What age is this baby squirrel?

[Squirrel431]

I got a baby squirrel 2 days ago on June 28th and I cant tell what age he is. Hes got a dark head and a pink body. All the pictures I see the babies are totally pink or they have the black running down there back and hes in between. He also has very tiny baby hairs around his mouth and whiskers. Any help would be appreciated so that I know how much to feed him. Currently I've been doing 6 - 8 ccs but I dont want to under or overfeed him. I would insert a pic but I dont know how to get the url of it.

[HRT4SQRLS]

Do you have a kitchen scale? You need the weight to know how much to feed. I definitely need a pic. If I post my email can you email a pic? This sounds like a 10day-2 week old from your description but a pinky could NOT even hold 6-8cc.

We need to get this established tonight. 6-8cc would be for a 4-5week old.
Overfeeding can be deadly.

What are you feeding?

[HRT4SQRLS]

I see that you signed off. I sure hope you see this soon. If you have pinky, 1-2cc would be close to the proper amount per feeding.

Here is a link with baby squirrel care information.
https://www.henryspets.com/1-basic-setup/

[Nancy in New York]

I just sent this member an email telling them there is help here,
and to please come back.

[Squirrel431]

[QUOTE=HRT4SQRLS;1295660]Do you have a kitchen scale? You need the weight to know how much to feed. I definitely need a pic. If I post my email can you email a pic? This sounds like a 10day-2 week old from your description but a pinky could NOT even hold 6-8cc.

We need to get this established tonight. 6-8cc would be for a 4-5week old.
Overfeeding can be deadly.

What are you feeding?





He weighs 14 grams and yes I can email you a picture also I've been feeding him esbilac and on the websites I looked at it said at 1-2 weeks which is how old I think he is to feed him .75 - 1cc

[Squirrel431]

[QUOTE=HRT4SQRLS;1295660]Do you have a kitchen scale? You need the weight to know how much to feed. I definitely need a pic. If I post my email can you email a pic? This sounds like a 10day-2 week old from your description but a pinky could NOT even hold 6-8cc.

We need to get this established tonight. 6-8cc would be for a 4-5week old.
Overfeeding can be deadly.

What are you feeding?





He weighs 14 grams and yes I can email you a picture also I've been feeding him esbilac and on the websites I looked at it said at 1-2 weeks which is how old I think he is to feed him .75 - 1cc
Also when I said 6-8cc I meant .6 - .8cc sorry about that

[Nancy in New York]

[QUOTE=HRT4SQRLS;1295660]Do you have a kitchen scale? You need the weight to know how much to feed. I definitely need a pic. If I post my email can you email a pic? This sounds like a 10day-2 week old from your description but a pinky could NOT even hold 6-8cc.

We need to get this established tonight. 6-8cc would be for a 4-5week old.
Overfeeding can be deadly.

What are you feeding?





He weighs 14 grams and yes I can email you a picture also I've been feeding him esbilac and on the websites I looked at it said at 1-2 weeks which is how old I think he is to feed him .75 - 1cc


Is this the formula you're feeding?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CDTTKJg/0/1dcc5ec1/O/i-CDTTKJg.jpg

Feeding chart to help you.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hR5J5cq/1/6d577129/XL/i-hR5J5cq-XL.jpg

[HRT4SQRLS]

Wow, 14g... that’s small for even a FL baby grey. I had a tiny, tiny pinky that was 21g.

I’m going to send you a Private Message with my email so we can get a picture up. If it’s a squirrel I doubt it’s even 2 weeks. I wonder if it’s a flyer.

I’m glad you clarified the 6-8cc. You scared me. :rotfl

[Squirrel431]

Wow, 14g... that’s small for even a FL baby grey. I had a tiny, tiny pinky that was 21g.

I’m going to send you a Private Message with my email so we can get a picture up. If it’s a squirrel I doubt it’s even 2 weeks. I wonder if it’s a flyer.

I’m glad you clarified the 6-8cc. You scared me. :rotfl
Ok i sent you an email with 3 pics of him

[Squirrel431]

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Is this the formula you're feeding?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-CDTTKJg/0/1dcc5ec1/O/i-CDTTKJg.jpg

Feeding chart to help you.

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-hR5J5cq/1/6d577129/XL/i-hR5J5cq-XL.jpg

Yes i'm feeding the one with prebiotics and probiotics and thanks for the chart

[HRT4SQRLS]

Ok i sent you an email with 3 pics of him

:dono I didn’t receive any pics in my email. flyer.bonzai@...........

[Squirrel431]

:dono I didn’t receive any pics in my email. flyer.bonzai@...........

Ok I just resent it did it work?

[HRT4SQRLS]

No, I can’t find it.

Let’s see if I can talk you through posting the pic yourself.

