Hey everybody! I live in Louisiana in the woods and my 2 cats were playing with something and we always investigate to see exactly what it is. Well this time it was a baby flying squirrel. We have them all in the trees in our yard. I’ve (I guess the right word is) rehabbed 2 fox squirrels over the years but I’m finding that this little guy is a little different. I found him on the 30th of September so this Monday I’ve had him for 3 weeks. He’s eating doing great on the formula and growing so fast. Friday my Henry’s blocks came in and today is the first day he’s actually eating it. And I think he loves them. He’s been in a pretty good size soft carrier with mesh sides. He hasn’t started jumping yet but he’s climbing all on me when he’s done eating after dark. Otherwise he still just eats and wants to be in his pouch with me or under his blankets in his carrier and goes back to sleep. I usually spend about a hour after I feed him after dark just letting him do whatever he wants but then he’s curls up in my pocket and goes to sleep.
Here are my questions.
-how long before I introduce other foods and water?
-he’s just now starting to move around and climb on the mesh part of the carrier. When do I need to move him to a bigger cage?
-and does everything I said in the first paragraph all sound okay and am I on the right track?
I guess I need some reassurance that everything sounds good.
Thank y’all so much!