Squirrels are splooting because it's so hot

**Leigha** · Jul 22, 2022 07:19 PM

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/...658594b489

If the temps are soaring to extremes where you live, have you ever witnessed a squirrel splooting? While it appears adorable, I feel for these little guys just trying to find some relief in these hot summer months.

Where I live, the summer months are insanely hot, but...it's also the rainy season, so the squirrels and other wildlife get a reprieve. I have seen a few squirrels however, laying under cars in my neighborhood to cool off.

**Magical Realist** · Jul 22, 2022 07:31 PM

I've seen squirrels splooting on tree limbs around my apt. We're only in the mid 80's here right now. But it's supposed to reach triple digits next week. I just keep my windows shut and turn on my high velocity fan. It's like cooling off in a hurricane.

**Leigha** · (This post was last modified: Jul 22, 2022 07:51 PM by Leigha.)

I have central air...it would be a death sentence without it. lol So, does this fan make you feel cooler - it's not just moving hot air around?

**Magical Realist** · Jul 22, 2022 08:05 PM

(Jul 22, 2022 07:51 PM)Leigha Wrote: I have central air...it would be a death sentence without it. lol So, does this fan make you feel cooler - it's not just moving hot air around?

The air stays cooler with my windows closed so yeah it circulates cooler air. (About 82 degree)