You’ve heard of Uber’s surge pricing. But what about squirrel pricing?

A Boulder resident ordered a baby orphaned squirrel a ride to Boulder County’s Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center using the popular ride-sharing app.

According to Greenwood Wildlife spokeswoman Jenny Bryant, the Uber driver showed up on Friday morning with the orphaned squirrel in a shoebox.

“Sometimes, people have to be creative about transporting an animal to Greenwood,” a Facebook post by Greenwood read. “Uber driver Chris Byrne delivered an orphaned squirrel to Greenwood this morning after a customer ordered a ride for the critter!”

Bryant said Byrne told them it was a first for him.

“This is the first time he’s ever had to deliver a squirrel,” Bryant said.

Surprisingly enough, it was not a first for Greenwood. Bryant said they had another squirrel dropped off in an Uber last summer.

Greenwood Wildlife said the baby squirrel “had a few fleas,” but was otherwise healthy. She said it hasn’t been named yet.

Bryant said Byrne did not tell Greenwood how much the ride cost or what rating he gave the squirrel on the app.

Mitchell Byars: 303-473-1329, byarsm@dailycamera.com or twitter.com/mitchellbyars.