Wild Squirrel Recipe

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

Hi all. I need some help.
I have searched all over TSB and there are some amazing recipes for all sorts of squirrels but they are very expensive for my outside population. Now my NR are another story - HHB for them and a balanced diet. But the outside guys need something decent too. (I'm sure my releases) I count 11 in one box. I live with 100s of acres of Hickory, Oak, etc etc. There are oodles of trees and habitat, so many go into the woods forever. But of course I feed my birds & squirrels and have 10+ houses in the timber. Yes, the husband drags the huge ladder and we go hiking.
I am a self funded wildlife rehabber - rare do I get donations but I still want to feed the kids outside something besides the corn and seed routine.
I find recipes for wildbites but cost is a bit high. I find these recipes online for suet, peanut butter, corn and sunflower seeds - No thank you. Then I actuall found a site with "complete nutrution squirrel blocks" once again corn and sunflower seed glued in a block. We all know better.

Any suggestions????? I'm perplexed. I see my crew out there and I want to help. I was thinking BooBites - ???? They look nice. But rodent block is not a fav - or is it? Add peanut butter??? My friends in town have squirrels that eat ALL their left overs. They toss ALL scraps outside (no meat) and these squirrels eat every last bit.

Thanks guys. Sorry if this is a dead subject - I'm ready to bake! I make all my own dog food (for 11 now) from scratch. I make all my own dog, goat & horse treats. So lets make some for the squirrels. I did get some oats out today????

[mugzeezma]

Hi all. I need some help.
I have searched all over TSB and there are some amazing recipes for all sorts of squirrels but they are very expensive for my outside population. Now my NR are another story - HHB for them and a balanced diet. But the outside guys need something decent too. (I'm sure my releases) I count 11 in one box. I live with 100s of acres of Hickory, Oak, etc etc. There are oodles of trees and habitat, so many go into the woods forever. But of course I feed my birds & squirrels and have 10+ houses in the timber. Yes, the husband drags the huge ladder and we go hiking.
I am a self funded wildlife rehabber - rare do I get donations but I still want to feed the kids outside something besides the corn and seed routine.
I find recipes for wildbites but cost is a bit high. I find these recipes online for suet, peanut butter, corn and sunflower seeds - No thank you. Then I actuall found a site with "complete nutrution squirrel blocks" once again corn and sunflower seed glued in a block. We all know better.

Any suggestions????? I'm perplexed. I see my crew out there and I want to help. I was thinking BooBites - ???? They look nice. But rodent block is not a fav - or is it? Add peanut butter??? My friends in town have squirrels that eat ALL their left overs. They toss ALL scraps outside (no meat) and these squirrels eat every last bit.

Thanks guys. Sorry if this is a dead subject - I'm ready to bake! I make all my own dog food (for 11 now) from scratch. I make all my own dog, goat & horse treats. So lets make some for the squirrels. I did get some oats out today????

I'll email you a whole bunch o stuff Nancy...;)

[RockyRocko]

I'll email you a whole bunch o stuff Nancy...;)

Was hoping you could email me those too!!??? Please:flash3

[mugzeezma]

Was hoping you could email me those too!!??? Please:flash3

Yes
because you've been a good little squelf this year! :D

[Chickenlegs]

and maybe another in that chain? My yard squirrels get leftovers but they need good food too.

[Baxied]

Please, please, please me too!!! Now that I have started rehabbing and become more aware of their nutritional needs, I worry about my outside squirrels. I try to feed them well but could use some suggestions.:)

[mugzeezma]

Please, please, please me too!!! Now that I have started rehabbing and become more aware of their nutritional needs, I worry about my outside squirrels. I try to feed them well but could use some suggestions.:)

They are some recipes and ideas pulled from various sources. I was going to do some more research on the nutritional values but for wilds it's not as important as providing energy for cold weather.
Vionate can always be added to a cereal recipe and proteins and starches can be manipulated with soy or rice. I'll type out more tomorrow afternoon.

One rehabber I know feeds Zupreem Pelleted bird feed for her wilds...

