Baby squirrel? Is it sick?

A young grey squirrel came up to me today outside and just lingered around me for a while. I did not touch it. My dad came and got really close, and it started to smell his boot and curl into an odd position. All 4 feet together, tail curled up against its back. My dad walked away in case it was going to attack or something. But it kept squinting and lowering its head, like it was sleeping, but then it would open again and stay very still. We went inside and haven't seen it since. Is he sick? And is there anything I can do? Baby squirrel? Is it sick?
Might be a former pet (behavior) or might be a disease, like rabies (hydrophobia).Baby squirrel? Is it sick?
Yes, it is sick.


Squirrels are naturally afraid of humans, and generally do not approach unless bribed with food -- or they are very very confused.





Squirrels do NOT make good pets, and are next to impossible to ';tame'; or train. The can do ';tricks';, but you don't want one inside. They are VERY destructive, chewing everything they see.





The best thing you can do is to LEAVE IT ALONE. This does not sound like rabies, but since we don't know what is wrong we wouldn't want it to bite you. The tests you would have to take to make sure you weren't infected would be much more painful than the bite.





There is a possibility that it has been poisoned. Squirrels will get into garages and attics and eat rat poison. In this case there is nothing you can do.





Note that ALL animals eventually die, and the smaller they are the shorter they live. Wild squirrels are only good for 2-3 years. It may just be that this one was very very old (for a squirrel).





Whatever the case -- LEAVE IT ALONE!