If you decide to keep him, I know it’s really important that you get the right milk replacement stuff. Everything I’ve read says that Esbilac is the stuff that most closely matches squirrel milk. It’s a puppy replacement formula, and it’s a little more spendy I think. But if you feed them the wrong stuff they will put on weight for a few days and then suddenly get really sick because their bodies can’t process everything that’s in the formula if it doesn’t match what they need. You should be able to get Esbilac at any good pet store. Also, they can’t defecate by themselves when they are young. Their mothers would lick them after every meal if they were in the wild. The rehabber would wet a little cotton ball and use that to wipe their bellies and genitals after every meal. That stimulates them to move along whatever needs moving along.

But that’s basically all I know. I would definitely vote for getting in touch with your local rehabber. And it probably bears mentioning that it’s illegal in most states to have a baby squirrel without a permit. That wouldn’t necessarily deter me from doing it, but I think it’s always a good idea to at least *know* when you’re breaking the law. If you want to let me know where you are, I’d be happy to ask my rehabber friend for a referral to someone near you. Good luck!