I did a bit of searching around on the ingredients, etc
looks like
good protein, fat, and fiber content...
all the major Vits and minerals
(required calcium and phosphorous ratios appear to be the same for sq and aves)

And Canthax to bring out their red! jk:D

Looks GOOD!

Ingredients
Ground corn, Soybean meal, Ground wheat, Vegetable oil, Wheat germ meal, Sucrose, Dicalcium phosphate, Calcium carbonate, Ground vegetables (carrots, celery, beets, watercress and spinach), Iodized salt, DL-Methionine, Choline chloride, L-Lysine, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate, Natural mixed tocopherols, Rosemary extract, Citric
acid, Canthaxanthin, Manganous oxide, Zinc oxide, Copper sulfate, Calcium iodate, Sodium selenite, Vitamin A supplement, Vitamin D3 supplement, Vitamin E supplement, Vitamin K supplement, Niacin, Calcium pantothenate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Folic acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 supplement

guaranteed analysis
Crude Protein Not less than 14.0%
Crude Fat Not less than 4.0%
Crude Fiber Not greater than 3.5%

[CritterMom]

Wow, when I first saw this post title I assumed we had a troll in our midst. Then I saw who posted it! Here is one of the things I am doing on a small scale, but may begin to do on a large scale, since I have discovered that many feed stores can order Mazuri rat block in 50 and 25 pound bags at a very reasonable price. I am doing this right now with some of my Harlan Teklad blocks, in addition to my famous peanut butter and calcium sandwiches…

I put some of the block in a microwavable dish and pour just enough oil (I use olive oil) on them so that the blocks are all coated with it. I then put a blob of coconut oil and a blob of peanut butter on top of the mess and nuke it for about 60 seconds to melt the PB and coconut oil. I then stir, stir, stir until they are coated, and then put them back in the nuker for another 60 seconds. You want them HOT – the oil should be bubbling and popping in there. More stir, stir, and then let them cool. The blocks SUCK the oil into them, and in the process, also suck the peanut butter into them so squirrely can’t just lick it off the outside. You could dust them with some added calcium if you wanted to as well. They eat every one.

If I can find the bulk Mazuri block I can make these VERY inexpensively – a lot less than peanuts and stuff like that, plus there is no waste or shells in the yard, PLUS it is good food for them.

[virgo062]

You have opened a can or worms.......me too:jump

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

OMG - thanks for so much help guys. My petstore just ordered me some of the Mazuri blocks. That is a great idea too - waming and getting the tasty oil in them. My winter babies are like drug addicts with the HHB and Boobites (thay had been on boring rat food) but my released guys need good grub too. Now I have 3 injured NR adults. 1 loves the HHB but the 2 old boys - GRRRRR At this point they have had too many nuts! Its a battle - but I'm sure you guys know this. This forum has helped me so much. I have had no one to ask these questions too. Its all been pretty much Esbilac and Rat blocks. Yes yes I now know FV! I did have soooo many diareah issues last year. Didn't loose any but ick. The raccoonies were fine so they can have my Esbilac. FV for my sqirrels. My vet sends all her baby & nutrition calls to me, I now print off your cool cage ideas, nutrition pyramid, MBD etc etc for my vet and others with squirrels. (no one has internet out here) so once again - thanks everyone. :bowdown

[mugzeezma]

OMG - thanks for so much help guys. My petstore just ordered me some of the Mazuri blocks. That is a great idea too - waming and getting the tasty oil in them. My winter babies are like drug addicts with the HHB and Boobites (thay had been on boring rat food) but my released guys need good grub too. Now I have 3 injured NR adults. 1 loves the HHB but the 2 old boys - GRRRRR At this point they have had too many nuts! Its a battle - but I'm sure you guys know this. This forum has helped me so much. I have had no one to ask these questions too. Its all been pretty much Esbilac and Rat blocks. Yes yes I now know FV! I did have soooo many diareah issues last year. Didn't loose any but ick. The raccoonies were fine so they can have my Esbilac. FV for my sqirrels. My vet sends all her baby & nutrition calls to me, I now print off your cool cage ideas, nutrition pyramid, MBD etc etc for my vet and others with squirrels. (no one has internet out here) so once again - thanks everyone. :bowdown

The Martha Squewart award is equally divided between Crittermom and Momma2Boo. :rotfl

The only way Mugzi would eat HHBs was if they were slathered in walnut oil @ $8/4oz :shakehead
Finnagin is not quite so bad.

