Feeding a squirrel an egg?
Hello, we recently got a squirrel in our garden that we feed every now and then. It says online that squirrels eat eggs, so I was thinking about feeding the squirrel a raw chicken egg so it has something to eat during the winter. Is that okay, or is it bad for the squirrel?
With a raw chicken egg, a squirrel can’t start much. It has too much fluid and so the squirrel will waste 95%. It’s better if you cook the egg and halve it.
I would rather offer cooked
Well it eats raw eggs in the wilderness
Meal of fruit and young birds
Yes Squirrels sometimes eat eggs and even young birds when they find a nest and get there this can happen. That’s why smaller birds sneak even when they have a nest nearby and see a squirrel as with other nest robbers. You can give them an egg. There are also special squirrel food.
I’d rather mix squirrel food myself. Our cut out half of the finished mixture