My daughter found a very young baby squirrel. I think it has broken it's back legs,but it still moves around with it's front legs.How do we take care of it to make sure it lives and maybe keep as a pet. He is so cute and my kids have fallen in love with him.PLEASE HELP!!!!
2007-08-24 14:12:09 · 7 answers · asked by Mike D 3 in Pets ➔ Rodents
PLEASE i beg of you do not call any wildlife places because they will put him down even if he has chance of survival i have gone through this exact thing and it was the most amazing animal i have ever known if you feel around the spine you might feel that it feels broken if you feel his spine is snapped then he is paralized if he is young PLEASE check out this website it will give you all the "need to knows" on how to feed it and care for it ..http://britishwildlifehelpline.com/rearing_young_squirrels.html ... if he doesnt have any blood from the nose make sure his eyes and ears are clean then he should be ok.. if you have any more questions please feel free to ask me i have gone through this.. and please dont handle him too much right away it could make his injuries very much worse... oh and if he has bugs like red ones or anything dont worry give him a nice warm bath and they die off..
2007-08-24 14:35:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Buy some guinea pig or bunny food from the pet store and feed it to it. Also, bananas, apples, you know, stuff like that. We found a baby squirrel one, named it Stewie, and just gave it some water and food. If you know for sure that it's legs are broken, don't make it move. For instance - put the food right next to it. Feed by hand until it gets older. Put old towels in it's box/cage. Stewie always curled up inside the towels and made a little tunnel. So...yeah, they're not hard to take care of. Be careful! I wouldn't suggest letting anyone under 10 take care of it - one drop or squeeze and it's instantly dead. Their bones are INCREDIBLY fragile. Good luck! =)
2007-08-25 13:42:04 · answer #2 · answered by VegHead 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need help from a wildlife rehabber. Your local vet should have a number. With care the legs will probably heal fine believe it or not! But, it needs correct nutrition to avoid seizure disorders. It also needs a humane release program when old enough. I know he is incredibly cute now, but adult squirrels bite, pee on everything, chew everything, and are terrible pets. Please don't think of keeping him!
2007-08-24 21:29:12 · answer #3 · answered by KimbeeJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should use a syringe like the ones you use to give infants medicine to feed it.Feed it only Puppy formula,Kitten formula is to high in protein.It may recuperate but if it does you need to let it go.Squirrels always die in captivity.They have a very high metabolism that they need to use and can never get there selves run out so to speak while caged.It slows there hearts down to slow and they die.I'm sorry to tell you this but if you really care about the animal then this is the best advice.
2007-08-24 21:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your local humane society can give you some help. I found an injured rabbit and called them. They pointed me to a local vet hospital that treats wild animals using donations. They took the rabbit and cared for it until it was able to be released.
2007-08-24 21:20:48 · answer #5 · answered by kelsey 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need to get it to a local wildlife reahab..they may be able to repair it's leg and hopefully get it released back into the wild. Look for one near you here:
http://www.tc.umn.edu/~devo0028/contact.htm
Not sure you can legally keep it as a pet.. you need to check your states laws.
2007-08-24 21:24:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
In my opinion i would bring him to a vet!!
2007-08-25 00:55:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