Feeding Chart For Baby Squirrels

This section discusses how much to feed the baby and how often.

Feeding chart for baby squirrels. Eyes are sealed shut and ears are pinned to head for first few days. Feeding amount based weight range. Squirrels are wild animals that live their best lives in the wild rather than being kept as pets if you find a baby squirrel that you re sure needs care contact a wildlife rehabilitator first to get expert guidance prepare a rehydrating solution or milk replacement formula as advised and feed the squirrel slowly carefully and frequently as directed. Do not add vitamins or minerals to any commercially prepared milk replacement product as they are already nutritionally complete.

One of the most frequent and avoidable feeding mistakes is feeding too much too fast or at the wrong frequency. Use a warm wet cotton ball q tip the corner of a kleenex or your finger and flick lightly across the genital area. 5 of body weight each feeding every 2 3 hours for 6 8 feedings each day. Never feed baby squirrels cow s milk fruit juice tang.

Example squirrel weighs 25 grams x 25 6 25 then divide by the number of feedings let s say 12 5208 or 52 cc s. Umbilicus still attached feeding feeding newborn to one week description amount interval 12 grams completely hairless except for tiny vibrisse whiskers. Do not allow the baby to eat more than the recommended amount or frequency. Includes charts based on age and weight links to online conversion calculators for weight volume and.

50 x 5 2 5 using a calculator it s 50 x 05 2 5 so you feed 2 5 cc s per feeding.