Under the post box you will see a tab that says Manage Attachments

Click this. In the upper corner you should see a tab at says Add File. Click. Then click Choose File.

It will take you to options for finding the photo in your phone or computer. Chose Photo library.

Your pics will come up and you select the pic. Click upload and a thumbnail of the pic will show up at the bottom. To the right will be a tab that says Insert. Click and the pic should be in your post.

This is how I do it with an iPad. I’m sure there are other ways.

Another option is send me a Private Message with your email address. I will send you an email that maybe you can reply with the pic. :dono

[Nancy in New York]

Ok I just resent it did it work?

Look in your sent folder and see if it went through for HRT4SQRLS.
If not, send them to me.
I sent you the email yesterday morning telling you to come back on
the board, there was help for you.
Respond to that with just the photos, ok?

[Squirrel431]

Look in your sent folder and see if it went through for HRT4SQRLS.
If not, send them to me.
I sent you the email yesterday morning telling you to come back on
the board, there was help for you.
Respond to that with just the photos, ok?

Ok I just replied with the photos

[Nancy in New York]

Ok I just replied with the photos

Perfect.
WOW, you DO have a tiny one.
Does he/she have the little black speck
from the umbilical cord?
Oh so cute!:klunk

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-wXqncx2/0/c4ba34c3/S/i-wXqncx2-S.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Q3kg58L/0/49e5e5c0/S/i-Q3kg58L-S.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-X3XK5Q7/0/660034be/S/i-X3XK5Q7-S.jpg

[HRT4SQRLS]

Oh my. A tiny pinky baby. :grin2 I would recommend that you purchase a mini and a regular Miracle nipple from Henry’s Healthy Pet. These nipples are the best and will reduce the chance of aspirating. Be very careful that Peanut doesn’t aspirate formula. Just precious.

Is the baby pooping and peeing normally? The reason I ask is because sometimes tiny pinks have difficulty digesting commercial formula. If that happens and bloat becomes an issue you would need to switch to the Goat Milk Temporary formula. If everything is working well, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Is the head bruised? It looks purple to me.

[Nancy in New York]

Oh my. A tiny pinky baby. :grin2 I would recommend that you purchase a mini and a regular Miracle nipple from Henry’s Healthy Pet. These nipples are the best and will reduce the chance of aspirating. Be very careful that Peanut doesn’t aspirate formula. Just precious.



Also add to the list above, a couple of 1 ml O-ring syringes.
https://www.henryspets.com/miracle-slip-tip-o-ring-syringes/

Edit: Also when making the formula, add HOT water to the powder
and let it sit for a couple of hours in the refrig, stirring occassionally
so that the powder completely dissolves.

[Squirrel431]

Oh my. A tiny pinky baby. :grin2 I would recommend that you purchase a mini and a regular Miracle nipple from Henry’s Healthy Pet. These nipples are the best and will reduce the chance of aspirating. Be very careful that Peanut doesn’t aspirate formula. Just precious.

Is the baby pooping and peeing normally? The reason I ask is because sometimes tiny pinks have difficulty digesting commercial formula. If that happens and bloat becomes an issue you would need to switch to the Goat Milk Temporary formula. If everything is working well, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Is the head bruised? It looks purple to me.

Hes been pooping and peeing normally I potty him after he eats and he always goes. Also i ordered the nipple and it came today. Also about his head I have no idea if its bruised I thought he was just getting that black that they get when they get older. So do you think hes less then a week old?

[Squirrel431]

Perfect.
WOW, you DO have a tiny one.
Does he/she have the little black speck
from the umbilical cord?
Oh so cute!:klunk

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-wXqncx2/0/c4ba34c3/S/i-wXqncx2-S.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Q3kg58L/0/49e5e5c0/S/i-Q3kg58L-S.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-X3XK5Q7/0/660034be/S/i-X3XK5Q7-S.jpg yes he still has that black speck from the umbilical cord also I didnt know he was that young I thought he was a little older

[Nancy in New York]

yes he still has that black speck from the umbilical cord also I didnt know he was that young I thought he was a little older




OK they say that the little black dot comes off around 10 days old.
I would guess he's/she's about a week old.
Do you know if it's a boy or girl?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JgvXcfH/0/8beaf9e0/O/i-JgvXcfH.jpg

[Nancy in New York]

How did you get this little one?
You mentioned his dark head in
your first post.
I think the dark head may be from
a fall.

[Squirrel431]

Hes been pooping and peeing normally I potty him after he eats and he always goes. Also i ordered the nipple and it came today. Also about his head I have no idea if its bruised I thought he was just getting that black that they get when they get older. So do you think hes less then a week old?

