Save baby Squirrels - My experience

Lakshan-Seram

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    Okay.. this a story about two 1 - 2 week(s) old baby squirrels :yes:. These babies missed both of their mom and dad when they are very small.

    As a web developing guy who doesn't have any knowledge about biology or rehabilitation, what can I do to save their lives?

    But I never gave up on them :love: I looked after them for about 12 weeks and released them to their beautiful world and they lives happy today.

    Those photos are taken from my own blog. There are many; but... I'm not going to share links here :no:


    Baby squirrels caring ( Day 3 )

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    Formula: 0.5cc to 1cc Anchor Pedia Pro every 2 hours.
    I fed them with a 1cc syringe (a specially made one with a rubber tip)

    You will have to stimulate babies after every feed to help them to poop and pee. Otherwise they will die. I had to make their foods every two hours warm (
    around 100 Fahrenheit) and clean milk. Yes I got up every 2 hours at night. Gave them foods, stimulate with a warm cotton bud and cleaned their private area. After that I washed all the stuffs I used to make milk and slept for an hour.

    * You have to stimulate them to helping them for pooping and peeing until they open their eyes (about 5 weeks).
    * They need to stay warm (around 99 Fahrenheit) so you have to prepare a place. A half opened box with a cotton clothe may help.


    Baby squirrels caring ( Week 2 )

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    Formula: 1cc to 1.5cc Anchor Pedia Pro every 2-3 hours.
    If they ask more, just feed them until they reject. Keep them warm and stimulate as I told until they reach 5 weeks.
    They pees too much so I had to buy some serviette paper bundles (One paper per each feeding for a single baby).


    Baby squirrels caring ( Week 3 )

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    Formula: 2cc to 2.5cc Anchor Pedia Pro every 3-4 hours.

    This is a very happiest week I had in my entire life period because they opened their eyes and saw their mom :D. This is the 3rd week with babies and they are about 5 weeks old now. If they ask more milk, just feed them until they reject. I had to stimulate them for an another week because they didn't pee and they got a bloated tummy.


    Baby squirrels caring ( Week 4 )

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    Formula: 2cc to 2.5cc Anchor Pedia Pro every 4-5 hours.

    It will be very hard for you to handle them now :P look at them how active they are now? Let them walk inside your room. Close the room and let them play. They will love you lots :love:, jump and run over your body. Keep them safe to not to let them get hurt.


    Baby squirrels caring ( Week 5 )

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    Formula: 2.5cc to 3cc Anchor Pedia Pro every 6-8 hours (No need to feed at night).
    This is the time to introduce solid foods for them. You can try to feed them rusk with milk like human baby formula or introduce some fruits like apple, banana or papaw. You'll have to make sure that whether they eats or not.


    Baby squirrels caring ( Week 6 )

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    I've quite giving them milk when they reach the 8th week (6 weeks with me, finished two packets of Anchor Pedia Pro). I mostly gave them apple, guava and banana. They like apples, papaw and guava mostly. You'll need about 2 apples for a day (You'll have to look and understand their eating habits).

    I decided to keep them another 4 weeks and release them to their beautiful world. So I had to introduce them some trees, branches and other stuffs. I went out with them and let them climb small trees and play.

    After 10th week (12 weeks old babies) I made a home on a guava tree and let them stay there. They liked, played with branches, ate guava, interacted with other squirrels came back to their house at night and slept.

    They spent about 4 weeks like this and now they are with other squirrels. Coming to see me with other squirrels and having foods we gives.

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    What a story isn't it? I do freelancing and earn $s but... I never ever felt this much because of money I earn. Some local people was laughing at me because
    I spent lots for these babies for vitamins and all the stuffs but all of my foreign clients helped me to save these babies. My parents, girlfriend and our veterinarian did so much to give them back their lives.

    And finally, I. Yes! It was a very nice feeling I had in my life. I still feel that Hmmm.


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    Lakshan-Seram

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    Lakshan-Seram

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    good job mcn
    maat issara lennu gana thread ekak damma
    tawa photos dapan unge

    Site eke tiyenne loku photos ban.. resize karala photobucket walata up karala denme.. domain eka link wena nisa.. godak danna wela tibbe na..

    ubage thread eka dekke na.. man.. net eken igena gannakota wath.. singhalen da denme. mata singhala typing ba :no:
     
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