Good news from the baby squirrel ward. 🐿️ Snickers still has a little swelling on her face, but today she decided it was time to start sampling squirrel blocks.

Meet Poppy, Lefty, and Snickers. Three baby squirrels whose tree was cut down in Lebanon, New Hampshire on Thursday. All three were too badly injured to be reunited with their mother and arrived here Thursday evening. 🐿️💔

Today we said goodbye to Stuckleberry Finn. 🖤 When Finn first arrived, she was a funny, curious little porcupine with a face that could melt steel and absolutely no understanding that she was supposed to be "wild." The staff at Cornell fell in love with her almost immediately.

BREAKING: my sister's groundhog is back and he has TWO adorable friends 🥰

After a very long day, Stuckleberry Finn is settled in at the at . The doctors agree that something is not right, but at this point we still do not have answers. They are discussing what additional testing may be needed to try to figure out what is going on with her.

Stuckleberry Finn left here at 4:00 this morning for the long trip to the The Janet L. Swanson Wildlife Hospital at Cornell University . We are trying to figure out exactly what is going on with him and are hoping their specialists can help give us some answers. This was his bon voyage photo. 🤣

The baby squirrels at Montrose Park are big enough to roam, squeeeeeeee #sqrlpix

Elliott would like everyone to know that he is extremely busy and cannot be disturbed. He has Important Walnut Business to attend to. 🐿️

Emmett enjoying a grape last night. 🍇 He is growing up fast and doing wonderfully. Later this month, he and Elliott will move out to the outdoor enclosures as the next step in preparing for release. More room to climb, explore, and practice all the important squirrel skills.

This little fellow never got a proper introduction back in December because he arrived immediately after Stuckleberry Finn, who, in true porcupine fashion, rolled in and stole all the attention. Porcupines. No concept of sharing the spotlight. 😏

Grasshopper would like everyone to know that this red ball had it coming.

Elliot demonstrating one of the most important squirrel skills: Eat first. Ask questions never. 🍎

Peekaboo could not decide whether he wanted love or snacks last night. 💛🍎 So he kept going back and forth between getting attention from me and eating his apple, all while wearing a faint smudge of sweet potato on his nose like porcupine bronzer. 😆 Honestly, he looked fabulous.

Grasshopper had the door to his cage wide open… and instead of running around loose, he stayed right where he was and ran on his wheel. 😄 I guess when you’ve got a setup you like, why leave? 😏

Fun fact: Porcupines are rodents. That means they’re related to squirrels, beavers, chipmunks, mice… and yes, technically the same order as the little peanut thieves in your backyard.

Stuckleberry Finn spent some time exploring his straw today. When he wandered over to the open door of his enclosure, he paused and appeared to sniff the doorway… but made absolutely no attempt to leave.

Hey guys! I'm the Squirrel of the Day for February 26, 2026! #sqrlpix

In this video you can hear the snow thrower rumbling past the door like it’s doing important snow-thrower business. Meanwhile, Stuckleberry Finn is calmly enjoying sweet potatoes and butternut squash like nothing on Earth could possibly interrupt snack time.

Elliot, eating a grape with zero shame. None. Not a scrap of embarrassment. This is not a quiet snack. This is a full-volume, open-mouth, main-character grape experience. Crunching like he wants to be heard three enclosures away and honestly, respect.

Grasshopper hanging out while cages were being cleaned. 💚

Crumpet would like everyone to know that playing with her human is currently one of her favorite enrichment activities. Hand wrestling. Blanket ambushes. Dramatic flailing. Tiny victory squeaks. 10/10. Would maul again.

MRI confirmed: my pelvis is BROKEN. 🦴 Still feeding animals anyway, thanks to wildly generous humans who sent Henry’s Blocks while I heal. Grasshopper insisted on appearing to personally oversee this thank-you and to stare directly into your soul. 👁️🐿️

Hello. It is me. Justin. I regret to inform you that my human has been temporarily defeated by her own skeleton. She usually makes my squirrel friends their fancy homemade blocks, which require standing for 30 whole minutes.