I just listened to his breathing and I think he has pneumonia I'm going to get baytril but I dont know how much to give him and for how long

[Squirrel431]

Oh my. A tiny pinky baby. :grin2 I would recommend that you purchase a mini and a regular Miracle nipple from Henry’s Healthy Pet. These nipples are the best and will reduce the chance of aspirating. Be very careful that Peanut doesn’t aspirate formula. Just precious.

Is the baby pooping and peeing normally? The reason I ask is because sometimes tiny pinks have difficulty digesting commercial formula. If that happens and bloat becomes an issue you would need to switch to the Goat Milk Temporary formula. If everything is working well, I wouldn’t change a thing.

Is the head bruised? It looks purple to me.

I just listened to his breathing and I think he has pneumonia I'm going to get baytril but I dont know how much to give him and how long ti give it to him for

[Squirrel431]

How did you get this little one?
You mentioned his dark head in
your first post.
I think the dark head may be from
a fall.

Someone gave him to me they found him on a glass porch table outside and he was laying there for 4 hours while they were waiting for his mom to come back. they also looked around for a nest and they couldn't find one so they took him and gave him to me.

[Squirrel431]

OK they say that the little black dot comes off around 10 days old.
I would guess he's/she's about a week old.
Do you know if it's a boy or girl?

https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-JgvXcfH/0/8beaf9e0/O/i-JgvXcfH.jpg

I dont know yet if it's a boy or girl but I'm starting to lean towards a girl

[HRT4SQRLS]

Is she clicking with every breath?

Can you get the pill tonight? We can dose it for you.

[HRT4SQRLS]

So do you think hes less then a week old?
Probably 4-5 days. Not over a week. 14g is very tiny.

[Squirrel431]

Is she clicking with every breath?

Can you get the pill tonight? We can dose it for you.

The fastest it comes is 2 days shipping and I thought the clicking stopped then I just started hearing it again

[HRT4SQRLS]

The fastest it comes is 2 days shipping and I thought the clicking stopped then I just started hearing it again

That’s not nearly fast enough. If it is indeed pneumonia you have about 12 hrs to start antibiotics. They crash fast. Let me ask this. How is the appetite? With pneumonia there is a drastic loss of appetite.

Could you send me a PM with your location in FL. We have a lot of FL members. We might have one close to you that has antibiotics.

One last thing, do you have ANY antibiotics? A single pill is all you need.

Baby squirrels do sometimes make clicky little sounds. If it comes and goes it might not be pneumonia.

[Squirrel431]

The fastest it comes is 2 days shipping and I thought the clicking stopped then I just started hearing it again
Also I got baytril 10% and do you think she will be fine for 2 days without the baytril

[HRT4SQRLS]

That’s the liquid injectable right?

How is the appetite?

[Squirrel431]

That’s not nearly fast enough. If it is indeed pneumonia you have about 12 hrs to start antibiotics. They crash fast. Let me ask this. How is the appetite? With pneumonia there is a drastic loss of appetite.

Could you send me a PM with your location in FL. We have a lot of FL members. We might have one close to you that has antibiotics.

One last thing, do you have ANY antibiotics? A single pill is all you need.

Baby squirrels do sometimes make clicky little sounds. If it comes and goes it might not be pneumonia.

It's hard to tell with the appetite it's always taken me half an hour to 1 hour to feed her cause she would always not constantly eat until its finished also I have no pills. And I will send you that message now

[Nancy in New York]

Any updates?

[Squirrel431]

Any updates? yes she is 17 grams now getting better at eating and the pnumonia is gone but I'll still be giving her the medicine. She also lost her embilical cord

[HRT4SQRLS]

:bliss :grin2

[Squirrel431]

Hey so I have another question about Hazel (her new name) shes been growing super fast and is 55 grams now and also has fur everywhere. But should I up her feeding amount everytime she gains weight (I always give her 5 - 7% of her body weight). I feel like she might get bloated or super fat if I keep feeding her as soon as she gains weight wich is every day. So how do you guys normally do it?

[Squirrel431]

310546 also i figured out how to attach pics ��:grin2
(She turned 4 weeks on July 20th)

[island rehabber]

She looks beautiful -- don't change a thing that you're doing! :grin3
Yes, you should up the amount you are feeding as the baby gains grams so that she is getting AT LEAST 5% of her total body weight.

[HRT4SQRLS]

Aww...Hazel is adorable. You have done an awesome job raising a pinkie. :grin2

She is a growing girl. Don’t worry about her getting fat. We love fat little babies. :) When she gets older she will take much more than 5-7%. Bigger babies easily take 10% but you have to work up to that. As they get older bloat isn’t as much of a concern. Of course, don’t overdo it. When they get to be teenagers I don’t weight them anymore. Actually, you can’t really weight them at that age without a fight. :rotfl
I feed them what they want which is a LOT!

