Thanks to everyone for all the advice.
We have contacted 3 different wildlife rehabilitators, and gotten the info we needed.
Of course, they'd prefer we bring him to them, but hubby was too attached by that time.
The rehabilitator here locally advised us what to do, and said that in time, we will need to bring him to her for a "socializing" period before he is released into the wild - and if he is too "imprinted" they will keep him as one of their adults.
I was worried about the imprinting, and she said that we aren't caring for him any differently than she would - so we're doing ok.
Meanwhile, he's so cute and fun! He loves to be held, and we feed him with eyedroppers. He spends his playtime either on hubby's head or tangled up under my ponytail.
And no, he doesn't poopy on us - he has to be very awake and concentrate really hard to do that - the look on his face when he does is utterly priceless!
I'll post a pic when hubby comes back from CA with the camera.
We have contacted 3 different wildlife rehabilitators, and gotten the info we needed.
Of course, they'd prefer we bring him to them, but hubby was too attached by that time.
The rehabilitator here locally advised us what to do, and said that in time, we will need to bring him to her for a "socializing" period before he is released into the wild - and if he is too "imprinted" they will keep him as one of their adults.
I was worried about the imprinting, and she said that we aren't caring for him any differently than she would - so we're doing ok.
Meanwhile, he's so cute and fun! He loves to be held, and we feed him with eyedroppers. He spends his playtime either on hubby's head or tangled up under my ponytail.
And no, he doesn't poopy on us - he has to be very awake and concentrate really hard to do that - the look on his face when he does is utterly priceless!
I'll post a pic when hubby comes back from CA with the camera.