FourWands update 🧵 If baby season starts late this year, it’s not vibes. It’s bones.

Yes. Peekaboo is inside. Could he have stayed outside in a -25°F windchill? Sure. Porcupines are tough. Nature is hardcore. I’m aware.

Last night we took in a very sweet little opossum who desperately needed help. Despite warmth, food, and care, he passed quietly in the overnight hours. With temperatures dropping abnormally low across much of the country, opossums are especially vulnerable.

🐿️ It’s National Squirrel Appreciation Day! 🐿️ Elliott is celebrating the only way he knows how: gripping a walnut like it might be stolen. He’s still very small, but otherwise perfectly healthy and already demonstrating advanced snack-defense skills.

I thought I would share this brief video from last night. That's a very large fisher checking out Peekaboo's enclosure. A fisher (Pekania pennanti) is a highly elusive, forest-dwelling mammal in the weasel family, native to North America.

As this year barrels toward the finish line, I need to pause and give a massive, heartfelt, possibly slightly feral THANK YOU to the people who carried us through one of the hardest years we’ve had.

It's time for the FourWands Wildlife Annual Christmas Morning Popcorn Ball Party!!! We do not feed corn to any of the squirrels in our care except for this one special day when we go... Wild! Everyone gets a popcorn ball - even the wild squirrels outside!

’Twas the night before Christmas at FourWands Rehab, Not a creature was stirring— 😂 Yeah… no. That’s a lie. The corn it was popping, the sugar ran hot, And fingers were burned, for tradition says: “Not.”

Sweet little Crumpet is happy with the simplest toys. She's just such a delightful little girl. ❤️

CRONCH. A very important young porcupine conducting official biscuit business. ZuPreem monkey biscuit: defeated. Pride: immense. Crumbs: everywhere.

A little more of Finn just because. ❤️

Stuckleberry Finn stuffing his face. 😋 Stuffleberry Finn, maybe?

Meet Finn. Stuckleberry Finn if you need his full name. ❤️ This little guy was found in Swanzey, near the road and hanging out at the base of a tree, not moving much.

I missed Giving Tuesday… because apparently my body decided THIS was the year to take, not give. 😅

To assure our security cameras are always in working order, our team of technicians does regular camera cleaning as part of their maintenance duties.

I think it was just today that Grasshopper learned how to use his wheel (with Tim's encouragement). This was one of his early attempts but by later in the afternoon, he was training for the Olympics.

Justin, our three legged Ambassador skunk, getting a manicure. He's overweight and I have him on a diet but it doesn't seem to be taking the weight off. Honestly, I can relate that. ❤️

Grasshopper enjoying a walnut in front of his new wheel. 💚 I want to thank the two people who recently donated two brand new wheels from our Amazon wishlist. Emmett got the other one but he hasn't been cooperative in letting me get a photo of him with it!

Elliott. ❤️

That's Elliot's #GoodnightGrape. His fur has come in nicely but he still has a little rat tail with a lion's tuft. He's also decided that I'm not so bad. He will gently take his grapes from me now. ❤️

Emmett enjoying his bedtime grape. ❤️ (Sound on if you lip smacking!)

That's my sweet little Crumpet with a VERY large blueberry. 💙 She's one of the most joyful squirrels I have ever known. She doesn't like to come out of her cage though. It's her safe space and panicks if she can't see the bars over her head. Otherwise, life is good for her. ❤️

I love Elliott. He's awesome. ❤️

Elliott is starting to gain weight and the fur is starting to grow back. He's obviously active and playful so it looks like we are on the mend! ❤️

This butthead has been 💩ing in his water intentionally... And LAUGHING while he does it!

Porcupine dance party! (Sound on.)

Hi Again! Stu's photo has made it to the Semi Finals but we need your help. A win would give FourWands Wildlife Rehabilitation a $10K donation accordingly to the contest. That's absolutely huge for us!