The only thing I would be concerned about the larger block is that squirrels tend to bury most of them or lick off the yummies on the outside, toss it and pee on it.
That's what the indoor brats do. At least the outsiders are a bit more appreciative. They dig a shallow grave :shakehead save it for later and grab another tidbit.

Face it ladies they are smarter than us!

I'm thinking about something that can be baked and NAILED DOWN so they have to nibble off of it :thinking
I'm workin' on it... I'm workin' on it

Nancy
If she doesn't get claimed for edu...I may have a silly, fatty, dirty face for you... I threw your name in the pot... hope that's ok

[CritterMom]

So here is the “recipe” I am using to give my wilds a more nutritious treat without breaking the bank.

I was able to purchase the Mazuri rat block in 25 pound bags for about $16 at a local feed store. Mazuri is owned by Purina, so even if they don’t have it, they can usually order it, since Purina is a huge manufacturer of animal feeds.

I wanted to doctor it up so they would actually eat it, and the following works GREAT:

3 cups rat block
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
3 Tablespoons peanut butter

Microwave for about a minute and stir completely, distributing and coating all of the blocks with the oil/PB mixture. Return to microwave and cook for another minute or so, until it is literally sizzling hot. Stir again and set aside to cool (it will take a while – they are like lava when you take them out!). By the time they cool, they have sucked up a great deal of the peanut flavor from the PB/oil mixture. Mine love them and nothing is left behind. The birds, and especially the seagulls, who had started to be a problem, are very “meh” on the subject – they don’t like.:thumbsup

Really getting them boiling hot is the secret - they become totally impregnated with the peanut flavor that way and they all get eaten!

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

Thanks Critter Mom! I just got the email alert - "Wild Squirrel Recipe" and got my dander up.... LOL now I understand the remark "troll" Never thought to say Food for Wild Squirrels. My DNR friends send me icky recipes - very naughty boys.

[kastillo]

Wow, when I first saw this post title I assumed we had a troll in our midst. Then I saw who posted it! Here is one of the things I am doing on a small scale, but may begin to do on a large scale, since I have discovered that many feed stores can order Mazuri rat block in 50 and 25 pound bags at a very reasonable price. I am doing this right now with some of my Harlan Teklad blocks, in addition to my famous peanut butter and calcium sandwiches…

I put some of the block in a microwavable dish and pour just enough oil (I use olive oil) on them so that the blocks are all coated with it. I then put a blob of coconut oil and a blob of peanut butter on top of the mess and nuke it for about 60 seconds to melt the PB and coconut oil. I then stir, stir, stir until they are coated, and then put them back in the nuker for another 60 seconds. You want them HOT – the oil should be bubbling and popping in there. More stir, stir, and then let them cool. The blocks SUCK the oil into them, and in the process, also suck the peanut butter into them so squirrely can’t just lick it off the outside. You could dust them with some added calcium if you wanted to as well. They eat every one.

If I can find the bulk Mazuri block I can make these VERY inexpensively – a lot less than peanuts and stuff like that, plus there is no waste or shells in the yard, PLUS it is good food for them.


Will this work without the coconut oil?
:thankyou

[CritterMom]

I have really simplified. I use regular vegetable oil or canola oil - just enough to coat the blocks - and a good sized blob of peanut butter. You will want to experiement - I make 5-6 cups of this a day - you will likely make less, so experiment with the amounts and time. You do want the mixture to "boil" though - that is what sucks the PB into the block.

