Lainann89
10-26-2022, 01:49 PM
First off, I’ve never rescued a baby squirrel. I’m an animal lover and when I was younger I raised baby birds around the clock so I knew a little about syringe feeding. I found this sweet little guy behind my house, he was kind of crawling towards me and had a little cut above his eye. It was getting dark so I brought him in. I’ve just been learning as I go and trying to find everything I can online but I still have so many questions. I had him in a nice little make shift home with heat right away, some fluids, and the next day esbilac. I thought maybe he was about six weeks at first but then within a couple of days he really perked up and then I was seriously questioning how old he was. So basically my first question is wondering if anyone can help me with aging him. I want to say when I first realized I needed to weigh him he was about.. 172 grams
So I was trying to feed him 12ml every four hours, sometimes he would eat it all but often he wouldn’t. So I proceeded to get him squirrel blocks and realized he was ready to begin eating, he sat up and ate just fine so I began introducing more foods and recently he just started refusing the formula, so from what I read I thought maybe he was weaning from it because he was older than I thought. But I really don’t know! Any insight on his age and how much I should be feeding him now would be so much appreciated. I also have questions about his genitals. When I found him he was VERY swollen down there and had scabbed over. So from what I read I soaked him in warm water and removed the scab and it slowly got better and then he was doing great! Urinating and pooping on his own without any stimulation. I found him on October 7th, Well just yesterday I noticed his penis is swollen again and very purple on the end and I saw him trying to mess with it. I’m guessing he is self sucking but no clue if it’s because he needs formula or maybe if he is stressed. When I first got him he was sweet and would snuggle and like to be around me but now he really wants nothing to do with me outside of food. I got him a really nice cage and all he does is run to it once I get him out. I know I’ve read that they need interaction but it’s hard now when he seems to not want it. I also thought Of releasing him but I live in North Idaho and it’s in the 30’s and low 40’s here so I’m nervous about that. Sorry for the book! I will try to attach some photos of when I first got him and then a few days later.
So I was trying to feed him 12ml every four hours, sometimes he would eat it all but often he wouldn’t. So I proceeded to get him squirrel blocks and realized he was ready to begin eating, he sat up and ate just fine so I began introducing more foods and recently he just started refusing the formula, so from what I read I thought maybe he was weaning from it because he was older than I thought. But I really don’t know! Any insight on his age and how much I should be feeding him now would be so much appreciated. I also have questions about his genitals. When I found him he was VERY swollen down there and had scabbed over. So from what I read I soaked him in warm water and removed the scab and it slowly got better and then he was doing great! Urinating and pooping on his own without any stimulation. I found him on October 7th, Well just yesterday I noticed his penis is swollen again and very purple on the end and I saw him trying to mess with it. I’m guessing he is self sucking but no clue if it’s because he needs formula or maybe if he is stressed. When I first got him he was sweet and would snuggle and like to be around me but now he really wants nothing to do with me outside of food. I got him a really nice cage and all he does is run to it once I get him out. I know I’ve read that they need interaction but it’s hard now when he seems to not want it. I also thought Of releasing him but I live in North Idaho and it’s in the 30’s and low 40’s here so I’m nervous about that. Sorry for the book! I will try to attach some photos of when I first got him and then a few days later.