I have a new batch of 2/3 week old squirrels. These are the youngest ones I have ever cared for in my years doing this. When the wildlife center gave them to me they said to feed them one ML. But the babies seemed super hungry still. They were constantly rooting around and sucking on anything they could find. I thought maybe this was normal behavior for squirrels this tiny that just lost their mom. But I suspected they weren’t getting enough food. So after a few feedings I dug out my scale and weighed them. It turned out 1 ml was less than half of what they should’ve been eating. (5%) So I contacted the nature center to make sure it was OK that I was going to start upping their feedings even though I had just gotten them. they agreed and apologized for telling me the wrong amount. So this guy was being underfed for like 24 hours maybe 36.
So he’s not pooping. When I first got him he did poop. But over the last 36 hours no poop. I am slowly upping his feeding so has still not quite gotten to eating as much as he probably should yet. But he is behaving more contently. We feed Fox Valley. He’s not showing any signs of bloat. And there are a couple of poops in the tank. So maybe he’s managed to poop on his own?
Also he’s had a rough couple of days because his sister keeps latching onto his penis. She actually hurt it pretty badly the first night I had them. It’s a lot better now but still healing and swollen. So it could just be that he’s had a rough couple of days and the poops are coming. But do you have any tips for me to help him along? I’m stimulating at every feeding. His tummy is soft and looks good. Honesty the lack of poops is holding me back from feeding him more. I do not want to get into bloat issues. I get too that he may not be pooping because he was under fed. He may be fine. I just want to be sure I’m doing everything right for these babies.
Thank you!