Squirrel time again

It's that time of year again. We've had the opportunity to help out one of the other keepers at the zoo who was taking a small vacation the past few days. The little guy below has just opened up his eyes. The unique things about these squirrels is that they are Russian Red Tree Squirrels. The Red River Zoo is one of the few in the US to have these. They are pretty cute with their huge tufts of hair on their ears, plus they have a red coat in summer changng to a gray coat in the winter.



Nicole was weighing this little guy to track its weight gain and determine the amount to feed. Notice the candle warmer used to warm up their meal.