Originally Posted by
RescueMomma
My 5wk old eastern gray squirrel's , thumbelina, bottom teeth are so long I can see two little indents on the roof of her mouth behind where her front teeth will be. I picked her up on 9/9 from the women who originally found her (she came to me severely dehydrated, I believe mom was moving the nest and wasn't able to come back and it caused thumbelina to look for help. Everything was done correctly for mom to come find her baby). Her top teeth are just starting to poke through, ive tried to give her things to chew on but shes not interested. I think her bottom teeth are to long. Should I clip her bottom teeth? Also her teeth don't seem well rooted they flex apart and back together. Is that normal? I am comfortable clipping her teeth as long as I know doing so I won't damage her young teeth (I know a vet would be better but the vets where I live dont even see rabbits, let alone a squirrel. There are no local rehabbers, the closest center is 3hrs away and is run by incompetent founders)