Squirrel Formula Recipe
1 Cup of Whole Milk
4 Tablespoons of Heavy Whipping Cream
A few drops of Raw Coconut Oil to each feeding (Optional)
Place Milk and cream in a sauce pan and heat on high heat on stove while stirring continuously until mixture comes to a foaming boil. Remove immediately from the heat when boiling and allow to cool. Stir ocassionally while cooling to prevent a fat film from developing.
Shake the mixture well before drawing up each feeding. Keep refrigerated. It should keep well for 3 to 5 days. Draw up 1 to 2 cc for each week of age. ( Example: a 4 week old will take 4 to 8cc at a feeding.)
*Feed the formula warm to the touch, and go slow. This picture shows a 6 week old squirrel drinking from a bottle. In reality, it's better to use a 3cc syringe because you have better control of the flow, especially when they are tiny. If the squirrel starts to choke or blow formula out it's nose, stop immediately and place it's head lower than it's body to prevent formula from entering its lungs.*
I add 2 to 3 drops of Raw Coconut Oil to each feeding. This adds Lauric and Capric Acid to the formula, that the squirrel's liver will convert to a substance called Monolaurin. Monolaurin is the substance in breast milk that is believed to give babies immunity from disease.
* Please note that the picture on this page is not the proper position for feeding baby squirrels. It was a staged picture for visual effect. The correct position is head up with the syringe pointing slightly toward the roof of the mouth! And, GO SLOW!
If you have any specific feeding questions, please contact me using our Contact Form.
4 Tablespoons of Heavy Whipping Cream
A few drops of Raw Coconut Oil to each feeding (Optional)
Place Milk and cream in a sauce pan and heat on high heat on stove while stirring continuously until mixture comes to a foaming boil. Remove immediately from the heat when boiling and allow to cool. Stir ocassionally while cooling to prevent a fat film from developing.
Shake the mixture well before drawing up each feeding. Keep refrigerated. It should keep well for 3 to 5 days. Draw up 1 to 2 cc for each week of age. ( Example: a 4 week old will take 4 to 8cc at a feeding.)
*Feed the formula warm to the touch, and go slow. This picture shows a 6 week old squirrel drinking from a bottle. In reality, it's better to use a 3cc syringe because you have better control of the flow, especially when they are tiny. If the squirrel starts to choke or blow formula out it's nose, stop immediately and place it's head lower than it's body to prevent formula from entering its lungs.*
I add 2 to 3 drops of Raw Coconut Oil to each feeding. This adds Lauric and Capric Acid to the formula, that the squirrel's liver will convert to a substance called Monolaurin. Monolaurin is the substance in breast milk that is believed to give babies immunity from disease.
* Please note that the picture on this page is not the proper position for feeding baby squirrels. It was a staged picture for visual effect. The correct position is head up with the syringe pointing slightly toward the roof of the mouth! And, GO SLOW!
If you have any specific feeding questions, please contact me using our Contact Form.