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Amber
Lv 4
Amber asked in PetsRodents · 9 years ago

3 Week Old Baby Squirrel Help? Food related question. Advice?

A baby squirrel that I have begun to raise so he may be released in the wild has been eating Whiskas Catmilk/kitten milk for about a week and a half. He looks perfectly normal besides his stools seem a tiny bit soft (but definitely normal colored, along with the urine). Should he be having the Esbialic formula instead? Should I go immediately to the store tomorrow to buy him some to ensure a better chance of survival? He has been eating every two hours. He looks about three to four weeks old, eyes closed. Advice? He is sleeping soundly in a fleece blanket over a heating pad which has temperature control (at a mere 140 degrees at the moment). The squirrel is EXTREMELY active and runs around as much as he possibly can while out of his blanket. What do you suggest?

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  • Carol
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    Actually although I know your heart is in the right place, you are making a big mistake. You need to call your local Wild life rescue Society and have them pick the little tyke up so it will be properly raised and will not imprint onto you. If your goal is indeed to release(and it should be) it back into the wild it needs to be fed the exact foods it would eat in the wild. The wonderful people at the Wild Life Society have all the right foods, environments and medical help available to get it healthy and back to where it should be.As hard as you can try you are only guessing and you simply can not provide what it truly needs to be healthy and wild. As soon as it imprints on you the chances of it ever surviving in the wild are very slim. I know you only want the best for it and that you are trying very very hard but please make the phone call and get the little thing where it belongs with the professionals.

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

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