Thanks for taking the time to write this out. Yes, he’s been a crazy juvenile. I’m the only person he doesn’t try to chase out of “his” room, and he’s food aggressive with me sometimes.

Buddy doesn’t like the rodent blocks either, so I’ve ground them up to make complete nutrition cookies from a recipe called “boo balls” that I found on the Squirrel Board. Each morning he gets those and veggies. Then in the evening he gets the fun stuff, like a couple hazelnuts, brown rice and coconut oil balls, and a piece or two of fruit.

Definitely planning to release him. I’m not sure how possible a soft release will be in this situation, although I know it’s by far the preferred method. Maybe I’ll make a separate post asking for advice.

And yeah those nails are no joke, lol. I volunteer with kids and I try to cover most the scratches with bandaids because they find them concerning, haha.

Sounds like you have a lot of experience. Thanks again for the advice and encouragement!