Originally posted by Amber
Thankyou all. I dont think we will keep him as a pet. We will release him back in the wild.
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Thankyou so much for those links! They were very very helpful!
thankyou so much!
I have a question..When we went to the petstore to get some Formula we got this stuff called "Just Born" it's kitten formula and it's for other wildlife. Is that Ok?
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Because my parents says its Ok for him, but im not sure.
please help!
Did you look at the pages I posted links to?
Kitten milk is NOT ok, nor is the formula that says wildlife on it. He needs a special formula. Also a ground squirrel and a red/fox/grey squirrel have different needs.
The images on that one page shows what happens when you feed baby squirrels cat milk, wildlife milk. It's very sad. You can clearly see the difference.
Esbilac, which is a puupy formula is supposed to match grey squirrels milk closer than anything else, even the specially made wildlife formula. I will try to find a recipe for you.
Please re read the link I provided. I really do not want him to suffer, even though I know you are trying your best. If you want I can call my boss and see what milk we use for our squirrels? I will give her a call in as soon as the center opens.
Also you mentioned that when you put him down on the ground he ran in circles. This usually signals some kind of neurological defect, or possible he was hit by a car. If this is the case, it would be more humane to euthanize him, because he would not be able to be released back into the wild.
He looks old enough to be bouncing around by now, and all the squirrels I have rehabbed had a lot of energy around that age.
Did you contact your local Fish and Wildlife to see if you are allowed to raise him? It could be against the law so please check and make sure you are not breaking any laws.
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