Re: Baby on apparent eating strike
Originally Posted by
Leslie Ann
Hi there,
I have had a baby squirrel for two weeks and have a question. I'm guessing that he is about six weeks old now. This morning, I added a little heavy cream to his formula because yesterday, it seemed as if the formula wasn't filling him up for as long as before. On average, he is taking 15cc's each feeding and eating 4-5 times per day. I tried introducing rodent block, but he doesn't seem very interested in it. He hasn't eaten since this morning's feeding - about 8 hours. He is reluctant to entertain the idea of taking the formula from the syringe, which has never happened before. He has been alternating between long naps and playing all day, as normal, just going a very long stretch without eating. He has been steadily gaining weight - over 100 g this last week. (I would be more accurate if he would sit still for a second in the container on the scale.) Any ideas what's going on?
Thank you,
Leslie Ann
If he is around the 6 week mark and your feeding formula 4-5 X a day it's too often.
Filling up on formula, not hungry, not going to be interested in block.
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