Indian Baby Squirrel Food

Squirrels eat fruit and berries.

Indian baby squirrel food.

For more from our veterinary reviewer on raising a baby squirrel including how to wean it and start it on solid foods keep reading. If you can t get pedialyte make a sugar salt water mixture instead. Videos you watch may be added to the tv s watch history and influence tv recommendations. Baby squirrels have to learn to swallow solids.

Proper feeding video of baby squirrel you may use the hydrating solution for up to 12 hours if necessary giving the baby the solution every 2 hours. To substitute mother s milk purchase puppy milk replacement formula. Make sure to incorporate plenty of nutrients that are rich in calcium. If you know there is no chance that you can get the baby to a rehabilitator in the near future then after the baby is warm and re hydrated you may start it on formula.

Baby squirrels will chew an spit out solid foods at first the orange colored sweet potato makes it easy to see the chewed up pieces in the bottom of the cage. Nuts and seeds should also be a major part of their diet including pine cones walnuts pecans hazelnuts and pumpkin seeds. To avoid this cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. They are opportunists in urban areas and can be easily tamed and trained to accept food from humans.

A squirrel s food pyramid a newborn squirrel needs mother s milk to survive. They are fairly vocal with a cry that sounds like chip chip chip when danger is present. Then feed your baby squirrel every 2 hours until it s 2 weeks old then every 3 hours until its eyes are open. Fruits are one of the squirrel s favorite food but like most food groups it s better for them to maintain a balanced diet too much fruit can prevent them from absorbing calcium so keep fruit based treats to a minimum.

At this age 3 4 weeks baby five striped palm squirrels do not eat on their own and are supposed to be fed by their mother but after finding two of these adorable squirrel babies kits we fed. You can add fruits and vegetables such as grapes apples oranges broccoli spinach carrots strawberries blueberries figs dates and apricots. These squirrels eat mainly nuts and fruits.