05/30/2026
My baby groundhog didn’t make it. And while I know I couldn’t have done anything more, and while I know he got to enjoy a couple of nights sleeping with his little face on my cheek, it still stings. He was the first one I brought home. I broke my own rules for him. I loved him. And it wasn’t enough to save him.
I don’t get to be too choked up about it, though, because of all the others in my care. And that’s okay! I’m not cursing the universe for any sort of injustice or anything. It’s just a fact. We keep going, even when it hurts, because we have to.
Because who else would raise this little nugget? This Fox Squirrel came into care today, and she’s itty bitty and precious and of course I love her. Does this mean Wave 2 is cresting and ready to crash? Probably.
The squirrels could really use more Henry Blocks. I know I sound like a broken record asking for them but there are just so many squirrels and they just really, really go through them. I’m currently working with Henry’s Healthy Pets to see if we can figure out some way for a discount to be applied to our registry, but they don’t have the coding for that so it’s taking time. I bet a big wave of purchases would help spur them on.
But really though, if you aren’t in the position to order any, please don’t. Please make sure that you’ve taken care of yourself, first. As always, that means all of your needs and at least some of your wants. After that, if you want to throw blocks at adorable rodents, they and I would appreciate it. But we will figure things out if not.
It’s what we do.
[ Nicki ]
How to Support what we do:
🐿️ Henry’s Healthy Pets Registry: https://xfkkeq.littleregistry.com/ge3br4ws