[kastillo]

I attempted to make it, just olive oil and natural PB, 1st run not ideal, but I put it out anyway. Maybe they will try it. :D I will continue to experiment.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

mine won't eat the mazuri at all so I am gonna try this NOW! :D

more recipes posted please thank you very much

[stepnstone]

[QUOTE=CritterMom] Wow, when I first saw this post title I assumed we had a troll in our midst. ./[QUOTE]

Me too!!
But when I saw the name I then had to wonder if 2nd hand
done cracked too many acorns... :rotfl :rotfl :rotfl

[Fireweed]

I make the Warm Treats a la Crittermom's recipe once in a while, epecially in the cold months. But mostly I just crush up one or two kinds of rodent block in the mortar, crushed with pestle to a fine powder. (I only make about a cup or so's worth at a time). Then I add water to form a dough-y, paste-y consistency. Then I refrigerate.
When I want to give a ball to a wild, I smush a blob of almond butter (or peanut butter) into a nice sized ball of the 'dough-paste', scrunch it around, reform into ball, and then serve just like that.

Often I'll make the right amount of balls for the day early in the morning so I can give them out as I see each of my wilds.
If the 'dough' or balls turn out too mushy, I just pop 'em in the freezer for a bit before serving.
Sometimes I'll replace the water with homemade veggie broth (no salt) or even pureed veggies (and sometimes fruit)--like a mix of greens with an apple, for example. If I balance it right with the nut butter and dough-paste, they don't even hesitate to eat it. But like that, the paste doesn't last as long, so just be careful. :thumbsup

[dkviverito]

hello every one i am new here and have found a lot of good info on what to feed the wild critters i have a few rehabbers that use our property for a release site and enjoy feeding them after they are free thanks for all the info

[MJS]

I too have followed Crittermom's recipe with great success. My wilds attempt to lick the coating off but they eventually give up and eat (or bury) the whole thing. :shakehead :shakehead Wish I could nail them down. :rotfl:rotfl:rotfl

[gailbk]

Hi...I'm new here also. I have read so many threads and found out that there are people who love these fellows as much as me.

My goal is to feed "Pinkly Wrinkly" (my husband named him), a red squirrel. He has mite mange and I'm working on finding medicine (Ivomectin) I can sneak into food. He takes food from my hand. I can't find "mazuri" rat block at the local pet shop (PetCo). My town is agaist helping wildlife (city council choice). But now that they rely on me I am responsible.
But I need to feed him something better. Is there a bag of food I can feed him right away?
Temps are going even lower at the end of the week, I need to act fast and don't know of feed/tack stores to shop at. I'm sure he'll freeze to death if I can't do something. He comes to my front door twice a day, and basks in the sun while eating peanuts. We sit near each other and he looks at me as though he knows I want to help him.
Can you help, quickly?:thankyou

[CritterMom]

Ivermectin can be purchased for about $5-$7 at tack and feed shops. Do you have a Tractor Supply nearby? If you go to Tractorsupply.com and enter your zip code it will give you store choices. If there are riding academies in the area, you may call and ask - stables buy this stuff in bulk and often will sell you a single tube. It is easily available online from places like horse.com for a couple dollars.

As for a premade diet, Petco does sell Kaytee Forti-diet for rats and mice - it is in a blue bag and looks like giant rabbit food. You will want to spiff it up with some peanut butter though. Even good quality nutritious nuts like almonds and hazelnuts would be appreciated, I am sure.

[gailbk]

Thanks CritterMom,
I'm out the door to get the KayTee Forti diet right now. I'm plugging in Tractor supply to my gps and I'll go where ever it takes me.

Pinkly Wrinkly is sitting on my crunchy doormat in the sun, next to the third pile of nuts/veggies and fruits I served him today.
Never mind the gym...it can wait!

Thanks a million!!!:)

[Fireweed]

Never mind the gym...it can wait!

One of us! One of us! One of us!
:D

[CritterMom]

Thanks CritterMom,
I'm out the door to get the KayTee Forti diet right now. I'm plugging in Tractor supply to my gps and I'll go where ever it takes me.

