Found baby, help please!

[kk88tt]

We have found a baby squirrel in the ceiling. Looking at pictures I'd say he's about4 weeks old? I know nothing about squirrels. I don't want to just let him go outside and not survive, but I cannot care for him. What do I do? I am not sure if the mother will be back.

I live in PA if that helps. Right now he is laying on my chest. His heart was racing earlier but he's calm now.

[CrazySquirrelLady]

I would put him in a box and put him back where he was found, for Mother Squirrel to take care of.

If she does not come back for him, and I imagine she will move him after this, then, keep him warm.

He needs special squirrel formula and lots of expensive stuff.

Momma will take him back I bet!!! Let us know if Momma don't take him back,
and we will help with emergency formula recipes and stuff.

Put him back if you can! If not, then put him in a box near where you found him outside if possible where cats can't get to him, leave the lid off box, so Momma squirrel can find him.

Keep us updated! I bet they will reunite fine! Hurry before it gets dark!

[Nancy in New York]

We have found a baby squirrel in the ceiling. Looking at pictures I'd say he's about4 weeks old? I know nothing about squirrels. I don't want to just let him go outside and not survive, but I cannot care for him. What do I do? I am not sure if the mother will be back.

I live in PA if that helps. Right now he is laying on my chest. His heart was racing earlier but he's calm now.


Did he fall or did you actually go up in the attic and see him?
Is there a big squirrel hanging around?
I would imagine that there are more up there and perhaps mama too.
I will look for help in your area.

[kk88tt]

Do you think she will relocate him out of our ceiling? That is where we found him. We've been trying to get them out for a few weeks. I am holding him in a warm rag now and he is sleeping

[kk88tt]

We found him squealing in the ceiling.

[Nancy in New York]

Do you think she will relocate him out of our ceiling? That is where we found him. We've been trying to get them out for a few weeks. I am holding him in a warm rag now and he is sleeping

How exactly did you find him, was he on the ground?
She may relocate him out of the ceiling if she has another nest built, which they usually do. If she does, she may be taking the babies there already.
Do you see any sign of other little ones or of a big one around, are you hearing more noises?

[Nancy in New York]

We found him squealing in the ceiling.

Is there anyway that you can look for more?

[kk88tt]

There are no other squirrels. I looked up into the area. He has my scent, will his mom take him back still?

[Nancy in New York]

There are no other squirrels. I looked up into the area. He has my scent, will his mom take him back still?
Oh yes if she is around, and able she will take him back.
When was the last time you heard any noise besides him squealing?

[SammysMom]

Baby Squirrel Information


1) Is the baby uninjured? Is mom still around? and if so, warm the baby and place in a safe spot where mom can reunite if possible. Mom will not take a cold baby!
2) Okay, so you couldn’t reunite with mom. Start by warming the baby in a plastic container full of fleece or tee shirt material. (Not towels as the loops catch little claws and can cause injury) Place the container half on a heating pad that is set on low. It needs to be a heating pad that does not have an automatic shut-off. It needs to be half on and half off so that the baby can get off of the heat if it gets too hot.
3) Check to see if the baby is dehydrated. You can do this by gently picking up the skin on the back of the baby’s shoulders. If the skin goes right back down it is not dehydrated. If the skin remains “tented” for a time, you will need to rehydrate with Pedialyte or homemade Pedialyte.

Hydrate them right away (use a 1cc syringe and go slow)........ give some homemade pedialyte every hour for six to eight hours and then you can start start feeding them some formula made from goats milk (if they are thoroughly hydrated).
Pedialyte for no more than 24 hours!!! Too much sodium!!


Homemade Pedialyte
1 cup warm water
1/4 tsp salt (teaspoon)
1 Tbsp sugar (tablespoon)

Feed slowly with a 1cc syringe - head UP tail DOWN
Keep warm at all time – If no heating pad available fill bottle with hot water (cover bottle with sock) or fill a sock with dry rice or beans and microwave. Be sure to squish the rice or beans around to be sure there are no hot spots that might burn the babies.

