I rescued two baby squirrels, what do I feed them?

[vcs]

Help

 

[Starfighter]

Nuts?

 

[vcs]

They're tiny. Hardly three inches without including the tail. Can they chew nuts?

 

[Bijed]

Quick summary from google. Bolded bit in particular stood out to me:

Baby squirrels need Pedialyte and puppy milk to grow. 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. At six weeks, baby squirrels can eat seeds, nuts, and fruit.

The extract is from the following article, which looks like it should be pretty useful:

https://www.whatdosquirrelseat.org/baby-squirrel/

 

[mr_mister]

Milk

 

[vcs]

Quick summary from google. Bolded bit in particular stood out to me:



The extract is from the following article, which looks like it should be pretty useful:

https://www.whatdosquirrelseat.org/baby-squirrel/

I didn't sign up for this..

 

[fredfertang]

Your cat would probably be able to solve any problems you have

 

[Athlai]

Parmi

 

[andmark]

I don't know, but this might help.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

They need to be sucking at their mom's teats.

Use cow's milk but dilute it though. Lukewarm.

Bottles. Nipples.

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Use a soft cloth, soak it with the milk... use as a feeding bottle.

 

[sledger]

Soak some cereal in warm milk until soft

 

[vcs]

Soak some cereal in warm milk until soft

Tried it, they don't seem to like it

 

[Daemon]

They're tiny. Hardly three inches without including the tail. Can they chew nuts?

hey, three inches isn't tiny ok...

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Okay, now I need to know what you rescued them from.

There has to be a catastrophe. Their mother died after giving birth?
A coyote attacked their mother?

 

[Gnske]

Aren't squirrels just glorified rodents anyway? Like Racoons.

 

[Daemon]

Aren't squirrels just glorified rodents anyway? Like Racoons.

They're not glorified rodents, they're rodents.

If you're asking whether they're a pest then maybe yeah. They chew on wiring, dig up trash and take up residence in your home. Not in the same ballpark as rats and racoons though obviously. Plus they're super cute.

 

[Starfighter]

Aren't squirrels just glorified rodents anyway? Like Racoons.

Funny you say that in jest. Squirrels are rodents, while raccoons are derived carnivores and phylogenetically ages away.


But yes, if you wish you can say squirrels are just glorified rats.

 

[vcs]

Okay, now I need to know what you rescued them from.

There has to be a catastrophe. Their mother died after giving birth?
A coyote attacked their mother?

No coyotes where I live. They were squealing under a tree in my house with no sign of mother around. There are a couple of cats that prowl around, so I put them in a box and brought them in for the night, and will try getting them back under that tree tomorrow. Maybe she'll come back for them.

 

[Gnske]

Funny you say that in jest. Squirrels are rodents, while raccoons are derived carnivores and phylogenetically ages away.


But yes, if you wish you can say squirrels are just glorified rats.

It was meant in jest, but I realised after it was one of the better questions I've ever asked.

Didn't know that about Racoons though, so you actually made me learn something.