What's a healthy weight for a ~7 week old eastern grey squirrel?

[Kysska]

Hello,

I'm a new squirrel mommy, We found a ~6wk old baby about a week and a half ago and have been raising him ever since, and I'm wondering what the average weight of a squirrel his age is? That way I know how much he needs to gain to be in the best health :Love_Icon (I posted 2 pictures of him about 9 days apart in my welcome thread (http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36669), most recent pic on top, and I think he appears to be a tiny bit underweight still?)

Any Information is helpful!
:thankyou

[Rhapsody]

I saw the pics of your little baby squirrels and he looks great, so I would continue with what you have been doing and make sure that he puts on weight a little each week...... feeding him 5-7% of his body weight at each feeding.

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Based on --Wild Mammal Babies 2nd Edition


Birth ---: between 15 & 25 grams

1 weeks: between 25 & 60 grams

2 weeks: between 60 & 70 grams

3 weeks: between 70 & 80 grams

4 weeks: between 80 & 120 grams

5 weeks: between 120 & 150 grams

6 weeks: between 150 & 250 grams

7-8 weeks: 250 grams and greater


*weight may vary depending how long the orphan baby squirrel has been away from mom and food.

[Kysska]

Thanks so much for the reassurance and information! I can be confident he's growing at a healthy rate now. :thankyou (Also, wow, I'm surprised by the number of members that are relatively close to me! awesome :thumbsup )