How to make a squirrel friend

Making a squirrel your friend might not be the easiest task in the world, but well worth the work and patience it takes as you can have your furry little buddy greet you every time you walk around in your yard, might even get his family in on the bargain.

So here goes:

1)
For starters you will have to attract the squirrels attention so you will start by leaving peanuts (without the shell of course) lying around in your yard, make sure you dont use the salty kind.
Don't hang around at first tough because they pick up your scent and will not come just yet, start by watching them from your window.
Do this for about a week after you are able to spot the first squirrels.
But keep an eye out for birds as they will steal the peanuts.

2)
Once your little squirrel buddies get used to the idea of finding nuts in your yard they will begin to come around more frequently as a habit forms.
This is the point where you will start sitting outside with them as they eat, but don't sit to close and don't stare at them as this will scare them of.
Give this about a week as well and the squirrels will start to get used to eat with you present in the yard.

3)
Now you can start to flick peanuts in the general direction of your furry little friends, but dont aim for them as you will only scare them of.
As about a week passes you will start to notice the squirrels are sitting around waiting for you to throw them said peanuts as long as you try to to this at about the same time every day, making a habit of it for both of you.

4)
Now start throwing the nuts closer and closer to yourself, but do not rush it as they will get vary if it's not done slowly.
You can start talking softly to them as you would a scared animal to make them used to your voice at this stage.

5)
Now you will start holding the nut in you hand down to the ground so the squirrel can see it clearly, he most likely wont dare come over to grab it at first so flick it lightly toward him after you make sure he sees you holding it out clearly (about half a meter or less will do).
Continue this until he is comfortable coming to within half a meter of you.

6)
Now start holding the nut in your hand for longer and longer periodes of time until he finally comes to grab it out of your hand.
At this point it is important not to make any sudden noise or moves as it will scare him away and you will be forced to start at point one all over again.

Things to consider:

Bend down when throwing the nuts to make less of a frightening posture for the little fellow.

Some squirrels might well be carrying diseases that can transmit if they bite you so beware of this if you should choose to hand feed squirrels.

The squirrels will become braver as time passes and might even come looking for you at your window or porch, make sure your doors and windows are securly locked as they will wreck your house up quite badly when caught indoors.

Don't do this if you have birds regularely in your yard, or cats or dogs at home.
They do not mix well

This concludes my How-to guide on "How to make a squirrel friend".
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