# Okay, so this thing in my cupboard wasn't a mouse...or was it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 13, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955 "2010-10-13T03:35:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/41 "2010-10-14T17:27:50Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > I once met a squirrel rehabilitator Is that an actual profession? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/42 "2010-10-14T18:20:05Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > Holy cow, how could you kick something that cute out of your house? My cats aren’t that cute and I put up with all kinds of crap from them. Because I have two dogs, and there would quickly have been a fatal play accident I expect. As for paranoia on the hole, they came down a vent that leads outside. I’m going to put a grid over it, but I’m not too worried about going up to the attic with my friend Sallah and having him ask, “Joe, why does the floor move?”. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/43 "2010-10-14T19:29:14Z")
But it’s just so damn cute! I’d get a cage or something. Do they make flying squirrel feeders? I’m pretty sure giving it nothing but peanut butter and string cheese would fairly quickly impact it’s gliding ability. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/44 "2010-10-14T21:16:26Z")
> [@hotflungwok](#): > > But it’s just so damn cute! I’d get a cage or something. > > Do they make flying squirrel feeders? I’m pretty sure giving it nothing but peanut butter and string cheese would fairly quickly impact it’s gliding ability. If my yard is any indication, bird feeders turn into flying squirrel feeders at night. ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/45 "2010-10-15T19:56:26Z")
> [@Athena](#): > > > [@hotflungwok](#): > > > > But it’s just so damn cute! I’d get a cage or something. > > > > Do they make flying squirrel feeders? I’m pretty sure giving it nothing but peanut butter and string cheese would fairly quickly impact it’s gliding ability. > > If my yard is any indication, bird feeders turn into flying squirrel feeders at night. Any special food you use? Both of my feeders are far enough away from the house that I can’t really see them at night. Maybe I’ll turn the big lights on occasionally if I think I’ll see something interesting. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955/46 "2010-10-15T20:20:22Z")
> [@Merijeek](#): > > > [@Athena](#): > > > > If my yard is any indication, bird feeders turn into flying squirrel feeders at night. > > Any special food you use? Both of my feeders are far enough away from the house that I can’t really see them at night. Maybe I’ll turn the big lights on occasionally if I think I’ll see something interesting. > > -Joe I just put the stuff from Wild Birds Unlimited in the feeder. Both the birds and the squirrels seem to like it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955.md?page=2)