i have just found an orphaned very small baby squirrel what should i do?

Answer 1

Leave it alone. And how do you know it is orphaned???? Raising wild animals should only be done by those who know what they are doing. Let nature take it's course.

Answer 2

If it's eyes are open it is at least 3 to 4 weeks old. Use a mix of goat's milk and water. mix it 50/50. goat's milk is available in the bakery aisle of most grocery stores for about 2.45 a can. Much cheaper than kitten formula and just as good. warm small amounts of the mild mix before feeding. Use an eyedropper or syringe to feed. It must be fed every 4 hours. Even thru the night. As it gets older, you will want to cut the milk mix to 1/3 and then 1/4 milk. If it's teeth are in you can start giving it nuts and acorns and dried corn. Make sure any nuts you give it do not have salt added. They cannot process large amounts of sodium. Keep the baby warm. Use a 20 ounce water bottle filled with hot water and cover the bottle with 2 socks. Contrary to what some have said, wild squirrels do not make good pets. They should be returned to the wild. Keeping it in a cage does not provide a squirrel with the exercise it needs. In the wild, squirrels have a range from 3 to 5 miles. They thrive on being able to climb and jump. Indoors, they poop and pee everywhere, they dig in your plants and chew on your woodwork. They chew on electric cords and can drown in most toilets if you don't keep the lid down. Raising them can be very rewarding. It is also heart breaking when you lose one. I've lost count of all we have raised and released. We currently have 4 that are about 2 months. We have been taking them outside to climb the trees. They are just getting to the point where they are not afraid to be out. Soon, they will begin to go out often and for long periods of time. They will begin to build nests and one day they will decide not to come back it. It will be both sad and joyous.

Answer 3

If you want to keep him/her you will need to feed it milk (from the pet store or your local vet) every few hours from a dropper and keep him warm. I would start off with a bird cage to keep him in with a shoebox and towel. As he grows you will need something bigger, do not let him run around in the house, because they are very curious and will get hurt or killed. We found one after a hurricane once and had him for about four months and the kids left his cage open and the squirrel fell in the toilet and drown.

I wouldn't pay any attention to the people that are telling you they are wild and to let him go, they have probably never been to a park and fed the squirrels either. When raised from babies they make great pets. You will just have to keep a lot of peanuts on hand.
Good Luck!

Answer 4

There are wild life rescue groups who are experienced in caring for baby animals. These people have to be licensed and know what they are doing, so it's for the best for the squirrel. They also release them back into the wild when they are old enough.
Call a Vet's office and ask how to find people in your area.
If there is no one close to you, at least they can tell you how to care for the little squirrel until you can reach someone who is experienced.
I'm glad you are trying to help the little squirrel..

How young is he? It's really not the time of year for young babies.. Does he have full fur and can he eat on his own???
GOOD LUCK!!

Answer 5

You will need to keep it very warm.
All so in the grocery store in the pet food section their is cat milk formula or some other milk substitute. Squirrels can have this. You should buy an eye dropper to feed it with, they should be feed every couple of hours. You will need to warm the milk first. You could call the zoo and ask them more questions. Or I don't know wher you live but we have a place that is called second chance rescue. Look in the yellow pages to see if you may have some place like that.

Answer 6

Put it back outside. Squirrels are from the rodent family and regardless how small carry a plethra of disease. Do not call the Animal Control Officer of your town or the Humane Society either. This is wildlife and they consider it such. They only take things like racoons or skunks if they've come in contact with domestic animals.
Put it out by the edge of the woods again and leave it. If it wanders off...peachy. If it gets eaten...it probably would have anyway. Remember...it's a jungle out there. Let wildlife alone. If you insist on a pet...get a dog. At least they remain loyal to you.

Answer 7

maximum vets do no longer favor a license to treat organic international, even with the indisputable fact that once you look in the yellow pages for an emergency vet, you'd be in a position to examine out calling them and see if any of them will take an injured newborn squirrel. He fairly demands clinical concentration, and no longer less than, the care of an experienced organic international rehabilitator. in case you could not do any of that till morning, you'd be in a position to flow out to a grocery keep and purchase some unflavored pedialyte and have a seem at feeding that to him in the syringe to maintain his skill up. also, get a scorching water bottle and placed it in the container with him, or region a heating pad on the low ecosystem below the container to maintain him warm. If he makes it till the morning, you fairly can ought to get him to a vet.

Answer 8

Call a vet. They will be able to advise you how to care for it. I have heard that squirels can make very sweet pets if they are very young when abandoned. You should get it to the vet and have it checked out to make sure its heathy though. As for people telling you it is a wild rodent, it is... but so are mice and rats. People keep them for pets all the time. A vet will be able to advise you on the proper course to take. Wild animal or not, saving a little life is NOT wrong.

Answer 9

Go to a vet and he will give you some milk for that type of animal very cheap. They can drink Cat's milk from the vet. He will tell what to do from there

Answer 10

My son found one a while back. He keeps it in a large bird cage and feeds it breads and fruit. It`s done very well and has made a lovely pet.