Gus sure looks like a very happy boy!
IMPORTANT: What kind of formula were you providing Gus? And does he still take the formula? If the formula lacked the right mix of calcium, this may be more urgent and require more aggressive calcium supplementation (more frequent).
Farrelli provided the link for the healthy squirrel diet:
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/s...-Pet-Squirrels
I would start introducing Gus to the healthy veggies right away... it may take some trial and error to find what he prefers and will eat. I would also place branches in his cage from the “safe tree” list. That too is important, the eat them and chew on them... and make a mess, but it is a good healthy thing!
And Henry’s for the block:
http://www.henryspets.com/squirrel-diet/
But they are closed for the holidays… I have some leftover HHB Growth formula which is perfect for Gus. I will PM you and if you send me back your address I will mail some out priority mail tomorrow. But they will mold quickly after defrosting, so I will send only a few. I am not far from you (60 miles, just inside GA from Westminster off 123) but I have family coming into town starting tonight. They leave Sunday so maybe we can figure something out to get you the rest of the bag in frozen state! I should have enough to get you through until Henry’s reopens. I will also send some “Healthy Vita-Mins” for squirrels that includes calcium.
I have never seen a squirrel Gus’ age molt. We have more than a dozen little ones (wild) running around here and none of them have the same thing going on, and we are in the same area.
Hopefully others will chime in here since many have much more experience than I!!! But I can see the hair loss in the pictures.
Note: No Avocado skins or pits if you decide to try those!
Edit: TUMS. Tums (but not the ones with Vitamin D... I see farelli posted while I was typing! Thanks farelli, I failed to mention NO Vit D!) are a great source of calcium and squirrels often will eat the berry flavored ones. You can crush and dissolve in his water too. But do provide the info on the formula!