Baby Squirrel Formula Recipe

Mixed baby cereal 1 drop corn syrup 1 4 tsp.

Baby squirrel formula recipe. They are pink and bald at first. Clean your baby squirrel. Please note that the picture on this page is not the proper position for feeding baby squirrels. You can access the recipe for making our formula here.

Instructions for preparing an interim homemade formula to sustain the baby until the formula arrives. Formula also called milk replacer since esbilac changed their product there is no safe formula you can buy at the store so start with homemade goat milk formula. A 5 week old squirrel will be strictly on formula and not yet on solid foods so he will need to be fed every three hours. Remove the fleas and maggots by hand with flea combs and or tweezers.

What do baby squirrels eat. Always check to ensure this is safe for your baby. In the case of baby squirrels please continue reading through this until you get to the section of reuniting squirrels. For every week old.

Then order the appropriate fox valley formula from henry s. This recipe uses eggs to boost the proportion of these two nutrients in cow milk to the correct amount but any other source of fat and protein can be substituted if you prefer be aware that this easy squirrel milk recipe contains almost 3 times as much sugar as regular squirrel milk. A seven week old squirrel will. For squirrels over four weeks or with eyes opened fox valley day one 20 50 is recommended.

Links to online resources that sell formula and rehabilitation supplies to help you successfully care for an infant squirrel. Calcium gluconate 1 drop vitamin oil 3 drops wheat germ oil. Eastern grey squirrels are black gray or brown. 1 cup of whole milk 4 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream.

The correct position is head up with the syringe pointing slightly toward the roof of the mouth. 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. Goats milk or homogenized cow s milk 1 tsp. Baby squirrels make a high pitched squeaking noise.

There is a video that will play a baby squirrel crying. But one simple step in the preparation eliminates this danger and makes this formula one of the best foods in the world for baby squirrels. Squirrel milk is rich in fat and protein. Be aware that baby squirrels might have parasites such as fleas mites ticks and maggots.

How much to feed. Instructions for transitioning from one formula to another. Petco also sells flea and mite sprays made specifically for small animals such as hamsters. Baby squirrels need to be taken care of until they are 12 weeks old.

1 to 2 cc. American red squirrels are reddish brown with a black stripe on their nose.