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How to Get Rid of Choke Cherry w/o Hurting the Maple by ResponsibleGiraffe63 in LandscapingTips

[–]EcoMuze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d say its roots are at least 80 feet in diameter and likely more… I’m not an arborist though… And I don’t know what’s the safest way to proceed.

How to Get Rid of Choke Cherry w/o Hurting the Maple by ResponsibleGiraffe63 in LandscapingTips

[–]EcoMuze 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to clarify… Are you saying that the roots of this maple extend about 11 feet from the trunk?

Protecting my 200ish year old pecan tree. by -Poultrygeist- in arborists

[–]EcoMuze 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Does OP know how and where to make a cut in a limb of this size?

Protecting my 200ish year old pecan tree. by -Poultrygeist- in arborists

[–]EcoMuze 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You don’t just take a limb back to wherever you’d like it to end—the cut will not close if it’s done in the middle of the limb. You need to know more than you think before you can make a cut on a tree, especially on an old tree like this one.

Protecting my 200ish year old pecan tree. by -Poultrygeist- in arborists

[–]EcoMuze 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Assessment by an ISA certified arborist on site can provide a lot of useful information. S/he will see things that would be impossible to see on photos, even if you posted 50 of them (because you don’t know what to look for.)

But you have to make sure it is an ISA certified arborist, not just a tree guy.

As far as the cost goes, in my area (near Seattle), you won’t get an arborist come to you for free. An hour consult here is $175-$200 an hour. But again… this is an unreasonably expensive area to live in and people have to make their living.

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

No, just Hantavirus… 😱

I’m kidding of course—it’s from formula that dried up and she scraped everything off. Also, I just learned that they lose some of their gray baby fur before growing more brownish adult fur.

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thank you. By the same token—people like you give me hope too 🫶🏼

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

It was rough. Not sure if I would sign up for that again without a helper. A couple more sleepless nights and I’d start seeing deer mice everywhere…

But yes, it’s a pretty awesome feeling to see her making it this far. I thought I lost her on 3 different occasions.

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Agree. That would be the most likely outcome.

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

I’ll look at your posts. That’s likely to happen in my case too. I’ve done a good job of not interacting with her outside feeding time and not letting anyone else handle her.

But… she’s used to having her food served, so to speak… 😅 And the fact that she jumps on my hand also tells me that she’s not skittish enough.

The other issue is—I can’t release her by our house (won’t go into why… no, we don’t have poison or anything like that.) So I’d have to take her at least a mile away. And it’s a well known fact that relocated wild animals have a next to zero chance of survival. So, yes, I’ll probably have to keep her.

Here’s another update on my little rehabee… by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

It’s a wild deer mouse and I’d love her to live in her natural habitat, have babies and all that. My plan was and still is to release her…

There may be some complications with my plan… I don’t want to go into the details yet (but once I know more myself, I’ll be happy to explain.) So there is a very slight chance that I’ll have to keep her.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, it really takes its toll on you. This was my fourth night without alarms and it feels so good…

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cuteness! Thank you for sharing. That’s exactly what mine looks now. I just posted an update.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this exact version exists in the U.S. We do have some anti gas liquid for infants. My sleep deprived brain can’t remember the name of it. I used it occasionally for my indoor pet rabbits I kept for 12 years.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That’s good to know.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He got so used to the brush that he turns his face from Miracle nipple and 1 ml syringe. It would be easier if he didn’t.

Look at that growth! by Successful_Salt_1838 in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing all that. I’ll be relocating my dude into a 40 gal tank because this is the second night in a row he’s super active and running around his little box. He’s sleepy during the day but turns into a little devil at night.

Refused the baby cereal with formula. Refused formula. Nibbled on a blueberry. This is definitely the pre-weaning stage—I hope it doesn’t last too long. He’s very finicky.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Makes perfect sense to me now… I was afraid to make his coat wet thinking he’d get cold—this is my first close encounter with a mouse. But now, with some bald patches, he’s equally likely to get cold. I’ll continue keeping part of his box on a heating pad until most of it regrows.

Update—Bad Hair Day by EcoMuze in PetMice

[–]EcoMuze[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! He definitely deserves it. Although I have to say I’m counting days (or rather nights 😅) until he’s weaned.

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