Adventurista
09-29-2011, 10:23 PM
Hello everyone! Sorry I've been MIA---I've been working 50-60 hour weeks for the past couple, and with all the squirrel feedings too, I'm soooo exhausted. Things are going well with the baby.
He opened his eyes yesterday! Sadly, I didn't get to see---my SIL is such a lifesaver and has been babysitting him for 12 hours a day while I'm working. Love her! He's about 5 1/2 weeks old now and started getting some tooth buds a week ago. Still feeing FB baby formula and Ultraboost according to weight, about every 4 hours.
I got some Kaytee Rat/Hamster blocks today at PetCo---are those the right ones? I need to get an small cage (we think the intermediate one we're going to use until the release cage has the bars apart too far at this point). I found one with a plastic bottom---is that okay for a couple of weeks until he can climb and be in the intermediate cage? The intermediate cage has bars about 1/2 inch apart--is that okay? The HUGE cage he'll winter in is going to be borrowed from someone who released a squirrel a few years ago.
I'm going to place a HHP order tomorrow---plan to get the next level up of formula, some Henry's blocks, and a ton more syringes and nipples. Anything else I should get? If I understand, as he grows he's to eat the rat block every day, the older version of formula until he weans, two Henry's blocks, and then some veggies, then occassional nuts/fruits?
It's unseasonably warm here and the leaves haven't even changed yet (usually we've had at least one snow by now) so I'm going to collect branches, pinecones, maple seeds, antlers and other things this weekend for him to play with this winter.
He opened his eyes yesterday! Sadly, I didn't get to see---my SIL is such a lifesaver and has been babysitting him for 12 hours a day while I'm working. Love her! He's about 5 1/2 weeks old now and started getting some tooth buds a week ago. Still feeing FB baby formula and Ultraboost according to weight, about every 4 hours.
I got some Kaytee Rat/Hamster blocks today at PetCo---are those the right ones? I need to get an small cage (we think the intermediate one we're going to use until the release cage has the bars apart too far at this point). I found one with a plastic bottom---is that okay for a couple of weeks until he can climb and be in the intermediate cage? The intermediate cage has bars about 1/2 inch apart--is that okay? The HUGE cage he'll winter in is going to be borrowed from someone who released a squirrel a few years ago.
I'm going to place a HHP order tomorrow---plan to get the next level up of formula, some Henry's blocks, and a ton more syringes and nipples. Anything else I should get? If I understand, as he grows he's to eat the rat block every day, the older version of formula until he weans, two Henry's blocks, and then some veggies, then occassional nuts/fruits?
It's unseasonably warm here and the leaves haven't even changed yet (usually we've had at least one snow by now) so I'm going to collect branches, pinecones, maple seeds, antlers and other things this weekend for him to play with this winter.