Cutest Infestation Ever   Friday May 14 2010

My parents’ house is infested with flying squirrels.

I guess “infested” is probably too strong a word. More like, a couple of them have decided to start living there.

It turns out that you could have flying squirrels living in your house right now and not even know it. They are very tiny, and nocturnal, and find their way in through small spaces (or big ones, like the dog door). They are smart enough to know that they can get in your house and eat your food while you’re asleep. They can even sleep in your house all day long and you’ll probably never find them, until they poop on the floor or chew up the cords of your electronics or your cat tries to eat them.

My parents have two dogs and a cat, so my mother in particular is looking to get rid of the squirrels before they have to  mercy-kill one of them that one of the pets gnawed on for a while. It is much more pleasant to find them alive, like this guy (or gal) who we found a couple days ago.

If you have to have an annoying and hard-to-eliminate vermin infestation, it may as well be a cute one!