Rocky Mount Wildlife Rehabbers

28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!
We are truly THANKFUL for all
of YOU!

22/11/2024

Persimmons are delicious (as long as you get them when they’re actually ripe— otherwise they just make you go 🥴) and also very important to our ecosystem. American persimmons are an important food source for raccoons, deer, opossums, and even foxes and coyotes!

But American persimmons would probably have become extinct if not for the helping hand provided by raccoons. Persimmons naturally have a very low germination rate unless eaten by very specific animals and undergoing the chemical changes that happen in those animals’ digestive systems. Some evidence suggests that they once depended on mammoths to eat and distribute their seeds.

After mammoths became extinct, raccoons became the only animals capable of helping persimmon seeds germinate at the rates needed to sustain their continued existence in the United States. It just goes to show that even some of the most under-appreciated animals are part of the web of life, with every piece dependent on the others.

20/11/2024

Instead of tossing your pumpkins, you can slice them and put out for wildlife! Critters love to much on fresh pumpkins especially this little guy in rehab!

04/11/2024

Cooler weather is coming be prepared. Straw will reflect body heat back to a cat and actually repels moisture. Straw is tough, thick, dry leftover stalks from crops. It's lightweight and golden in color. Straw has a hollow center which makes for great insulation (just like double pane windows).

Do NOT use hay (OR blankets) for bedding in outdoor cat shelters. Hay is green and heavy. Hay is typically used to feed animals, like horses. It absorbs moisture, making it damp, cold and uncomfortable for cats, and has the potential to get moldy.

You can buy straw bales at your local co-op, farm/ag supply stores, local garden center/nursery, Home Depot, Lowe's, Tractor Supply or Ace Hardware. We’ve even seen bales of straw being sold outside grocery stores along with pumpkins. Farms selling pumpkins often sell bales of straw too.

DO NOT BUY CRAFT STORE SMALLER BALES OF STRAW. THESE ARE USUALLY CHEMICALLY TREATED AND COULD HARM ANIMALS!

01/11/2024

Well…
What a difference! Will be offering food shortly and a better surface to check her traction. But clearly, she will not be staying long or she’s going to hurt herself!

Power of prayer 🙏 ya’ll!!!! Thank you!

31/10/2024

Our newest rehab patient…a beautiful gray fox! We assume, based on location, a hit by car. Once again, a Good Sam reached out us ❤️ This little girl is able to retract all 4 limbs with stimulation, but not very reactive to us. Her eyes are clear and she did lift her head once receiving some SQ fluids and pain medicine. Giving her time, as we always do, and making her comfortable! Send the prayers y’all, they worked last time ❤️❤️❤️

28/10/2024

Mr Camaro needed a little encouragement but then took off!!! He has a little limp, but as you can see, it didn’t stop him from@going almost 40’ up the tree!

28/10/2024

Ms Star’s release! She ended up at the top of a tree, approx 60-70’ to the top! We are so thrilled ❤️❤️❤️

27/10/2024

26/10/2024

Successful squirrel release!!!!

Perfect scenario:

Providing a nesting box in rehab and allowing the squirrels to take it with them upon release until they build a nest of their own! You can make these or purchase on amazon or exotic animal nutrition. We are hopefully planning on making these in the future for all releases ❤️

26/10/2024

Well…

These 2 😜

Mr Camaro, again, isn’t taking rehab seriously…or maybe he is with his R&R 🤔

Ms Star would like to live her best life life back outside ❤️

Both have shown massive progress and due to evidence of trying to escape the kennels, we believe prior to harm happening, we need to let them be “wild” again. Winter months are tough because we would like to keep them longer, but they are going to hurt themselves in confinement and we would like to get them out while the weather is still warm.

Stay tuned! We are planning on releasing this week ❤️🦝

22/10/2024

Squirrels, squirrels and more squirrels! Some of these guys and gals are prepping for release and showing all the signs they are ready too! Did you know that squirrels will share nest until they build their own? While we have various release points with existing squirrels and “homes” we also have areas with squirrel boxes just in case they need it!

21/10/2024

Here’s our Instagram link with Mr Camaro front and center! ❤️🦝

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20/10/2024

Please share!!!! Cracked corn is ideal!

Feeding wild ducks isn’t usually a good idea. Even when the food is healthy, over-feeding tends to make ducks become dependent and can cause them to over-populate bodies of water. This leads to the overgrowth of algae and the mass death of fish, and can sometimes cause ducks and geese to become aggressive toward humans.

However, if you’re going to feed ducks anyway, please feed them healthy foods. Bread causes severe gas, diarrhea, liver disease, and bone deformities. Make sure you don’t accidentally cause more harm than good! 🦆

18/10/2024

Ms Star sitting up and eating!

18/10/2024

I think Mr Camaro is enjoying rehab…