yes they do need meat... in my opinion.... in nature i've seen them eating baby birds, frogs, moths etc...
(the greys, the reds, and the sik sik (yukon ground squirrels) are known to eat meat)
(flyers need lots of meat)
Jackie in tampa has a bowl of ? wax worms i think ...and the greys (namely spice
) help themselves... just like a bowl of candy lol.....
i think if you are going to keep your squirrel as a house squirrel and not a release then you should be giving some kind of meat.....
They're not vegetarians.... they're not vegans either .... they're omnivores....