Baby Squirrel Milk Substitute

Let sit in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before first use longer if possible is best.

Baby squirrel milk substitute.

Once the squirrel has been rehydrated with pedialyte you can start to give powdered puppy milk replacer mixed as follows. Esbilac can safely be used on most mammals without difficulties. 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. Do not allow the baby to eat more than the recommended amount or frequency.

Esbilac and similar products are available at veterinary offices and pet food stores. If using yoghurt add about 1 teaspoon 5ml to each 1 3 cup of warmed formula. Do not add vitamins or minerals to any commercially prepared milk replacement product as they are already nutritionally complete. If you aren t sure on what baby squirrels eat the best feeding solution you can buy is puppy milk.

We recommend esbilac puppy milk replacer in powder form. Never feed baby squirrels cow s milk fruit juice tang sunny d or any other sweet drink. Never use milk sold for human consumption including soy milk. Mix 1 part esbilac to 2 parts hot water.

To substitute mother s milk purchase puppy milk replacement formula. Vegetable oil casein whey protein concentrate cream and dried skim milk reconstituting it with distilled water. The right formula is esbilac powder milk replacer for puppies with heavy whipping cream added. Warm the serving and stir again before feeding.

Never feed them human formula cow s milk or milk substitutes. A newborn squirrel needs mother s milk to survive. You may add a tiny bit of plain unsweetened full fat yoghurt or probiotics such as lactobacillus acidophilus from a drug store at feeding time to the warmed formula once or twice a day. Milk replacer for those of you that are able to purchase milk replacer.

Scalded milk without egg yolk unborn chicken is recommended for all vegetarian animals babies or adults including deer rabbits mice rats wild and domestic hamsters gerbils guinea pigs as well as all types of tree squirrels or ground squirrels including flying squirrels prairie dogs chipmunks groundhogs marmots beaver and nutria. Fox valley 32 40 squirrels opossums and bunnies from 11 70 esbilac puppy milk replacer by petag from 13 95 goat s milk esbilac gme by petag from 14 99 zoologic milk matrix 33 40 from 28 99. For squirrels over four weeks or with eyes opened fox valley day one 20 50 is recommended.