Does anyone know a good formula for a 5-6 week old squirrel? Anyone know some care tips?

Question

My Aunt found a baby squirrel and she needs to know a good formula for it. We saw the mom and her other baby with her. The mom has problems. We can't find the mom and the other baby anywhere, so we're just keeping it in a box. We need help!

So far, nobody has given me a milk formula. We need a good formula. We have started feeding them (we found a littermate) heated cow's milk and they don't seem to like it. We need a good formula that's safe for the squirrels! *FIRST TO GIVE ME A GOOD FORMULA GETS VOTED BEST ANSWER BY ME!*

Answer 1

EDITED TO ADD - YOU NEED TO BUY THE MILK FORMULA CALLED ESBILAC, A MILK FORMULA FOR PUPPIES THAT ALSO SUITS SQUIRRELS - YOU CAN BUY ESBILAC MILK REPLACEMENT FORMULA AT ANY GOOD PET STORE OR VETS. YOU CAN READ DETAILS FROM EXPERTS ABOUT ESBILAC MILK FORMULA, AND HOW TO FEED WITH A PLASTIC SYRINGE, ON ALL THE LINKS I'VE GIVEN YOU, BELOW.

Have a read of these websites' articles - they'll give you a lot of info and help. They explain that you should feed Esbilac, a puppy milk replacement, which you can get at any good pet shop or vets -

http://www.orphanedwildlifecare.com/

http://www.squirreltales.org/#Section-D

http://www.geocities.com/crawdadcreekrehab/OrphanedSquirrel.html

http://www.squirrel-rehab.org/faq.html#three

http://squirrelworld.com/ifounda.html

Very, very best of luck!

EDITED TO ADD - YOU NEED TO BUY THE MILK FORMULA CALLED ESBILAC, A MILK FORMULA FOR PUPPIES THAT ALSO SUITS SQUIRRELS - YOU CAN BUY ESBILAC MILK REPLACEMENT FORMULA AT ANY GOOD PET STORE OR VETS. YOU CAN READ DETAILS FROM EXPERTS ABOUT ESBILAC MILK FORMULA, AND HOW TO FEED WITH A PLASTIC SYRINGE, ON ALL THE LINKS I'VE GIVEN YOU, ABOVE. AGAIN, VERY VERY BEST OF LUCK.

Answer 2

kitten formula sold at any store or goats milk some rescues use baby formula sometimes a mom will abandoned a baby that is weak.let me know how you do put a clock in a box with a blanket and it will do fine even a stuffed animal will be a surrogate

Answer 3

Look in the phone book for a local wildlife rehabilitation center. They can take care of the baby squirrel, or at least tell you how to do so.

Answer 4

call a vet office some usually know a lot of vets that help wildlife and can steer you in the right direction