survive on her own either. That's why Christina and Michael decided to step in and adopt Thumbelina.
Simply put, Thumbelina was special from the beginning. Because of an unusual birthing season and the loss of her little sister, she had to grow up by herself with no interaction with other squirrels.
Everything with Thumbelina was slow. While most babies couldn't care less about milk, having already tasted real food, Thumbelina was a big baby with a bottle. Unlike other baby squirrels, Thumb wasn’t interested in jumping and climbing. She'd walk instead of running, and sit rather than climb.
Now Thumb is a happy squirrel who spends her time peacefully with her Mom and Dad. She loves sugar snap peas, arugula, and avocado, but hates outdoors, other squirrels, cold weather, and the vacuum cleaner.
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