You should see eyeballs this week. 👁

[Squirrel431]

Aww...Hazel is adorable. You have done an awesome job raising a pinkie. :grin2

She is a growing girl. Don’t worry about her getting fat. We love fat little babies. :) When she gets older she will take much more than 5-7%. Bigger babies easily take 10% but you have to work up to that. As they get older bloat isn’t as much of a concern. Of course, don’t overdo it. When they get to be teenagers I don’t weight them anymore. Actually, you can’t really weight them at that age without a fight. :rotfl
I feed them what they want which is a LOT!

You should see eyeballs this week. 👁
Ok.. cant wait for her eyes to open!!!

[Squirrel431]

Also when should i start changing her cage right now i just have her in this rectangular plastic container with the heating pad and blanket with no lid or anything. So soon shes gonna need something new but what age should i change it at. Also what does it need to have and look like

[HRT4SQRLS]

I would put holes in the lid and use the lid. You would surprised how fast they will climb out of a bin. I use containers like these. I sometimes use 3 different sizes of bins like the ones in this pic. Small one, medium one and then a large one. With just one baby you can probably just get a medium bin and skip the large bin. When you have multiple babies they need more space. By the way, to get perfect holes like those you use a cheap step bit from Harbor Freight. They sell cheap ones. At Lowe’s and HD they are very expensive. You don’t need that. Some people burn holes in the lid but that’s unsightly for an OCD person like myself. :rotfl
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After the baby is ready for a cage (about 9 weeks) I use a low small cage like in this link. You don’t have to get this cage but make sure it’s a low profile cage. You don’t want a tall cage. The little monkeys start climbing and fails can be risky. That’s the reason for the low cage.
https://www.amazon.com/Ware-Manufacturing-25-Inch-Proof-Critter/dp/B00266RHK2/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvdXpBRCoARIsAMJSKqKEm4wqK CEPfuZevTKDBVEHauVRRhGt3XU2_X2IQ2YJaOtYEAN9TFcaAtf 9EALw_wcB&hvadid=176947406125&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=9012091&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12022371582509723039&hvtargid=kwd-172292080&hydadcr=8873_9763365&keywords=small+animal+cage&qid=1563836733&s=gateway&sr=8-4

You have to be careful with this type of cage because they have pinch points on the edges. You can eliminate that hazard by wrapping the side edges with long strips of fleece. The edges can cause entrapment of toes and lost toes so the wrapping is important. :(

You can go ahead and buy a couple soft stuffed animals. Don’t get the ones with button eyes or beads inside. The best are simple small stuffed animals. They love to play with stuffies. It’s the cutest thing ever.

[Squirrel431]

I would put holes in the lid and use the lid. You would surprised how fast they will climb out of a bin. I use containers like these. I sometimes use 3 different sizes of bins like the ones in this pic. Small one, medium one and then a large one. With just one baby you can probably just get a medium bin and skip the large bin. When you have multiple babies they need more space. By the way, to get perfect holes like those you use a cheap step bit from Harbor Freight. They sell cheap ones. At Lowe’s and HD they are very expensive. You don’t need that. Some people burn holes in the lid but that’s unsightly for an OCD person like myself. :rotfl
310556

After the baby is ready for a cage (about 9 weeks) I use a low small cage like in this link. You don’t have to get this cage but make sure it’s a low profile cage. You don’t want a tall cage. The little monkeys start climbing and fails can be risky. That’s the reason for the low cage.
https://www.amazon.com/Ware-Manufacturing-25-Inch-Proof-Critter/dp/B00266RHK2/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvdXpBRCoARIsAMJSKqKEm4wqK CEPfuZevTKDBVEHauVRRhGt3XU2_X2IQ2YJaOtYEAN9TFcaAtf 9EALw_wcB&hvadid=176947406125&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=9012091&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=12022371582509723039&hvtargid=kwd-172292080&hydadcr=8873_9763365&keywords=small+animal+cage&qid=1563836733&s=gateway&sr=8-4

You have to be careful with this type of cage because they have pinch points on the edges. You can eliminate that hazard by wrapping the side edges with long strips of fleece. The edges can cause entrapment of toes and lost toes so the wrapping is important. :(

You can go ahead and buy a couple soft stuffed animals. Don’t get the ones with button eyes or beads inside. The best are simple small stuffed animals. They love to play with stuffies. It’s the cutest thing ever.

Ok so today I got her into her new home it doesnt have any parts where she can get pinched. I have a few pieces of rodent block in the corner. I have the cage on its side so its longer and not as tall. Theres 2 stuffed animals in there for her and theres a small part where the heating pad is but I dont think she uses it anymore. She also opened her eyes on august 1st and shes doing really good. Yesterday august 10th she turned 7 weeks old
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