Do squirrels regect their babies if they've been touched by a human?

i found a squirrel in my basement that is small enought to fit in the palm of my hand and its eyes are fully open so its older then a couple of weeks i bet. i dont know if i should take care of it becuse who knows how long its been in the basement and i dont know if its mother is still around. i really dont want it to die but i dont think i know enough to take care of it without killing it. i saw an older and bigger squirrel outside when i let it go but then i couldnt find it agan to put the baby near it. someone told me that once you touch the squirrel, the mom wont accept it cause it will smell human. im really hoping thats not true so it can reunite with its mother.Do squirrels regect their babies if they've been touched by a human?
ive only seen one squirrel in my whole entire life and it was a baby living in a bird cage(i live in australia, we have no wild squirrels) it wont die from running in circles thats just stupid,squirrels are born in small tree hollows anyway


yes try it,dont bother trying to find its mum since having a different smell on it will tell the mumma that it's been around a predator and mumma will try to get it away so the predator doesnt get her.





this is the same with rabbits(rabbits and squirrrels both come from the lagomorphia family)








dont give it cows milk,they die from lactose


if you dont want it then take it to your vet,where they will decide what to do with itDo squirrels regect their babies if they've been touched by a human?
sry its gonna die...


if you keep a squirrel in a small place like a little box or chage it will die


because they will keep running in circles till they die.


they were made to run around outesidee


so even if you put like


food in the cage


itll inorge it and it will run in circles and die :x