Baby squirrels rescued after getting tangled together by their tails

Four baby squirrels had to be rescued and separated by the RSPCA after their tails got in a tangle.

The little rodents were found by a member of the public in woodland next to the A689 in Wynyard, Stockton on Tees, County Durham, on Bank Holiday Monday.

The person who called in the sighting to the RSPCA managed to get the squirrels into a box with two pairs of gloves on.

When an inspector arrived, she was surprised to find just what had been described - four juvenile squirrels were all attached together by their tails

RSPCA inspector Clare Wilson said: 'The call said that four baby squirrels had been tied together by their tails so couldn’t get away from each other.

'I was a little sceptical as to how anyone could have done this so went as soon as I could to have a look.

'We find wildlife in some very strange predicaments but this sounded particularly odd, and it definitely was!'

Inspector Wilson continued: 'There were lots of leaves and twigs also tangled and squirrels have sharp teeth so I took them to Vets Now Middlesbrough where we had more hands to help them.

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'The vet nurses put towels over the squirrels so they felt safer.

'They seemed to realise we were trying to help them as they stayed quiet while the vet worked to untangle them.

“It turned out once the twigs and leaves were removed that the four tails were all literally plaited together!'

'It’s impossible to know for sure how they came to be in such a predicament.

'I think they must have become entangled in the nest and, maybe in their haste to get free, jumped over each other effectively plaiting the tails so they were completely stuck.

'I am so glad they were found in this remote area of woodland and that we could step in to help.'