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4) Once rehydrated begin to feed Fox Valley formula which can be ordered from http://foxvalleynutrition.com or while waiting for that to arrive use recipe below. As a general rule you will feed 5 - 7% of their body weight per feeding

Homemade Goats Milk Recipe -

1 cup Goats Milk * (if can - dilute)
1/3 cup Full Fat Vanilla Yogurt
1/3 cup Heavy Cream (frig section)

(lasts 72 hours in frig)
5) This information is really just meant to get you through until you can get the baby or babies to an experienced rehabber. If you are here on The Squirrel Board, you have access to all of the information you could ever need about squirrels. Most importantly there is generally someone here who can help to find you someone who can take the babies and prepare them for life in the trees. The trees are where they are meant to be and people here know how to get them safely there!

[Nancy in New York]

If you warm the baby up, you MUST do so slowly with a heating pad set on low.

[kk88tt]

It's been a couple days since we heard noises. We have a live trap up there because we wanted to catch them and relocate them out of the ceiling so we can seal the hole.

[farrelli]

If you could put him up there, ideally in a makeshift nest (maybe box with warm bedding), mom may take him. I would move swiftly as it will be dark soon. If she isn;t taken tonight, you should take her back and hydrate her tonight and put her back up right before dawn.

[Nancy in New York]

It's been a couple days since we heard noises. We have a live trap up there because we wanted to catch them and relocate them out of the ceiling so we can seal the hole.

OK so does it appear that the others have left a couple of days ago, and perhaps left this baby?
You never got anything in the live trap did you?

[kk88tt]

Nope. Never got anything in the trap.

[Nancy in New York]

Nope. Never got anything in the trap.

Can you post a picture? Does he look skinny, can you see his ribs?

[kk88tt]

He isn't skinny, and he's hydrated. We checked for tenting. How do I post pictures?

[SammysMom]

You can email the pic to me at vfwpost7666@sbcglobal.net if you want to.

[Nancy in New York]

If he isn't skinny or dehydrated, I suspect that mama was feeding him.

[kk88tt]

My roommate does not want to put him back up in the ceiling because he doesn't want it up there anymore. Is there any other way we can reunite them somewhere? He says we can care for it until we fond a solution.

[Nancy in New York]

My roommate does not want to put him back up in the ceiling because he doesn't want it up there anymore. Is there any other way we can reunite them somewhere? He says we can care for it until we fond a solution.

Would he be willing to put it up there for just an hour or so? Just to see if mama comes back? If not then we will gladly give you solutions. I mean we will help you either way, but getting him reunited with his mom is the best possible answer. I have already alerted a couple of members from your state.:thumbsup
Oh if you are able to put him back, just make sure he is in something tall enough where he can't crawl up and out of but mama can get into.

[farrelli]

No, there is no other way unless you know where the momma lives now. Tell your roommate that he/she is a monster. How could putting a baby back up there for his mom to carry away hurt anyone? If you can't do that, you're going to have to provide formula and such if and until we can find someone to take it. As if your roommate wants to foot the bill for that.

[MollyBear361]

The VERY BEST solution is to let mama take care of her baby. She will look for it even after you have held it. But if it gets dark, she will not come out and the chances of reuniting will be even less tomorrow morning. The longer you keep her she will not be getting proper food or care or nutrition. Let mom get her and move her out. It is a LOT of work, money, and heartache to try to save the baby on your own. She needs her mommy. ASAP. Please at least see. What can it hurt? By not putting the baby back is not going to stop squirrels from coming in right now so I don't see the point of not trying to get her back with mom.

[kk88tt]

We came to an agreement and the baby is back up! I hope this works although after sitting with the baby for a few hours I am sad to see him go. Haha

[Nancy in New York]

We came to an agreement and the baby is back up! I hope this works although after sitting with the baby for a few hours I am sad to see him go. Haha

Did you put him in something where he cannot escape, but the mom can get him out?
If she is not back by dark, I would take him back in with you. We will tell you how to proceed then.
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Monipenny]

Please put the baby back and use a water bottle with warm water next to the baby for warmth. Momma's do not recognize cold babies. It is very common for mothers to nest inside buildings and then move the babies outside at this stage when her nest is built. I bet she already moved the other babies already. Please keep us updated.

[Shewhosweptforest]

Thank you:bowdown let's hope nature will rule and mom will come back:thumbsup she may have been in the process of moving them already:peace Hold tight and just wait and see ....:thankyou again:Love_Icon

[Nancy in New York]

You can also make a rice buddy. Take 1 cup of uncooked rice, and put it in a sock, tie it at the top. Place that in the microwave for 1 minute. Take it out and squish it around so there are no hot spots. Place a piece of fleece around it, and place it next to the baby. This should be reheated every hour or so.

