Feeding Chart For Baby Squirrels

We take the squirrels weight in grams and multiply by 25 then divide by the number of feedings in a 24 hours period.

Feeding chart for baby squirrels.

Eyes are sealed shut and ears are pinned to head for first few days. One of the most frequent and avoidable feeding mistakes is feeding too much too fast or at the wrong frequency. This section discusses how much to feed the baby and how often. Do not add vitamins or minerals to any commercially prepared milk replacement product as they are already nutritionally complete.

50 x 5 2 5 using a calculator it s 50 x 05 2 5 so you feed 2 5 cc s per feeding. Includes charts based on age and weight links to online conversion calculators for weight volume and. That will give you the number of cc s per feeding. 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.

A baby squirrel less than 5 weeks old will need to be stimulated to poop and pee. 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. Use a warm wet cotton ball q tip the corner of a kleenex or your finger and flick lightly across the genital area.

Never feed baby squirrels cow s milk fruit juice tang.