jenforeman7
10-04-2015, 10:36 AM
We've had Pip for 5 weeks now (making him 11 weeks old) and aside from some minor probs in the first week or so, he's been great. He's on Esbilac (40mls/day), eats 2 HHBs every day (I watch him eat), and is rounded out with Oxbow Regal Rat (introduced about 6 days ago...he nibbles at them), broccoli, cauliflower, romaine, arugula, iceberg, cabbage, mushroom (which he liked at first, but not now), an apple piece/day, an almond/day. I put fresh branches in his cage daily (red/Japanese/norwood maples, dogwood, rose of sharon, walnut) along with things I have growing in the yard that are on the Henry's safe tree list (walnuts, maple seeds, magnolia seeds). He's had access to all of these things since he was 8 weeks old.
On Thursday, we brought in our potted ficus tree which Pip likes to climb. He has also dug in the pot, which of course is full of potting soil (added spring of 2014, if that matters as far as what chemicals might be in it still). My last squirrel did the same thing and was fine, so I didn't really think twice about letting Pip root around.
Now you have his history! Here's today's concern: for the first morning since we got him, he didn't come out to get his formula or block. In the mornings, he is bouncing off the cage, so I give him an HHB while I make the human kids' breakfast and lunches, then I feed him his Esbilac. He gets that around 8am and 4pm. He has fresh veggies every day. Today, I had to call him out of his "hut" to give him his block which he ate and then went back in his hut. Weird. I sat down in front of his cage and called him out again; he came out, stretched and yawned, sat in my lap for a minute and went back to his hut. He jumped from my lap onto the cage door and ran back inside, so I could tell that everything was working right...he's just really tired.
Possibilities? The ficus dirt? He did not eat at any of the ficus leaves, but I did see him "mouth" a branch. Too much playtime yesterday (he had 2 good play sessions)? Weaning from formula instantly??? Maybe he's cold? (He was warm when I held him but his feet were cold. He has several pieces of fleece that he wads up in his hut.) I'm worried because he's just not himself. :(
On Thursday, we brought in our potted ficus tree which Pip likes to climb. He has also dug in the pot, which of course is full of potting soil (added spring of 2014, if that matters as far as what chemicals might be in it still). My last squirrel did the same thing and was fine, so I didn't really think twice about letting Pip root around.
Now you have his history! Here's today's concern: for the first morning since we got him, he didn't come out to get his formula or block. In the mornings, he is bouncing off the cage, so I give him an HHB while I make the human kids' breakfast and lunches, then I feed him his Esbilac. He gets that around 8am and 4pm. He has fresh veggies every day. Today, I had to call him out of his "hut" to give him his block which he ate and then went back in his hut. Weird. I sat down in front of his cage and called him out again; he came out, stretched and yawned, sat in my lap for a minute and went back to his hut. He jumped from my lap onto the cage door and ran back inside, so I could tell that everything was working right...he's just really tired.
Possibilities? The ficus dirt? He did not eat at any of the ficus leaves, but I did see him "mouth" a branch. Too much playtime yesterday (he had 2 good play sessions)? Weaning from formula instantly??? Maybe he's cold? (He was warm when I held him but his feet were cold. He has several pieces of fleece that he wads up in his hut.) I'm worried because he's just not himself. :(