Man spotted with pet squirrel in Hailsham

A video was taken by Geri Burt, and uploaded to Facebook by her dad, which showed the man walking his pet rodent on a lead outside the Hailsham Tesco.

In the video, Geri says: "The man's got a squirrel on a lead.”

Another person can also be heard saying the same thing.

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Two shoppers are seen in the video approaching the squirrel and stroking it.

Watch the video here

Replies to the original Facebook post indicated that the squirrel was in fact Alvin, a squirrel rescued and nursed back to full health by a local man named Mehmet.

The pair have their own TikTok channel – named Mehment and Alvin – and have more than 1000 followers.

The channel is filled with videos of Alvin being taken on walks around the town – including some where the squirrel is carried on top of his owner’s head.