Teeth???

[YamahaGirl]

We have a new baby, first black squirrel. I approx her age to be 7-8 weeks now. I am wondering how long should the bottom teeth actually be?? Ive never had an issue with teeth and never had to trim or have trimmed any of my squirrels teeth in the past, so Im new to this. They just seem really long to me. She weighs in at 190grams, is intaking 12cc about 3 times a day, is eating/knawing on rodent block daily, is also eating various veggies great, gaining weight by leaps and bounds. Im not even sure why the teeth seem to bother me, so if anyone could let me know if this is normal or if I need/should be concerned?? Also, if it isnt normal, what can I do? Her top teeth are not that big as of yet, they are out, but not long at all. The pic attached only shows the bottom teeth, I can get top teeth if needed.

Thank you for any help!

[stepnstone]

We have a new baby, first black squirrel. I approx her age to be 7-8 weeks now. I am wondering how long should the bottom teeth actually be?? Ive never had an issue with teeth and never had to trim or have trimmed any of my squirrels teeth in the past, so Im new to this. They just seem really long to me. She weighs in at 190grams, is intaking 12cc about 3 times a day, is eating/knawing on rodent block daily, is also eating various veggies great, gaining weight by leaps and bounds. Im not even sure why the teeth seem to bother me, so if anyone could let me know if this is normal or if I need/should be concerned?? Also, if it isnt normal, what can I do? Her top teeth are not that big as of yet, they are out, but not long at all. The pic attached only shows the bottom teeth, I can get top teeth if needed.

Thank you for any help!

Doubtful there would be a problem with teeth being too long this early. (7-8 weeks)
Pulling the lips back always exposes the teeth to looking too long, a better picture
would be looking at them with her mouth in a more relaxed state. If you can get a
picture that way along with a picture of her top teeth it would make for a better
assessment. Are you providing things to chew on, branches from outside, block of
wood, etc.?

[YamahaGirl]

Doubtful there would be a problem with teeth being too long this early. (7-8 weeks)
Pulling the lips back always exposes the teeth to looking too long, a better picture
would be looking at them with her mouth in a more relaxed state. If you can get a
picture that way along with a picture of her top teeth it would make for a better
assessment. Are you providing things to chew on, branches from outside, block of
wood, etc.?


Yes there is antler in thre (doesnt touch that much) and several different branches in there, she is out daily climbing and we see her chewing on the bark of the logs we have set up. I will try to get the picture you have described, thank you so much!

[Rhapsody]

Those do look a little long, but as mentioned you are pulling
the mouth back which will expose the teeth more. Try getting
a pic for us that shows both the upper & lower together so we
can see if the teeth are naturally touching as they should, or if
one set or another over laps the other set.

I am asking this as my Marven who had to have his 4 front teeth
removed at 8 months due to Malocclusion started to have teeth
issues athat 7 weeks old...... needing to his teeth trimmed every
three weeks until they were surgically removed.

[YamahaGirl]

Here are some more pics showing her teeth, does this show what you were all looking for??

[stepnstone]

The third picture is really good, my personal opinion I would get the bottoms trimmed.
The alignment looks good but the top need to be allowed to grow out, trimming the
bottom teeth will help with that.

[YamahaGirl]

The third picture is really good, my personal opinion I would get the bottoms trimmed.
The alignment looks good but the top need to be allowed to grow out, trimming the
bottom teeth will help with that.

Is this something I can do?? Ive never had to deal with this at all. I do not have a vet in the area.

[Sara in NW MS]

I have to trim Tumbleweed's teeth often. If you have someone to help hold the squirrel it's pretty easy. Just wrap the squirrel in a blanket like a burrito. Use something like a pencil (or something smaller in diameter) and place it behind the teeth. You want the pencil to keep the mouth open and keep the tongue away from the teeth. Get some sidecutters and take the tip off each bottom tooth. Don't try to clip both teeth at one time. Just clip one tooth then clip the next tooth.
I've found small side cutters at Lowes that work great. They are kolbalt brand and have blue handles. I've also found good ones at Walmart in the craft section with the jewelry supplies. Those are the perfect size and they have smaller heads to deal with. Klein makes a really good one too, I found those on Amazon.
It's important that you get the cutter on the tooth and place a little pressure to get a grip of the tooth. Check and make sure you are cutting straight then snip fast. Don't hesitate, you can cause the tooth to splinter. If a tooth looks uneven, use a small nail file (a metal one) and carefully file the sharpness away.
Feel free to pm me if you want some help over the phone. I'll give you my number and answer any questions you might have.
Good luck!