"Little Thumbelina Is An Eastern Grey Squirrel, Who Was Born On A Frigid March Morning"
"Her Momma's nest was destroyed due to nearby construction, and in a desperate attempt to keep her family safe, she crawled into a 10th story window and gave birth two tiny babies on a stranger's bed, while he was away at work. When the apartment owner arrived home, he was surprised to find two tiny pink babies resting under his pillow, amongst some dried pine needs and branches .
Although we tried for hours to reunite the babies with their Mom, she refused to take them back out into the wild with her. After some time, Mom decided she could no longer return, and the two little sisters were adopted by local wildlife rehabbers . Although, sadly one sister passed just a few hours later, tiny pink Thumbelina got a second chance to begin her new little life."
However, you have to be very careful of two things, both deadly.
1. Squirrels can be carriers of the black plague.
2. Squirrels, esp. grey ones, can be carriers of raccoon roundworm. It does not harm raccoons but it can quickly kill squirrels and humans. In a few days it can kill you, by literally eating your brain.