I have a 5 week old baby, and I am a first time squirrel mom. I want to pre-plan and figure out how to wean her, when the time comes, the right way. I dont want to scramble around for answers the day of.
So I've been trying to figure out the steps.
Should I be giving her rodent blocks of some sort even this young to get her used to it? Her bottom teeth are quite long and top ones haven't begun to grow in.
Should I start with a soft food or something she can nibble on for a while to practice? I've read that they don't learn to swallow the food the first few tries, and will just peal at it and when you don't see the shavings you know they've learned to eat. Is this true?
If these answers are posted elsewhere, please point me in the right direction.
Thanks!
- A list making momma.