Re: Bone-eating squirrels

>For some reason, there are lots of beef bones in the woods hereabouts -
>maybe left by dogs? Anyway, squirrels chew them into interesting shapes.
>Does anyone know if they are actually eating the bone, and if so, for
>calcium, protein or what? If not, is it just for fun, to maintain teeth, or
>what?

They chew the bones to grind down and sharpen their teeth. The calcium is also
good for them. I give dog bones to my rescue squirrels for their teeth and the
calcium.