Baby squirrels little orphans

These three baby squirrels were brought in when the tree that was their home was cut down.  The parents ran away and the nest was destroyed.  A kind hearted nearby resident saw the little orphans and tucked them up in a shoe box filled with cotton wool until she could get them to us.

We’ve reared orphan squirrels before but none as small as these.  They are two girls and a boy and all are so far feeding well.  We have them on a heated pad which they love and snuggle down to keep warm.  They are very tiny though, little more than a week old so it’s two hourly feeds and touch and go at the moment.