I agree 2 years for a squirrel is a little bit long. They realy don't take that long to mount.As for asking for a return date. Most taxidermists will not give an return date. They give a time frame. Mine is 9 month wether it takes that long or not. I try my absoute best never to go over that. If I feel it will go over that time fram i always call the customer or customers and let them know.