PLEASE HELP!!! Baby Squirrel sneezing

[Pancakes]

2 and a half weeks ago I found two baby squirrels that were orphaned by their mother. I first warmed them up in a box over a heating pad and then started gradually feeding them pedealite. Once the squirrels passed the skin pinch test, I started them on goats milk/yogurt mix. I bought the fox valley formula mix along with squirrel cubes for when they start transitioning to solid food and started them on the formula once they reached 4 weeks old.

I started out (3 weeks) feeding them 4CC per feeding, they filled out really well and got a lot more active and excited about eating. at 4 weeks I started feeding them 5CC/feeding and now at 5 weeks (eyes open) I am feeding them 6cc/feeding 4 times a day, 4 hours apart and once in the middle of the night.

They have each aspirated a few times, though only on a small amount, and I was going SUPERRRRR slow feeding them. They sneezed out most of the formula (or at least i'm pretty sure they did) and continued eating. I am using a 3cc syringe with a nipple I got when I ordered the food and solid cubes.

My concern is that these squirrels are sneezing even after feeding. One of them keeps shaking his head slightly every now and again, (not sure if this is normal or not?). As you can probably tell, I am very worried about these little guys. They are still eating 6cc/feeding, and are super active. I don't hear any kind of a clicking noise when they breathe (I am checking daily). What do you think this could be?

If there is a rehabber in the Illinois area, I would be sincerely grateful for some tips, advice, and help making sure these sweet babies stay happy and healthy. My goal is to get these little guys healthy enough for release.

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(A picture of the two)

[Mel1959]

Are your little guys still sneezing? Is there any nasal discharge? Sneezing is the way they clear their noses, just as humans do. As long as you don’t hear any clicking with each breath, I don’t think there’s anything to worry about.

Are you weighing them daily. Formula intake is based on their weight, not their age. They should consume between 5-7% of their weight at each feeding. Example a 100gr. squirrel should eat between 5-7ml at each feeding. This is just a rule of thumb. As they get older they typically will want more than that and you can increase that amount gradually, not all at once.