Feeding Baby Squirrels Kitten Formula

3 introduce veggies and other healthy foods one at a time.

Feeding baby squirrels kitten formula.

Esbilac is made for puppies but it has the correct formulation for baby squirrels. Normal formula fed baby squirrel feces ranges from yellow to dark golden colored and is well formed like small seeds. Proper feeding video of baby squirrel you may use the hydrating solution for up to 12 hours if necessary giving the baby the solution every 2 hours. Keep feeding the squirrel formula on the set schedule by this point likely every 4 hours until it shows no interest in the formula.

Choose the feeding tool. Squirrel weighs 50 grams 50 x 5 2 5 using a calculator it s 50 x 05 2 5 so you feed 2 5 cc s per feeding potty time. They like snap peas carrots grapes apples green beans etc. Baby squirrels need to be taken care of until they are 12 weeks old.

Mix one part esbilac powder to four parts lukewarm water for the first feeding if your esbilac is premixed dilute it with equal parts water. The warming process. A good rule of thumb is to feed eyes closed baby squirrels 5 of body weight at every feeding with eyes open babies sometimes wanting between 5 and 7 of body weight at each meal. It ll likely lose interest in formula and only want solid food at 7 10 weeks of age.

What do baby squirrels drink. For squirrels up to four weeks of age the best formula is fox valley day one 32 40 appropriate for baby squirrels under four weeks eastern cottontail or baby opossum under 45 grams. Baby squirrels need pedialyte and puppy milk to grow. Feed the little one.

They are pink and bald at first. I am feeding them baby food fruit with powered baby formula stirred in for nutrients and an assortment of fresh vegetables every day. After the first 6 to 12 hours you can start feeding your baby squirrel a milk replacement formula. You can feed a baby squirrel with a bottle and it will bond to you as its mother you have to keep baby squirrels warm and massage their genitals to make them pee.

Keeping a record of its weight gain over the weeks of formula feeding will help you feel assured that it is gaining appropriately. How to feed baby squirrels. Weigh the baby every day at the same time to determine if they are gaining or losing weight and adjust the formula amount as needed. A baby squirrel less than 5 weeks old will need to be stimulated to poop and pee.

For squirrels over four weeks or with eyes opened fox valley day one 20 50 is recommended. Their all time favorite is avocado. If the stool becomes loose smelly watery white or very pale then cut back on the concentration of formula or provide pedialyte for a few feedings until the feces is normal again.