Pinkly Wrinkly is sitting on my crunchy doormat in the sun, next to the third pile of nuts/veggies and fruits I served him today.
Never mind the gym...it can wait!

Thanks a million!!!:)

LOL. Do the oil/peanut butter trick I describe earlier in this thread or he will laugh at you with the blocks. And they will always be the last thing eaten if you are also serving nuts, so hold off on the nuts, do the blocks first then nuts for desert.

Ivermectin - the dose for a 1 pound rat is a tiny bit the size of an uncooked grain of rice at least 7 days apart. For a little red, I would reduce that dose slightly - they are so much lighter than your standard gray squirrel.

They sell all brands of ivermectin paste wormers - most have the "mectrin" part in the name. Just read the tube - if it is 1.87" ivermectin, you got it. Most of them are apple flavored now, too.

[gailbk]

Been laughed at already because I didn't combine the oil and peanut butter with the pellets. Will start "cooking" right away.
Bad news for my little Pinkly, nobody in the western suburbs of Chicago will give me ivomectin. Stupid idiotic laws! I have driven around to many places...even my own cat vet and they all refused me. So sad, I cried all the way home.

[CritterMom]

Crazy. Click on my name in this post and select "Send a private message" from the drop down. Then send me your name and address and I will ship some off to you first thing tomorow. Horse.com had it on sale for $1.99 a tube and I bought a bunch just for this reason. It would be faster if you could get it locally but this will only be a couple days...

[gailbk]

message sent, I think, if not, let me know. THANKS! Gail

[CritterMom]

message sent, I think, if not, let me know. THANKS! Gail
Got it:thumbsup

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

Been laughed at already because I didn't combine the oil and peanut butter with the pellets. Will start "cooking" right away.
Bad news for my little Pinkly, nobody in the western suburbs of Chicago will give me ivomectin. Stupid idiotic laws! I have driven around to many places...even my own cat vet and they all refused me. So sad, I cried all the way home.


Ivermectin is available at every farm store around Chicagoland - PM me if you need help Horse wormer is Ivermectin

[2ndHandRanchRescue]

http://www.ehow.com/how_5718192_treat-mange-squirrels.html

plus any rehabber around you would gladly give you a dose - its wicked cheap

http://www.2ndhandranch.com/illinois-rehabbers.html

[melitoo]

Hi all...I'm new and have a problem I believe falls in this area.

I live in an urban townhouse community and have a very tiny backyard. I currently have nyjer seed out for the gold/house finches, sun/safflower meats for the house finches, chickadees, and small birds, and black oil sunflower seeds for the cardinals and larger birds. I put out a handful of raw peanuts every other day for the jays and woodpeckers and some fresh fruit every few days for anyone who might be interested.

To the point, we live on a narrow, treed creek. One of the resident squirrels is a male my mom began calling Tarzan when I first moved in. He is so cute I didn't mind him coming by the feeders every day and having a sizable meal of sun/safflower seeds and a peanut snack. Having read this is not nutritionally appropriate, and maybe even dangerous for him, I'm horrified!

If I make the peanut butter covered blocks will he prefer them to the seeds? Are the blocks the best option for me to try, for as far as I know he has always been wild. If he prefers the seeds any ideas on how to keep him away? In a larger yard I could move the feeders an adequate distance from trees/fences but I am very limited here.

Basically, I would like to continue feeding the birds but I won't risk Tarzan's health to do so...

Thank you for any suggestions!

[FoxyTheSquirrel]

I'll email you a whole bunch o stuff Nancy...;)


I don't mean to bother you, but could you also email me some recipies?
My email is Fawnproduction54@gmail.com

[JBryan]

Hello,
I am new to this forum so if my following question is stupid please forgive me.

I live in Tulsa, OK and have been feeding the wild squirrels for almost a year.
We supply them with roasted peanuts which they LOVE but I am concerned about the quantity they are eating and if I should give them a variety of foods to keep them healthy.

