Snow squirrel is a typical arboreal rat species. It inhabits mountain coniferous forests and mixed coniferous-broad-leaved forests. It uses branches, moss and feathers as nests. Nest among the branches. The nests are round in shape and the exit is on the leeward side, but some live in tree caves, and some are repaired with old large bird nests. Squirrels can make several nests each year, with primary and secondary nests, and secondary nests are used for temporary rest. Males rarely build nests and mostly use old nests. Daytime activities, the most active in the early morning, do not hibernate, but the winter activities are reduced, and when the winter is cold, they rarely come out of the nest. Then what is the temperature and body shape of the squirrel?

Snow squirrel

Breeding temperature

Small squirrels that are less than two months old before the beginning of June need to keep warm at night, especially in the north If the temperature is too low, it is easy to catch a cold. At night, you should add a little more padding material to them, change the padding material in the morning, and pay attention to air circulation during the day. After the end of June, mice need to pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling during the day. Heatstroke caused by too high temperature is also fatal to squirrels. You can keep indoor air circulation, put a few bottles of cold water in the cage during the day, put a tile, etc., if he feels too hot, he will lie down on it to cool down, all of which can prevent high temperature heatstroke.

Physical features

The tail is densely long and fluffy, the limbs and fore and hind legs are longer, but the forelegs are shorter than the hind legs. The ear shells are well-developed, reaching the eyes when folded forward, and the ears have a tuft of long black hairs in winter. The back of the whole body is from the snout to the base of the tail, the sides of the body and the outer sides of the limbs are brown-gray, the base of the hair is gray-black, and the tip of the hair is brown or gray. The abdomen is from the back of the lower collar to the base of the tail, and the inside of the limbs are all white. The back and ventral surface of the tail are brown-black, the base of the hair is gray, and the tip of the hair is brown-black. The muzzle, cheeks and underside are as coloured as the back, but more blue-grey, the ear shells are black-grey, and the winter hair has large black tufts. Individual coat colors vary greatly, such as blue-gray, gray, brown-gray, dark gray, and black-brown. With regional differences, the coat color also changes. For example, the color of the squirrel in Liaoning is gray, while the color of the squirrel in southern my country is darker. In addition, the coat color is also affected by the season, gray or taupe in winter, black or dark brown in summer.