July 13, 2005

How to trim squirrel's teeth . "If you have a wild squirrel that comes in with overgrown teeth, here is one way to trim them without anesthesia with simple at home tools." Complete with some sample before and after shots.

"You can also trim their teeth with a Dremmel hand drill with a cutting disc. Some use anesthesia, some do not. I believe the squirrel could feel the heat of the drill on their teeth but someone told me the Dremmel cuts the teeth quickly so it doesn't get too hot."

posted by techsmith 18 years ago
  • Wha's that thumpin' across my roof? A skinny grey squirrel with a snaggletooth. Wot shall we do wi' her wasted form? Wrap her in towels so she'll stay warm. Gi' her a bit o' dowel to suck on the while she has that long tooth sawn. But this is a truth I tell to ye, to do so takes a better man than me, so put up your Dremel! We're off to the vet, a gent who'll saw it with far less sweat.
  • Next in the series. How to get your wild squirrel to use Crest Whitening Strips.
  • Yum, squirrel burrito. The teeth thing is an issue for rabbits as well...much easier to give them chew toys, at least if they're pets.
  • If you have wild squirrel that comes in with overgrown teeth... *cowers behind sofa*
  • Yep, you're pretty much screwed if a wild snaggle-toothed squiggle has picked your domicile to descend upon. Just hand over your peanut butter and hope they don't turn violent.
  • There was a squigglesnaggle chewing on my shed last week, until I painted the chewed areas with habanero sauce. Worked like a charm, although the squigglesnaggle made rather a lot of noise about the sauce for a while.
  • Squigglesnaggles hate our freedom. And habanero sauce.
  • This person is sick. I don't think he has the best interests of squirrels in mind at all. ...this squirrel arrived at my facility dead and has rigormortis... He nearly reveals his plans for ZOMBIE SQUIRRELS! ...keep the squirrel bound up like a burrito. MEXICAN ZOMBIE SQUIRRELS!! And what sort of weirdness is this?-- ...They can also irritate their penis if their teeth get too long or are jagged. ...The above squirrel died from starvation combined with a penis infection.... I've seen five cases of adult males with infected penises caused by bad teeth. PERVERTED MEXICAN ZOMBIE SQUIRRELS!!!
  • goes good with habanero sauce
  • MonkeyFilter: adult males with infected penises caused by bad teeth.
  • *flosses*
  • I'm sensing some squirrel hatred in this thread.
  • I think they're lovely critters! I just don't want them living in my shed. I only shoot at them with a powerful water pistol. Whee!
  • hurray for bees!
  • and squirrel burritos.
  • Some people have too much time on their hands...
  • Go B.Swacky!
  • The other day, there were 3 squirrels wrestling outside our kitchen window. They just kept tumbling over and over and over. It was the funniest thing I've ever seen.
  • Yeah, and while you were laughing at their 'funny' antics, the other squirrels were sneaking into your gaff, chewin on wires and stealing your pizza! Be Pure. Be Vigilant. Behave!
  • I don't know what a gaff is, but I'm guessing I don't want squirrels in it. Anyway, I trust kitty will keep those squigglesnaggles at bay.
  • Am I the only one that can't stop staring at the squirrel burrito and giggling like a little schoolgirl?
  • At my old apt. squirrels used to get onto my balcony from the nearby trees and be unable to find their way off. One time I woke to find one clinging to the screendoor halfway up- took me a while to figure out what the heck it was.
  • jmhodges: no!
  • hee hee hee!
  • hehehe. hey, we go to the same university!
  • The cuteness! It overwhelms me!
  • Squeaky is so goth.
  • It's a squirrel monkey, and, thus, is tangentially related.
  • lovin your work!
  • jmhodges? We do? Neat! There are *plenty* of squirrels to practice on here!
  • their ears are small their eyes are bright and big each wee squirrls' got the appetite of a long-starved pig they overrun the bird feeder and chase away small birds and creatures squirrels are fond of pizzas and will eat sliced cheese and chicken bones and eggshells and almost anything else a supermarket sells
  • fun!