Baby Squirrel Milk

Baby squirrels need pedialyte and puppy milk to grow.

Baby squirrel milk. At six weeks baby squirrels can eat seeds nuts and fruit. 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. Feeding baby squirrels with improper formula milk can lead to the development of the metabolic bone disease as well as other health problems. Combine two parts goat s milk mixture to one part fox valley formula 2 1 second two feedings.

Mix one part of milk powder with 2 parts of distilled water. The idea of cow s milk killing baby squirrels is a lie that is intended to get you to fear and doubt the idea of ever feeding them regular milk. Use powdered puppy milk replacer if the baby squirrel is hydrated. The animal should always be warm to the touch before administering any pedialyte or milk replacer.

Ingredients 1 can 12 fluid ounces evaporated milk 1whole egg 2egg yolks. First two feedings. Never feed baby squirrels cow s milk fruit juice tang sunny d or any other sweet drink. Before feeding make sure the baby squirrel is warm.

You can use various milk replacers such as esbilac puppy milk replacer. The steps of feeding are rehydrate baby first using homemade fluid then feed baby using pedialyte homemade milk replacers and then squirrel milk replacers. How to feed a baby squirrel 3 tablespoons goat milk 3 tablespoons plain yogurt 2 tablespoons heavy cream egg yolk. If the baby squirrel doesn t require rehydration you can move straight to providing this formula.

Or once you ve completed the process of rehydrating the squirrel you ll also shift to this formula. Use only distilled water when mixing the formula milk. Using this while trying to reunite with mom helps to attract mom back to her babies. At four weeks they open their eyes.

You can warm the animal by taking a water bottle small soda bottle fill with hot water. Combine one part goat s milk mixture to one part fox valley formula 1 1 last two feedings. At three weeks they start developing teeth. Combine one part goat s milk mixture to two parts fox valley formula 1 2 subsequent.

Steps of hydration are listed below in faq.