In need of some advice first time

[Spanky]

So you would say that little girl is 11 wks old?

Yes, I would guess 11 weeks +/-.

I was on Henry's pets placing an order and I noticed that they have something called ultra boost. It is for gaining extra weight. Do you think it would be fine to add this to little girls 20/50? And if I did the yougurt instead, do you recommend plain added to the formula or a flavored?

As Cz said, the Ultra Boost is certainly an option.

Our local grocer seems only to carry the mixed variety pack of Yobaby; it's a six pack with 3 different flavors. They like them all, but if I could buy the plan yogurt I would, but any of the Yobaby flavors are okay.

But putting all that aside, do you know or have heard stories of squirrels falling and having problems later after their fall? If so, how much later?

Your little one is very likely okay, but watch her closely for another week to make sure. Watch for things like poor balance, always turning to either the left or right, walking in a diagonal path, etc.

I have seen the wild babies here fall 70 feet and be okay. We have two babies in a nest box just next to the house and just this past weekend as mommy was trying to move nests a baby failed to make a jump from one branch to another and fell 50 feet. Mom ran down (and admittedly I did too!) and baby followed mom back up the tree... into the new nest. I see these babies every day and they are both doing well!

I hate she doesn't have a empty room with some floor space to run. I have a room that is just a junk room that needs to be cleaned out anyways so I am thinking about letting that be her room. That way I can go in there and open her cage and she can roam her room some each day. What do you think?

Lot's of folks have a squirrel safe room. Make sure you squirrel proof it... cover the outlets, no mini-blinds with those draw strings, etc.

Little girl has not been outside since I brought her inside. Do they need sunshine to be healthy? I know NOT to put them in full sun. I have read horror stories of this and I would never do that! Sorry this is so long! Again, thank you so much for helping me and posting my pics!

Right, extremely important not to place them in the sun, even if it seems a cool day!

If you are feeding the proper diet, the formula and Henry's Healthy Blocks have all the Vitamin D (that they can get from sunlight) that is needed.

We never recommend taking a squirrel outdoors unless they are in a cage. The board is filled with hundreds of stories of squirrels that "self released" (ran off) and never got the needed benefits offered by the soft release process.

I do not take the squirrels outdoors until I am preparing them for release. My personal opinion is that taking them out doors and letting them experience that only to bring them back can be cruel. Of course, it is different for a squirrel that cannot be released due to health reasons; they should get some outdoor time I think as long as they respond well to their time outdoors and coming back in does not cause them anxiety, etc. On the flip side, I have 2 releases that come from outdoors to visit me inside my office every day (and I get anxious when they are a no-show on any given day) and many more I visit with out doors.

[Little girls mom]

Yes, I would guess 11 weeks +/-.



As Cz said, the Ultra Boost is certainly an option.

Our local grocer seems only to carry the mixed variety pack of Yobaby; it's a six pack with 3 different flavors. They like them all, but if I could buy the plan yogurt I would, but any of the Yobaby flavors are okay.



Your little one is very likely okay, but watch her closely for another week to make sure. Watch for things like poor balance, always turning to either the left or right, walking in a diagonal path, etc.

I have seen the wild babies here fall 70 feet and be okay. We have two babies in a nest box just next to the house and just this past weekend as mommy was trying to move nests a baby failed to make a jump from one branch to another and fell 50 feet. Mom ran down (and admittedly I did too!) and baby followed mom back up the tree... into the new nest. I see these babies every day and they are both doing well!



Lot's of folks have a squirrel safe room. Make sure you squirrel proof it... cover the outlets, no mini-blinds with those draw strings, etc.



Right, extremely important not to place them in the sun, even if it seems a cool day!

If you are feeding the proper diet, the formula and Henry's Healthy Blocks have all the Vitamin D (that they can get from sunlight) that is needed.

We never recommend taking a squirrel outdoors unless they are in a cage. The board is filled with hundreds of stories of squirrels that "self released" (ran off) and never got the needed benefits offered by the soft release process.

I do not take the squirrels outdoors until I am preparing them for release. My personal opinion is that taking them out doors and letting them experience that only to bring them back can be cruel. Of course, it is different for a squirrel that cannot be released due to health reasons; they should get some outdoor time I think as long as they respond well to their time outdoors and coming back in does not cause them anxiety, etc. On the flip side, I have 2 releases that come from outdoors to visit me inside my office every day (and I get anxious when they are a no-show on any given day) and many more I visit with out doors.

Thanks Spanky for all the help and great advice!