I tried some sweet potato and they were not interested at all. Should I just stick with any types of nuts? I have already noticed from this forum that the squirrel food mixes found at feed stores/pet stores are not healthy for them but I wasn't sure if they mean pet squirrels living inside or ALL squirrels?

I am a novice to this but well-intentioned so any information would be helpful.

Thanks in advance!

[farrelli]

Because they're wild, peanuts aren't the end of the world, but providing them a variety would be better. You can offer things like sweet potatoes but they may or many not take them (did you cook it a bit?). Some people buy rodent blocks like Mazuri in bulk, doctor them up in a way we can tell you, and offer those. Those are the best things for them if you can afford it, tough they're not super expensive. Thanks for caring for these guys. Keep asking questions if you have them. The board isn;t always super respoive right now because it's baby season. You may have to wait a bit for an answer.

[sdreamcatcher]

Someone sent me 10 pounds of Mazuri blocks in response to my Chipper block request. He loved them at first, but now just stashes them in my hair, so I soaked them and mixed in chopped greens then added some avocado, which made them an instant hit!! Still it would have taken him a while to get through all of them, and I was worried they would get old, so I experimented with soaking them in diluted juice (old orchard varieties no HFCS or colors etc), then mixed them with what I was feeding the wilds. They LOVE them! And since they are thoroughly soaked Star can't bury anything in the bad neighbors' yard :thumbsup.

Is this ok long term? I have enough for a couple more days (added bonus, the sweet wild birds like them too). I can't find a source for these blocks in town, but if I get some holiday money this year I am going to buy them online. Someone posted a link on another thread and with shipping they would come out to a dollar a pound, so very reasonable.

I am feeding a zillion babies this year it seems, but have a few chunky adult wilds, two I am a bit concerned about and one is so chunky I have nicknamed him Butterball :sanp3. They were starting to get chubby before, but I may have to make a "diet mix" for these two :tilt.

[California Squirrel Lover]

Wow, when I first saw this post title I assumed we had a troll in our midst. Then I saw who posted it! Here is one of the things I am doing on a small scale, but may begin to do on a large scale, since I have discovered that many feed stores can order Mazuri rat block in 50 and 25 pound bags at a very reasonable price. I am doing this right now with some of my Harlan Teklad blocks, in addition to my famous peanut butter and calcium sandwiches…

I put some of the block in a microwavable dish and pour just enough oil (I use olive oil) on them so that the blocks are all coated with it. I then put a blob of coconut oil and a blob of peanut butter on top of the mess and nuke it for about 60 seconds to melt the PB and coconut oil. I then stir, stir, stir until they are coated, and then put them back in the nuker for another 60 seconds. You want them HOT – the oil should be bubbling and popping in there. More stir, stir, and then let them cool. The blocks SUCK the oil into them, and in the process, also suck the peanut butter into them so squirrely can’t just lick it off the outside. You could dust them with some added calcium if you wanted to as well. They eat every one.

If I can find the bulk Mazuri block I can make these VERY inexpensively – a lot less than peanuts and stuff like that, plus there is no waste or shells in the yard, PLUS it is good food for them.

I've never tried this, but am curious if my spoiled wilds would try them, LOL!! It sure seems worth a try! :thumbsup:grin3

[CritterMom]

I don't bother with the coconut oil anymore, and use wesson type oil - canola or the like, so it is just oil and PB. I have lots of fat, healthy squirrels put there!

[California Squirrel Lover]

I don't bother with the coconut oil anymore, and use wesson type oil - canola or the like, so it is just oil and PB. I have lots of fat, healthy squirrels put there!

Thanks for the tip! I LOVE fat, healthy squirrels!! :grin3:thumbsup

[monkey girl]

Hi CritterMom. I have tried your recipe with the oil and PB, but my wilds didn't touch them. The only block I can find is the Kaytee Forti-Diet. Could it be that they don't like the Kay-Tee? I tried the tough love approach, gave them nothing but blocks for two days. Are there any other recipes you can share. I feed about 30 wilds daily, and it is costing an arm and leg. My husband jokes that the squirrels are better fed than our kids. :grin2

[CritterMom]

I think it is the block. The Mazuri is softer and much more porous, and they suck up the oil/pb mixture like a sponge.

