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Post by Woody Williams on Jun 11, 2022 12:13:12 GMT -5
Sitting on my deck this morning having my coffee and watching the birds and squirrels at my feeder.
There are a couple bare spots in my back yard and a squirrel was wallowing all around in one of them. He seemed to be enjoying himself.
Do squirrels dust themselves like turkeys do?
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Post by BigJLocke on Jun 11, 2022 12:44:35 GMT -5
Sitting on my deck this morning having my coffee and watching the birds and squirrels at my feeder. There are a couple bare spots in my back yard and a squirrel was wallowing all around in one of them. He seemed to be enjoying himself. Do squirrels dust themselves like turkeys do? I like to dust them with salt, pepper, garlic powder, a little cayenne and some flour. Haha |
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Post by featherduster on Jun 11, 2022 12:53:56 GMT -5
Sitting on my deck this morning having my coffee and watching the birds and squirrels at my feeder. There are a couple bare spots in my back yard and a squirrel was wallowing all around in one of them. He seemed to be enjoying himself. Do squirrels dust themselves like turkeys do? I like to dust them with salt, pepper, garlic powder, a little cayenne and some flour. Haha  |
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Post by jjas on Jun 11, 2022 13:59:01 GMT -5
Sitting on my deck this morning having my coffee and watching the birds and squirrels at my feeder. There are a couple bare spots in my back yard and a squirrel was wallowing all around in one of them. He seemed to be enjoying himself. Do squirrels dust themselves like turkeys do? I've read before that squirrels rolling around in dirt was a way to get relief from a skin irritation or perhaps fleas. |
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Post by deadeer on Jun 11, 2022 16:16:34 GMT -5
I've seen it a few times. Figured same, knocking off fleas or itching mites.
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Post by span870 on Jun 13, 2022 5:44:47 GMT -5
Sitting on my deck this morning having my coffee and watching the birds and squirrels at my feeder. There are a couple bare spots in my back yard and a squirrel was wallowing all around in one of them. He seemed to be enjoying himself. Do squirrels dust themselves like turkeys do? I know rabbits do so I'd assume a squirrel would enjoy a dust bath. |
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Post by titanium700 on Jun 14, 2022 13:29:05 GMT -5
I dusted a squirrel once.
Real close range with a 12 gauge…..I mean real close range.
Vowed I won’t do that again.
Too messy
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Post by INhuntin on Jun 15, 2022 22:01:40 GMT -5
Squirrels prefer taking a dust bath to clean their coats and keep free from parasites rather than washing in water. Squirrels roll in the dirt, twisting and tumbling in circles to remove grime, loose hairs and excess oils from their coat. Squirrels have extremely dense coats which can take a long time to dry if they wash in water. funintheyard.com/how-do-squirrels-bathe/ |
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