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basilandblooms
10-09-2021, 02:53 PM
Does anyone have a chart on what we should be averaging in weight gain per day? I know the weekly average weight but I have one that is approximately 8 weeks old and only 118g. Severely malnourished and dehydrated. Did 24 hours of ORS and currently feeding 5-6% weight in CCs (6CCs per feeding ish). Day three we are at 128g.

Eastern Gray Squirrel
island rehabber
10-09-2021, 06:04 PM
Does anyone have a chart on what we should be averaging in weight gain per day? I know the weekly average weight but I have one that is approximately 8 weeks old and only 118g. Severely malnourished and dehydrated. Did 24 hours of ORS and currently feeding 5-6% weight in CCs (6CCs per feeding ish). Day three we are at 128g.

Eastern Gray Squirrel


I don't know of any chart available, but I always read that pinkies (1 day - 3 weeks old) should gain one gram per day and then 3 weeks old onward, baby squirrels should gain 5-7 grams per day.