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Meet Aspen our Newest Baby Beaver

Recently, Critter Care rescued a baby beaver, which we named Aspen. Our estimates are, that, she was only two weeks old, when she came in. Aspen was rescued, after being washed down some rapids, and we were unable to find her parents or the dam that it came from.

Babies usually stay with their mom until they’re one and a half or two years of age. She has lots of attitude and doesn’t enjoy the cold water. We will try to teach her what she needs to know, but beavers are pretty intuitive when it comes to chewing, swimming and all the other things, they’ll need to know to survive, once we release it back into the wild.

At the time of this writing, she is one plus months old, happy and healthy, and she loves drinking milk! Once, she is weaned, she will be moved to our beaver enclosure, and then we have to keep her until she’s one and a half to two years of age. Then we will decide where to release her.

Branch Donations!

Earlier on social media, we shared our need for branches for Aspen. Most deciduous branches are suitable, and it’s always fun at the centre to see which animals enjoy these treats.

Here’s a list of the types of trees and branches that will work for Aspen:

- Willow

- Birch

- Cottonwood

- Aspen

- Ash

- Alder

- Poplar

- Hickory

- Maple

- Red Oak

- Juniper

- Pussywillow

- Raspberry Cane

- Wild Grapevine

Additionally, other plants that work as food include cattails, ragweed, clover, and dandelion.

If you're nearby, we can arrange to pick up the branches from you, but it would be incredibly helpful if you could drop them off at the center. Thank you again for your help and for supporting animals like Aspen. Your generosity makes a big difference!

Address:

Critter Care Wildlife Society