Why my 6weeks baby squirrel is not drinking?

[ts369]

Day1 : I found 2 baby squirrel recently (3 days ago), they were pretty bad condition, (dehydrated, but no injuries) and also were making loud noises. I immediately placed them in my shoe box and provided some clothes to warm them up.
As i didn't know anything about squirrels, i watched some quick YouTube videos and tried them to feed milk with syringe (as i estimated they were 5-6weeks old).
But they weren't drinking the milk, so i put that in 2 bottle caps, placed in front of them and went for dinner. When I came back, they finished the milk.
I was relieved!!
Day 2: Then came another problem. Then next day, i noticed that they won't eat or drink anything during the day, but at night 10pm, they'll drink the milk placed in the bottle caps in front of them. And the more interesting fact is that they will drink the whole days(4 time feeding) worth of milk in one go.
Yesterday (day 3): they haven't drink or eat anything at day time....also at night 10pm, so i tried to force some milk through their mouth, but don't know why they don't want to drink!!
Edit: The weird fact is, without drinking how they're so energetic? The instance i bring them out of the box, they run in my whole room like crazy! Also seems like they try to climb everything.
One more thing, right now I'm giving them powdered milk mixed with warm water. I've ordered cerelac but they'll arrive some 3 days later.

[CritterMom]

http://rehabbersden.org/index.php/36...-revised-contd

This site has some excellent info on palm squirrels, a type that we in the US are fairly unfamiliar.

If you do some reading, she says that at 6 weeks they start the weaning process, and can have soft fruits and water in their enclosure.

Babies that lose there moms when they are nearing weaning age often are forced to start trying solids since their milk is no longer available, and when you try to restart them on formula they can be very stubborn about it. I also think that the milk you are using is nothing like what they are used to and they barely recognize it as food.

Look through the site - try some other food. Don't just give them a bowl of water though. Find a shallow dish and add clean marbles or smooth pebbles to the bottom, then add your water so it is JUST above the stones or marbles. They will prevent them from shoving their faces too deep in the water and aspirating.

The milk powder, if it is cows milk, is really inadequate. I would rather see you offering the solid foods and adding little dishes of yogurt until you can get the cerelac.