Feeding Baby Squirrels Kitten Formula

Esbilac is made for puppies but it has the correct formulation for baby squirrels.

Feeding baby squirrels kitten formula.

After the first 6 to 12 hours you can start feeding your baby squirrel a milk replacement formula. They like snap peas carrots grapes apples green beans etc. Baby squirrels need pedialyte and puppy milk to grow. For squirrels over four weeks or with eyes opened fox valley day one 20 50 is recommended.

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. Keep feeding the squirrel formula on the set schedule by this point likely every 4 hours until it shows no interest in the formula. I am feeding them baby food fruit with powered baby formula stirred in for nutrients and an assortment of fresh vegetables every day. Their all time favorite is avocado.

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

Keep the squirrel warm. 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. Keeping a record of its weight gain over the weeks of formula feeding will help you feel assured that it is gaining appropriately. Choose the feeding tool.

If you know there is no chance that you can get the baby to a rehabilitator in the near future then after the baby is warm and re hydrated you may start it on formula. What do baby squirrels drink. The first thing you need to do after finding a baby squirrel is to keep the little squirrel warm. A baby squirrel less than 5 weeks old will need to be stimulated to poop and pee.

It ll likely lose interest in formula and only want solid food at 7 10 weeks of age. Feed the little one. 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. They are pink and bald at first.

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. How to feed baby squirrels. 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.