Squirrels, with their bushy tails and cute ears, are part of the Sciuridae family of small and medium-sized rodents, often described to be one of the cutest creatures found in the wild.
In 1957, Walt Disney Studios released a feature entitled Perri, which focused on the life of squirrels as perceived through the experiences of Perri, a female squirrel. The feature explored the different natural predators and enemies known to squirrels, as it also looked into the courtship rituals and processes known to happen when young male and female squirrels meet.
However, though keeping squirrels as pets is possible, domesticating them in the sense that squirrels can be trained by anyone to be at home in the house isn’t comparably ideal against keeping other domestic pets like cats or dogs.
As cute as they are, squirrels are actually not easy to domesticate, and while they do bear significant cuteness factors, they are also known to carry certain diseases and viruses like rabies.
Though there are cases when squirrels do manage to adjust well in homes and with households, the condition can’t really be considered as common. With most squirrels more inclined to roam free – not to be caged in – discouraged “pet” squirrel owners have confessed certain frustrations in how their “courtship” with squirrels are going.
Doubtless, squirrels do bear certain physical traits which attract people to them, planting the idea of keeping them as pets. But as real life has its own terms on how Mother Nature’s creatures’ have their own personalities and traits, the squirrel remains to be more inclined for the great outdoors, rather than be kept as a family pet.
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