ShesASquirrelyGirl
09-17-2008, 03:09 PM
We brought the girl we took in from ST into the vet yesterday. Her teeth were pretty bad. She had marks from them on her mouth but luckily no infection. They drilled her teeth then filed. X rayed to make sure nothing was going on elsewhere which I will upload in a few.
She would only eat pecans and walnuts before so no hard foods to help keep them trim. She's been on this diet in the wild with other things I am sure. Because she came from a park people would feed them nuts. So she did eat, she is a good size squirrel and about 2-3 years old but this didn't help her situation.
I am am forced to cut out the nuts and offer only rodent block and after getting her to eat such veggies and a piece of fruit later. I am hoping her teeth stay good for a while so I don't have to take her in to often.
Now I know a squirrel won't let themselves starve to death, but do you think it will take her even longer to give in and eat the rodent blocks because of her wild and human fed diet for so long?
Also I was thinking of making the rodent block from the recipe, but the question is after cooked are they hard enough so that its a good teeth file like rodent blocks?
Thanks!!
She would only eat pecans and walnuts before so no hard foods to help keep them trim. She's been on this diet in the wild with other things I am sure. Because she came from a park people would feed them nuts. So she did eat, she is a good size squirrel and about 2-3 years old but this didn't help her situation.
I am am forced to cut out the nuts and offer only rodent block and after getting her to eat such veggies and a piece of fruit later. I am hoping her teeth stay good for a while so I don't have to take her in to often.
Now I know a squirrel won't let themselves starve to death, but do you think it will take her even longer to give in and eat the rodent blocks because of her wild and human fed diet for so long?
Also I was thinking of making the rodent block from the recipe, but the question is after cooked are they hard enough so that its a good teeth file like rodent blocks?
Thanks!!