Squirrel Wildlife Rehabilitation (original) (raw)

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Here are step by step instructions on what you should do if you have found an orphaned baby squirrel. Feel free to read and browse the other information that is listed below this section, but these are the basic steps that you need to follow.

Send for the Emergency Care Information by sending a blank email to: help@squirrel-rehab.org and the information will be sent to you automatically. This information will tell you what you should and should NOT do with the baby squirrel until you get in touch with a licensed wildlife rehabilitator.
Locate A Wildife Rehabilitator. If there is no one listed for your state, there is a link at the bottom of that page that you can try or fill out the form at the bottom of the page and I will try to locate someone for you.
DO NOT FEED the baby squirrels anything, especially cows milk. See the Frequently Asked Questions for answers to this and other questions that we get asked all the time. Wondering why cows milk is not a substitute milk for squirrels, see the Results Of Improper Diet pictures and they will show you why.
Could the baby squirrel you have found be orphaned? Please read Is This Squirrel Orphaned?.
**Want us to tell you how to raise this baby squirrel yourself? You need to read this.