The Squirrel Forum

Follow the MBD protocol to the letter. It will take MONTHS to rebuild bone density. Guaranteed she’s not gonna like it BUT, down the road you’ll have a healthy squirrel. Don’t get sucked in by those pleading eyes and snit fits. Don’t think poor baby will starve. She won’t. A healthy block and greens...

A picky eater may refuse even the tastiest treat BUT we do our best to make sure they at least have a chance to eat healthy. This is a decent recipe that can be tweaked. 50 g. Good quality rodent block 50 g. Powdered Fox Valley Day One formula—32/40 or 20/50 50 g. Nuts 20 g. Melted coconut oil Jar o...

I’ve released a couple of squirrels at age 3. They had a LONG time acclimating in a safe release cage—or in one case a room with a portal the squirrel could go in and out of. Most squirrels WANT to be out. I generally release at 14/16 weeks. A singleton should have more time acclimating in a large p...

If he has bottom teeth he’s three weeks old. Please transition him to another formula. KMR doesn’t have enough fat for a squirrel. You can order Esbilac (there have been issues with Esbilac. You can get info on Henry’s site re. adding additional calcium to meet the needs of wildlife), or Fox Valley ...

They are 10% of the squirrel population. Rarely will you find a pinky dwarf and when you do, those babies are the problem children; the ones that don’t suckle, that aspirate when you look at them, the failure to thrive runts. The ones that survive are tough little buggers—to be so fragile. They are ...

I guess anyone who finds him or herself on this forum is one of US—someone touched by squirrel magic. We are the blessed ones who have been chosen to be part of a wild world—a world most folks never really see much less touch and love.