Baby Squirrel Food Recipe

Microwave a coffee mug of water until it is hot but not boiling.

Baby squirrel food recipe.

A single squirrel reared by humans is at a huge disadvantage for learning important social and survival skills. Buy powdered puppy milk replacer at any pet store and make the following mixture. They are pink and bald at first. Stir the mixture together thoroughly and store it in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.

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. Baby squirrels need to be taken care of until they are 12 weeks old.

Give them small amounts of just one food at a time to be sure it doesn t get diarrhea. Place on a foil lined tray into the oven for 3 hours. Then dunk the filled syringes in the hot water. Preheat oven to 180 degrees.

With powdered formula use very warm water stir well. Overeating may result in life threatening diarrhea and easy predation by cats hawks and other menaces that prefer chubby slow moving prey. If your squirrel pees on the food don t worry it s just what baby squirrels do. Before you proceed ensure that you have followed the steps described in i found a baby to address the orphan s urgent needs.

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. Stir ocassionally while cooling to prevent a fat film from developing. 2 x tsp of flour simply to hold it all together 2 x tablespoons of water add a bit at a time till roll able consistency method. Baby squirrels are notorious hogs and will happily overeat.

Eastern grey squirrels are black gray or brown. Baby squirrels need pedialyte and puppy milk to grow. Squirrels rarely make good pets and in many jurisdictions it is illegal. Every first time visitor is offered our free mini e book about how to care for a baby squirrel.

American red squirrels are reddish brown with a black stripe on their nose. Ingredients you ll need 1 2 cup peanut butter unsalted is preferred 1 4 cup chopped nuts any of their favorites will do 1 3 cup plain oats unsweetened 2 tsp flour 1 4 cup pumpkin seeds you substitute 1 2 of chopped nuts instead 2 tablespoons water you may need to add more to get the proper. Reference the link entitled feeding complications for more information. In the morning stir the formula and draw up enough syringes of cold formula for your first feeding of the day.

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.