Monday, January 18, 2010

HELP BABY SQUIRREL I dont know what to feed him?

ok so he is pobly like 3 weeks old and he might die we are trying to keep him alive but I dont know what to feed him and i dont know what not to feed him please tell me both what not to feed and what to feedHELP BABY SQUIRREL I dont know what to feed him?
Hope this helpsHELP BABY SQUIRREL I dont know what to feed him?
We rescued 3 baby squirrel's growing up and we used a baby doll bottle, cut the tip off and used warm pet's milk to feed them. You might be able to find a very tiny feeding bottle at the pet store.





Arent they just so cute when they are that small and hairless?
RELEASE HIM!!!!! These type of people sicken me.........
try here for advice





http://www.squirrels-r-forever.com/page4鈥?/a>





it seems pretty thorough





also google any wildlife rescues in your area they may be able to help you or even take the baby off your hands





good luck
I emailed a friend in Pennsylvania who has been rescuing all sorts of animals for years. She doesn't have a yahoo logon, but she sent this info:





Feeding, hydration, cleanliness and body temperature all have to be just right for infant wild things to survive.





So - Number one keep the baby warm with a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel. Make the baby a nest. Keep the baby warm.





Feeding is every 2 hours around the clock. this is not an undertaking for sissies.





If the little squirrel has had nothing to eat for a while feeding dextrose or a sugar/water mix will perk it up enough to eat.





Once it is up to eating feeding Kitten Milk Replacement formula for newborn kittens works best. The formula has to be warm just like human babies and the little squirrel will likely only be able to eat about 0.5 of a cc at one feeding for a day or so until it gets adjusted.





If it develops diarrhea or does not get perky right away once it is warm then it has to go to a licensed vet who will have the knowledge and the means to get the baby right.





Hope that helps.
put him back outside mom will return for him
Get this squirrel to a wildlife rehab..they will know how to feed and care for it and possibly get it released back into the wild. Leave it to an expert..it may die in your care. Look here for one near you:


http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.鈥?/a>
we had a baby squirrel we had a baby squirrel and we feel ours watered down 2% milk and that kept ours alive make sure you give him lots of love too
I dont know how too but...while ur getting info and helping ur baby squirl on yahoo answers, i would also look up in the yellow pages for resuces that help with squirles.i know i have one not too far from here that take them for free and save them.good luck
this is what they eat their first seven weeks they will nurse milk i would try to feed him warm milk like baby and in a bottle
hi,





the first thing you should do is put on gloves to protect you and the squirrel then leve it outside for about 45 minutes and see if the mother comes back. if not call the spca or you local vet!!!
hey feed it esibilic it is puppy milk, go to petsmart, petsupermarket or petco, they r sure to have it. Buy a srynge or small bottle from there. and when u feed it plz only one drop at a time. feed until its belly is full but do not bloat too much, do not feed to little either. feed enough, flip it over and when u c the belly u will see white round inside its tummy, that is the milk. plz keep it warm!!! it is esential!! u can buy a reptile heater and put it under cloth or whatever the bedding is okay, or just keep it wraped up and warm. feed every 4 hours but no less than 4 times a day. surely it will grow just fine. this will help untill u find more info okay.





p.s. NO COW MILK OR KITTEN MILK!THAT WILL KILL IT! only puppy milk-esibilic is best.
i used to have two baby squirrels. we had cut down a tree in our yard and these two little babies rolled out. we got the powdered milk for kittens, and mixed it up and fed them thru one of those little squeeze tubes ( dont know what they are called ) that worked great. however the only problem with that is you have to feed them constantly. we kept them for a few weeks then took them to a wildlife place
take it to an exotic vet. u might want to try milk froma baby bottle
It's a mammal. And if it's that young it drinks milk. Get an eyedropper and fill it repeatedly with warm milk. It should suck from the eyedropper.





Call a nature center for advice. They might even take him.
the best thing to feel him is dog food suprisingly you want to put it in water and microwave it so its mushy but make sure its not hot where it could burn it. also if its not old enough for soft food yet try going to a local store(pet store) or a farm and fleet idk if you have thoes but you can get it from vets to and get the powdered animal milk and you can use one of thoes things you give medicine to a baby with. good luck i hope the lil guy makes it baby squirrels are hard to help i have had 2 : (
Whatever you do dont release it because if the mom smells human on it then she'll kill it. I recomment feeding it baby formula, then nuts and berries, they also like plain pumpkin.

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