[kk88tt]

He is in a box with a warm cloth in the back of a trap. If the mom goes for him she will be trapped. I will post with what happens.

[SammysMom]

Why a trap?

[kk88tt]

So that we can move them out of the ceiling and then seal the hole. It won't kill them or anything.

[MollyBear361]

:shakehead Most squirrels won't go in a trap. If she DOES go in the trap you are then jeapordizing the rest of her babies that are not going to be fed or protected by her tonight. You don't know where her other nests are, how will you know where to put her and baby? You can't just throw out a squirrel right before dark out in the open for predators to get. What IF her only nest right now is in the ceiling?
This doesn't sound good. I just hope somehow there is a happy ending.

[SammysMom]

Here he is...

[kk88tt]

We have found someone who knows how to take care of squirrels who will come over and help us! Thank you guys very much for all the help. I'm so glad I found this site.

[SammysMom]

Okay, I am going to weigh in on this one. Didn't she get others out of the ceiling? If she brought them somewhere she will be back to bring this one too. If you put him in a high-sided box with a WARM rice buddy she can get into it to get him out. A cloth is not going to warm him as he does not have his own body heat yet. The warmth needs to come from an outside source.

[MollyBear361]

Baby looks good.

[Milo's Mom]

Not sure if help is still needed or not but I will be in Lebanon tomorrow and if needed I can be there tonight. And, I've got buddies so it will not be alone.

[SammysMom]

Not sure if help is still needed or not but I will be in Lebanon tomorrow and if needed I can be there tonight. And, I've got buddies so it will not be alone.

tinfoil AWESOME offer!!!!! Please consider this! You cannot find a better place!!!:poke :Love_Icon :Love_Icon :Love_Icon

[kk88tt]

We briefly spoke via email but I am not sure I'd my messages are going through anymore. If you would be able to meet up tonight depending on the drive that would be great!! I cannot drive far though and I am not sure where you are located.

[Nancy in New York]

We briefly spoke via email but I am not sure I'd my messages are going through anymore. If you would be able to meet up tonight depending on the drive that would be great!! I cannot drive far though and I am not sure where you are located.

Do you have the baby back inside with you now?

[Nancy in New York]

I just talked to Milo's Mom, she was eating dinner and away from her computer, she is going back to it now.:thumbsup

[kk88tt]

Yes! He is burrowed in a warm cloth in my arms. I am nervous about having him out here though as we have 3 cats, one who already tried to get at him. (He at one point was an outdoor cat so hunting is in his nature)

[kk88tt]

We are emailing now. Thank you!

[Nancy in New York]

Yes! He is burrowed in a warm cloth in my arms. I am nervous about having him out here though as we have 3 cats, one who already tried to get at him. (He at one point was an outdoor cat so hunting is in his nature)
Milo's Mom should be contacting you, please just hold him or put him in some kind of a container with holes so that the cats cannot get him. Can you put your cats in another room with the door closed, just until you and Milo'sMom figure something out> Give them treats in the room and close the door.

[Nancy in New York]

We are emailing now. Thank you!


PERFECT!!!!!!!!:thumbsup

[Milo's Mom]

Walking out the door in a few minutes to pick up the little one.

[Nancy in New York]

Walking out the door in a few minutes to pick up the little one.


OMG this is the next best thing
other than getting this little one back with his mama.
This little one will have the life of luxury in tons of fleece,
food, and siblings.
AND you will get to see his progress because MM will put
him right in her thread with her other babies.
Thank you to ALL involved.:grouphug

[kk88tt]

Yes thank you all so much! Finding this site was such a blessing. I don't know what I would have done without your help. I'm glad to see this adorable little squirrel will have a chance.

[farrelli]

MM to the rescue once again! Ellie's kingdom is really busting at the seams these days. Fortunately, you're a gifted seamstress!

[Nancy in New York]

Yes thank you all so much! Finding this site was such a blessing. I don't know what I would have done without your help. I'm glad to see this adorable little squirrel will have a chance.


