babies sucking on runts(?) ear often

[bunikkle]

im not sure if im supposed to be separating them? i have 5 babies with no prior experience and im afraid of accidentally killing them by not separating or separating !!!

[SamtheSquirrel2018]

BUMP! I'm not able respond right now but no resonses yet

[SamtheSquirrel2018]

Hi Bunikkle:
I am so sorry that you have not had a response to your post! How are the babies?

Do you have any Rehabbers nearby to whom you can turn over care of these babies?

If you want to and intend to take care of them yourself, there is almost nothing about Baby Squirrel care that is intuitive and the techniques and skills must be learned! I am posting a link to Henry's Pets Guide to Baby Squirrel Care. It is only 6 pages that is packed with concise and very practical suggestions for Baby Squirrel Care. The only major exception is that Henry's has not yet updated the guide to eliminate their inclusion of Fox Valley 32/40 which a number of us here on TSB have found to be very problematic this particular preparation has caused the death of a number of baby Squirrels because it tends to form a nearly solid mass in the stomach so don't use this. All of the other recommendations are great and appropriate! https://www.henryspets.com/1-baby-squirrel-care-guide/

Please review this immediately!

I do not know whether Esbilac Puppy Milk Replacer is available in England nor am I aware of whether or not Fox Valley 20/50 is available there. I do know that Royal Canin Puppy Dog Milk is available there and available on Amazon UK;

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Royal-Babyd...s%2C184&sr=8-1

I don't know if we lost you here or not and again, I apologize for you not receiving a response until this relatively late post of mine! Please let us know if you are still with us and please read the Henry's Squirrel Care Guide! Let us know the status of your Squirrel's care plan or if you have been fortunate enough to find a Squirrel Rehabber. I will try to get back with you as soon as possible once you have read the Henry's Guide and make a new post in your Thread!
Regards,
SamtheSquirrel

[bunikkle]

SamtheSquirrel2018;1371739] im so sorry im not sure how to reply here but the sucking is still happening. the 2 boys are “self sucking”? on their genitals and they are starting to turn red/black and i have no idea what to do. i feel like im failing them and i dont know of any rehabbers nearby! ive been feeding them a homemade formula alongside apple slices and a type of rat food i saw suggested here. i was thinking the problem could be dehydration but after putting a rabbit? water bottle in the enclosure they dont seem interested and they wont drink water from a dish either. im scared one of the boys genitals is infected and ijust saw a small amount of blood after they both urinated: