I just got a call from a person with a baby squirrel, he-she is on there way to me.
I will take some photos and keep everyone updated on his-her progress.
I am soooo excited.....
Here's a few photos of my last little Squirrel that came to me.




These little ones are kinda hard to keep alive, feeding can be kinda hard if one doesn't know what there doing.
So, please stop in and watch as this little one grows.
BrokenWing

I love squirrels!!! You know Arty, all the babies find their way to you for a reason......

Ya think so?

yep! You're one of those people put here for the reason of helping the babies that need it. So they find their way to you! It happens to me too. I find strays all the time and go out of my way to get them off the street before the end of the day. If its too late at night, I hold them here until the next day. Good things will come to you for all you do!

Arty, what is it that makes them difficult to raise? Is it their dietary requirements, or that its too easy to over or under feed them?

They are so fiesty when feeding, very aggressive, if you feed to fast fluid enters there respiratory system through there nose as they breath heavily through there nose during feeding.
While feeding one must not feed to fast, if there's even the smallest amount of formula seen coming from the nose, a seizure is sure to happen and the little one will perish.
Baby rabbits are even harder to rehab.
Also one must be very careful while rehabbing, I don't hold the little one after he-she can see well and climb around in the cage on his-her own, I stick the syringe end into the cage through the bars and feed without touching the little one, this helps a great deal when release day comes.
When these little squirrels (appear) they are eating on there own, they really aren't.
example, I offer cherios when I see they are old enough to begin eating on there own and find the cherios chewed up, this tells me "yes" he-she is eating on there own but in fact they aren't, they are experimenting and will still need formula to survive.
Yes the amount fed is also important, I would rather under feed and do more feedings than over feed and cause problems, and just like any little one, they seem hungry all the time and can eat and eat and eat.

BW

Oh my gosh that first picture is adorable! How can you not love that!! Arty I am so happy that she has found her way to you, no doubt you will take great care of her!

I love squirrels! I hope all goes well with this one! I can't wait to 'watch' him grow!

Well the pictures I have posted were of a squirrel I rehabbed last spring.
There is bad news, apparently the little one has fallen silent, the people that called me called again and said when they opened the box to check on the little squirrel they found him-her dead.
How very sad.

So sorry, Arty. Rest in peace little squirrel.