Look so cute I also have seen squirrel but it rare for me to see on here but there is squirrel in South Africa as well

why would those kinds be considered vermin?

It's not a native species of squirrel here in the UK and as a result it's practically wiped out the red squirrel which is Britain's proper squirrel. So you're supposed to kill grey squirrels. But there's no red squirrels in England anymore so I don't see the point in killing squirrels that are so far away from where red ones live. And even if there were red ones here (like me...omg mebbe it was an assassin!) I still wouldn't kill things. We don't kill illegal immigrants so I don't see why we kill squiggles. It makes me sad

"We don't kill illegal immigrants so I don't see why we kill squiggles. "

WHERE IS THE LIKE BUTTON ON THIS WEBSITE D:< lol xD

sorry. i stole it try make it work. no luck :(

Oh my ghod you made me spew my drink :

They sent a baby grey squiggle to assinate a baby red squiggle?

My first thought was that looked like a North American squirrel.

"But there's no red squirrels in England anymore"
You are wrong!! There ARE Red squirrels in the UK.. They're just in remote areas...

"I don't see the point in killing squirrels that are so far away from where red ones live"
....Wha? There WERE reds in the areas where the greys are now! they were "pushed" out by the greys...

You should NOT have released it into the wild!

I'm sorry to be down on you like this but there are some VERY good reasons...

Grey squirrels don't just eat all the food that reds would eat (a bit like a burgler raiding your fridge), they can also can carry somthing that I think is called "Squirrel Pox", greys are immune to this but the reds are not...

More info... (brace yourself, you may not like what you see...)

http://northernredsquirrels.org.uk/pox.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_parapoxvirus

There are reds in the UK yes they're in Scotland not England. I live about 500 miles from the closest red squirrel. I'm sorry but even if I had found this in Scotland, the poor thing can't help being what it is and it deserves life just as much as the next thing. As it is there's now a new foreign squirrel, the black squirrel which is now beginning to wipe out the greys. It's just the way life is.

maybe you should have kept it as a pet!

...don't know how you'd find its parents though

with two cats I currently have as pets i dont think a baby squirrel would last long :)

Should have sent it to me, I need a pet and its too kyoot :3

You are seriously one of the sweetest people ever. *hugs*

"we don't kill illegal immigrants..."
Omg I feel so bad for laughing at that, but it's true we don't. And it's muchly the same thing.

Also, I wouldn't worry about the squirrel too much, Toddlergirl; if it was old enough to be out and about, away from its nest, then chances are good that it'll be able to survive on its own, God willing.^^

The Eastern Grey Squirrel is an invasive species -- they're not native, and they thrive better in the UK than the European Red Squirrels who were there before. Grey squirrels can eat a wider variety of foods than red ones. And I guess there's a disease they carry that kills the red ones but not the grey ones. But it's not as if the European Red Squirrel is endangered -- it's only endangered in the UK. Red squirrels are all over the rest of Europe.

Well done for saving the squirrel, the grey squirrel ain't vermin its freaking cute. Cos i'm in the UK and i say so Rawr.

I had a skuwal pet once... Then age took it away... and then I took age away... now age and me are even...

Furries, we save qnimals even if they can give us the rabies :3 why? Because we can >:U

Lol noo Britain is rabies free. :)

Really? o.o

Yep really really, which is why there are such strict animal control here

Wow US they have rabies :U

For the good of all squiggles, except the ones that are red.
But theirs no sense crying over every lost squirrel, you just keep on saving til they fill up the world.
And the squiggles get saved, no more will they go away, so the people can see them alive.

Yay! You saved a squirrel! You've done your good deed for today!

Oh what a sweet looking little guy!

awwww poor little guy.

great job gem! poor squiggle glad hes ok now

LETS WORSHIP IT!!! :U *bows down*

Thinking about it maybe he was looking for another baby squirrel to play with

Goodie fer you, Gem, fer freein' this here squirrel! ^,^
You really do have a good heart. I do hope one day I can at least pet a squirrel.

I'm sure gem will let you pet her

*hugs* Poor fing.

Gem. Are you going be squirrel mommy?

It's hard to tell from the picture, but he/she looks pretty ambulatory. Maybe it'll be OK without its Mommy?

if its still their after work you should take it home. if it runs up a tree then its able to take care of itself but if its tiny it might freeze in the night or something

Cute little critter. I had a similar experience in school once, except it was a little bird instead of a baby squirrel in a place it shouldn't be. One of my classmates yelled "kill it" and found his sorry hide being unceremoniously sent to principal's office (to be her office minion...true torture, trust me) and I was the one who caught the poor bird and took it outside. My teacher sent me to the bathroom to wash my hands.

The cat in me has to ask, was it hard to catch? Or to hold onto?

While I am not a big fan of protecting introduced species, if they aren't close to threaten species habitat, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Besides, anyone who can kill anything that cute worries me. Do make sure that the hole the little one got in is found and sealed to prevent any more mishaps.

Awwr how can people be so mean?

Aww, it makes me sad knowing they kill the grey squiggles. Poor little squiggles. I love you squiggles. ;~;

^____^ d'awwww!!!

Yay for save-the-day Gemma! :)

Even if you are suppose to kill them, if it was me I would na have the heart to do so.
Glad you set him/her free and hope it lives happily.

You've done your daily good-deed. Go get a cookie. You earned it!

It's an omen :O

cute:) lot of squirel arond here in park, will be funny to see one at the 24th flow of my building where i am working:)

Awwww its so precious those squirlies live everywhere over here in my town my yard is full of them its wonderful you saved the little sweetie cause its precious and it will be given the chance to grow and every good deed is good :). *wooof*

Yaaaaaaaay! *happy dance*

True compassion for animals is rare. I know I'd do the same. Squirrel extermination is disgusting behaviour. If you really want to protect the red squirrels, just create a frozen zoo.

If you'd like to see something unusual in squirrels check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyGm8g0OR-g . Don't know if you've seen anything like that in life.

But remember every invasive grey squirrel is helping to replace your pretty red ones.

Red squirrels are really only in Scotland now. I live very close to London. So my squirrel isn't gonna have an impact on the ones 600 miles away :)

Did there use to be reds near/in London?

Over a century ago yes

Squirrels gotta watch out for each other!

Awwwww!!! Q__Q poor thing!!

Yay good job gem!!!! That was awesome!! ^,..,^ you're a hero!!!! O_O

I saved many moths when growing up, a dragonfly while riding a ride in an amusement park, and a damselfly when camping :3. And in return each of them hung out on me for a little time before flying off to do insect stuff. Rescuing animals and insects have their perks ^w^

Thank you for taking it back outside. ^^ I was worried you'd kept it haha.

Sadly i'm sorta with your partners on this point, Grey squirrels just aren't meant to be apart of the UK ecosystem we've seen too much a dramatic decrease of proper red squirrels to allow them free reign.

Dawwwww <3

Meatwad: Squirrelly!

Yay!!! Gem saved a baby squirrel!! Good for you Gem!! *gives Gem a hug and a cookie*

Awwwww, ya saved da baby ^^ Maybe it was lookin for ya cuz it thought you were family. Hehe

In USA. In Washington State have squirrels & chipmunks.

SWIGGEH!!!

Aww.. It is so cute

Yah baby squirrels. They are so cute and cuddly, why not take care of them.

At Green Lake in Seattle, WA. I feed squirrel with peanuts.

That was very nice of you, you're a good person

it's almost as cute as you!

I think you should get some kind of commendation from the Squirrel Consulate or something, even if you don't get any rewards from the government. What you did was out of kindness. :)