Life is unpredictable, but if you have unconditional love for animals and a kind heart, you might end up being a parent to a wild animal. This is exactly what happened to Jessica Adams, who, on February 25th of 2019, saw a pink blob on the sidewalk while walking her son from preschool. That tiny blob turned out to be a baby grey squirrel who had apparently fallen from a nest after a wind storm or was pulled from the nest by a predator. “He was cold & naked with a face only a mom could love,” Jessica wrote on her Instagram post. His mom was nowhere to be found, so he came home with Jessica, which was his only chance at surviving.
Jessica wasn’t sure if a few-days-old little squirrel that weighed only 1.3 ounces would survive, but she gave her all trying to nurture it back to life because everyone deserves a shot. Little did she know that the adventures of the squirrel and his “crazy mom” would start from there.Fast forward to today, the squirrel, later named Steven Jeffrey Adams or Steve, has grown to be adorable and wild. He’s living a very spoiled outside life with his girlfriend, Jolene, and can always count on his favorite snacks and a wide smile when visiting Jessica’s garden.
So here is Steve and Jessica’s journey from the beginning.
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In February 2019, Jessica Adams found a tiny pink blob on the sidewalk after a wind storm
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The baby squirrel was alone, hairless, frozen, and weighed only 1.3 ounces
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He must have fallen from his nest or has been pulled out by a predator
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“I found him in February 2019 on a sidewalk, he was alone and practically frozen, hairless, eyes still closed and, unfortunately, without his mother around. Later, we would find that he was losing about half of his tail, so I’m pretty sure he was pulled out of his nest by a predator,” Jessica told Bored Panda.
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She realized he couldn’t make it without help
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She was shocked when he survived his first night
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Jessica decided to nurture him back to life because everyone deserves a chance
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“I tried really hard to give him the best, I had a timer set on my watch for feedings every two hours, even at night. I tried to contact a wild animal rescue, but they were overbooked, and the vet would have put him to sleep if I left him. So I had no choice but to try to save him myself.”
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She fed him every two hours through a pipette, even at night time
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She used to take Steve to her office in a shoebox so that she could care for him
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“He needed me, he would have died without help. Little did I know how much I needed him too or how much I would adore him”
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As Steve grew stronger, he got introduced to a backyard where he could learn how to climb trees and other squirrel things
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Eventually, he moved to his new 2-story house outside
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Jessica was heartbroken about letting him go as she has truly become “Steve’s crazy mom”
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But he seemed to enjoy the outside world and one day, the natural instincts took over and he disappeared
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Until he visited the garden again looking for food
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At that moment, Jessica knew that Steve is thriving and will be alright
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He’s now living a very spoiled outside life and even got a ‘girlfriend’ named Jolene
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Jessica now feeds all the neighborhood squirrels and says she would repeat Steve’s story all over again
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