Mazuri makes two kinds - interchangeable as far as taste is concerned from what I can see. One is called Mazuri Rodent and is available in 25# bags. The other is Mazuri Rodent Breeder and comes in 50# bags and is the best buy - about $25 for 50 pounds.

Mazuri is owned by Purina. Purina is one of the largest animal feed companies out there. If there are any businesses that cater to farming/agriculture that sells livestock food around you, call and see if they sell Purina. If they do, they can order you the Mazuri food along with their other feeds when they restock and you won't be looking at the shipping charges you would for 50 pounds of anything.

[monkey girl]

Thanks CritterMom. I'll look into that. It didn't seem like the blocks were sucking in the PB. I'll try to find the Mazuri and see what happens. :)

[CritterMom]

I have never had ANYTHING willing to eat the Forti Diet, regardless of how I messed with them...

[monkey girl]

When Monkey weaned herself off formula, I had the hardest time to try to get her to eat the Kay-Tee. I ground up the Kay-Tee to a powder, added some vanilla yogurt, a few broken up little pieces of pecan and some flax seed, and put the mixture in a little dish. That is the only way she would eat her blocks.

[mdyoung216]

Is it really necessary to put out special food for wild squirrels? I feed plenty in my neighborhood, and I just feed them peanuts, almonds and walnuts and for the picky ones that don't like any of that, pecans.

Yesterday, I was packing up the plastic Sterilite containers I keep the nuts in and I went in the house to do something and I forgot I left them outside. When I discovered this a couple hours later the handles had been chewed off. LOL So had to go buy new containers last night.

[CritterMom]

Is it really necessary to put out special food for wild squirrels? I feed plenty in my neighborhood, and I just feed them peanuts, almonds and walnuts and for the picky ones that don't like any of that, pecans.

Yesterday, I was packing up the plastic Sterilite containers I keep the nuts in and I went in the house to do something and I forgot I left them outside. When I discovered this a couple hours later the handles had been chewed off. LOL So had to go buy new containers last night.

I went to the Mazuri rather than go broke. I have TONS of wilds and I love watching them but since I haven't won Powerball (yet) I had to use something less pricey than nuts but still healthy because I am the Food Nazi. So I came up with my doctored Mazuri blocks. No mess, no shells and about.50 per pound. :grin2

[monkey girl]

Same as what CritterMom said. I feed what seems to be the entire neighborhood of squirrels, and it doesn't leave me much in the way of grocery money for my two legged family. :grin2

[mdyoung216]

So feeding them nuts is fine, you were just looking for a cheaper alternative?

[monkey girl]

Yes, feeding them nuts is fine. I worry about them getting the vitamins they need throughout the winter when food is scarce.
I'm also feeding so many squirrels, that the price of nuts is getting very expensive. It would be great if I could find a block that they would eat. That way I wouldn't worry so much about them getting proper nutrition. Of course, they would still get their nuts for desert. :grin2

[slh3165]

If anyone wants to email me some recipes it would be much appreciated...:thankyou
Email: slharting@iuhealth.org

[Duckman]

When I have a picky eater, or wilds wanting a dinner on my doorstep, I use the below recipe. Wilds and picky eaters love it.

3 cups Rodent Block
3 TBS Coconut Oil
1 Cup ground Nuts (I use Hazelnuts)

[LeviStout12]

I'll email you a whole bunch o stuff Nancy...;)

Hi, i'm new to this website but I was wondering if you could send them to my email as well, please? Thank you! :)

[stosh2010]

Originally Posted by mugzeezma View Post
I'll email you a whole bunch o stuff Nancy... December 2010


Hi, i'm new to this website but I was wondering if you could send them to my email as well, please? Thank you! :)
Levi.
..the member( mugzeema) who wrote that post (over three years ago) is no longer active on TSB...


But WELCOME to TSB...