We are so glad that you found us and that we have such wonderful members.
Here is her thread to her other babies, I am quite sure your will fit right in with these two girls.
Thank you again for saving this little one, and for taking the time to find us! :grouphug
http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40015

[SammysMom]

:jump :Love_Icon :jump

[Nancy in New York]

Just spoke to Milo's Mom she is at the place where they are going to exchange the squirrel so fingers crossed all goes well.:grouphug

[SammysMom]

:grouphug :Love_Icon :grouphug

[MollyBear361]

Awe kk88tt you are the best!!!! :Love_Icon
I would double check up there before/when you seal off where they're getting in and make sure no one's still up there.
Thank you MM.

[Milo's Mom]

We are home and he is on heat.

Literally just walked in the door.

His finders named him Squishy (from the Finding Nemo movie).

Squishy immediately curled up with Jenna & Emma in their mountain of snuggly fleece.

He got 1cc of hydration fluid so far. Going to feed Jenna & Emma and then get his weight and offer him some diluted FV. He does not appear to be dehydrated at all. I am aging him between 4.5 and 5 weeks old. He has the sleepy open eyes.

[SammysMom]

:Welcome squishy... You're gonna love it here at TSB!!! We love you already...:Love_Icon :Love_Icon :Love_Icon

[CrazySquirrelLady]

Yay! wish all babies could be Milo's Mom's !!! :D

[Nancy in New York]

We are home and he is on heat.

Literally just walked in the door.

His finders named him Squishy (from the Finding Nemo movie).

Squishy immediately curled up with Jenna & Emma in their mountain of snuggly fleece.

He got 1cc of hydration fluid so far. Going to feed Jenna & Emma and then get his weight and offer him some diluted FV. He does not appear to be dehydrated at all. I am aging him between 4.5 and 5 weeks old. He has the sleepy open eyes.


Welcome home Squishy!!!!!!!!:Love_Icon
You are one lucky little squirrel for sure!
Thank you Milo's Mom and kk88tt you both
did a wonderful thing........you saved a life! :bowdown :bowdown

[kk88tt]

Awwww.... Glad he's doing well!

[Milo's Mom]

Small change of plans. After I weighed him I pottied him. Urine is darker than I would like, so we went with 6cc's of hydration fluid which he happily accepted.

Here are a couple pics from the phone of Squishy meeting his sisters.

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He's had a big day for such a little punkin. Ooooh, he weighed in at a massive 114 grams! (that's how much Emma weighed last Wednesday when she came in)

Everyone in the house is asleep and I am going to join them.

More updates and pics from the real camera tomorrow night when I get home in the Jenna, Emma, & Squishy thread.

[Nancy in New York]

Awe these pictures bring me to tears along with a huge smile both at the same time. I am so thrilled that Squishy is in with the girls. YOU are exactly what he needs.
Thank you again for saving this baby.:bowdown :grouphug

[Milo's Mom]

My pleasure. (it makes the BF feel a little better too...he's no longer the only male in the house :D)

[Nancy in New York]

My pleasure. (it makes the BF feel a little better too...he's no longer the only male in the house :D)
:rotfl :rotfl Feeling outnumbered ha? :D

[Milo's Mom]

This thread is being continued here: http://thesquirrelboard.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40015

The Jenna, Emma, & Squishy thread.

[Milo's Mom]

:rotfl :rotfl Feeling outnumbered ha? :D

Oh yes. He's forever commenting about how he's the ONLY guy. There's, me, the dog, the cat, the Princess, then Jenna & Emma came along...all females. So know he has a male buddy so they can do some male bonding stuff.:shakehead

[Shewhosweptforest]

Sooo this is your new baby :) so glad you were there for him Milo's Mom :grouphug and what a great job you did kk88tt:bowdown your little Squishy is in squirrel heaven on fleece clouds and soft warm squirrel piles:hyper

[island rehabber]

Finally I get a chance to see this cute little one! Good job, MM! Sorry I missed your call before....I was on the checkout line at Stop & Shop...:sanp3:D

[California Squirrel Lover]

Hi Milo's Mom!! :wave123 It always makes me kinda sad when these things happen and little ones don't get reunited with mama. :shakehead HOWEVER, I'm so relieved you were able to intervene and save this little one's life!! And he's got two new sisters!! :wott I'm always, always amazed at the teamwork here. You guys are awesome. :D (and those babies are too cute for words :Love_Icon )