WARNING DO NOT FEED Fox Valley 32/40

[Mel1959]

Ditto. That's what I did last year.. Only the 20/50 . I never had the problem before this year. But my friend made a good point.. If the 32/40 problem is not being addressed .. Or if it's a mistake in formulating .. Cause it seems to be random .. Meaning some rehabbers lose tons of squirrels to this.. And others do not. Like her.. Never had this happen before and she has used 32/40 all along till now... Anyhow her point is..

If it's not being addressed how can we trust the 20/50 ?

This was my concern, being able to trust 20/50? If there have been no reported problems with it then I assume it's fine. I am getting ready to open a new bag of 20/50, and it's a little concerning. I hope that it is the same formulation I've been using. And no one at Fox Valley admits there's a problem with the 32/40 formulation?

[Nancy in New York]

With baby season quickly approaching, I'm giving this thread a little bump.
Seems that Fox Valley 32/40 has struck again.
This has been an ongoing problem so this is just a reminder,
it has NOT been corrected.

[Kyra]

Does anyone know if this formula can be fed to baby opossums less than 45 grams of weight?? According to the label is the correct formula to feed but I just want to make sure.

[Brittybich]

So glad I came across this. I use FV for fox kits with no issues but I'm now just starting to get into possums and squirrels. Many sites say to use FV.

[Nancy in New York]

So glad I came across this. I use FV for fox kits with no issues but I'm now just starting to get into possums and squirrels. Many sites say to use FV.

The Fox Valley 20/50 is fine.
It's the 32/40 that sits like cement in their tummies.

[island rehabber]

Although a few rehabbers have reported that they did use FV 32/40 this year on very young squirrels (less than 4 wks old) , I would not chance it myself after losing a dozen pinkies to it in one season AS Nancy said, it turns to cement in their tiny bellies, bloats and kills them.

The FV 20/50, on the other hand, is excellent.

[Homefreesoon]

I am not clear on this, is this still an issue with fox valley 32/40? That is all our rehab center uses without any problems. I have been also using it without a problem. Another rehabber is using half and half esbilac. However last year all I used was Fox valley with no problems.