Baby Squirrel Food Recipe

With powdered formula use very warm water stir well.

Baby squirrel food recipe.

Overeating may result in life threatening diarrhea and easy predation by cats hawks and other menaces that prefer chubby slow moving prey. Squirrels rarely make good pets and in many jurisdictions it is illegal. 8 oz 230 g of powdered puppy milk replacer 16 fl oz 470 ml of distilled water and 2 fl oz 59 ml of whipping cream not whipped cream or plain full fat yogurt. Microwave a coffee mug of water until it is hot but not boiling.

Baby squirrels are notorious hogs and will happily overeat. Baby squirrels need to be taken care of until they are 12 weeks old. If your squirrel pees on the food don t worry it s just what baby squirrels do. Then dunk the filled syringes in the hot water.

Mix all ingredients and then roll into 1 inch sized balls in your hand. Baby squirrels make a high pitched squeaking noise. Place in the refrigerator. If you don t have a method of weighing the baby and are unsure of.

Buy powdered puppy milk replacer at any pet store and make the following mixture. Preheat oven to 180 degrees. They are pink and bald at first. Reference the link entitled feeding complications for more information.

Remove immediately from the heat when boiling and allow to cool. Eastern grey squirrels are black gray or brown. A few drops of raw coconut oil to each feeding optional place milk and cream in a sauce pan and heat on high heat on stove while stirring continuously until mixture comes to a foaming boil. Before you proceed ensure that you have followed the steps described in i found a baby to address the orphan s urgent needs.

Every first time visitor is offered our free mini e book about how to care for a baby squirrel. A single squirrel reared by humans is at a huge disadvantage for learning important social and survival skills. Baby squirrels need pedialyte and puppy milk to grow. Place on a foil lined tray into the oven for 3 hours.

American red squirrels are reddish brown with a black stripe on their nose. Give them small amounts of just one food at a time to be sure it doesn t get diarrhea. Avoid picking acorns from the ground as many contain an invisible toxin that can quickly kill a squirrel. Stir ocassionally while cooling to prevent a fat film from developing.

In the morning stir the formula and draw up enough syringes of cold formula for your first feeding of the day.