How old is the Squirrel Baby?
• 1 to 5 days – tiny, the size of a woman’s thumb – knuckle to tip – and totally pink; no hair at all. • 5 to 10 days – development of soft, reddish, sable hair around nose and mouth. • 10 days to 2 weeks – a grayish purple shadow begins spreading over the head, shoulders, and back; the belly and legs are still bright pink. • 2 to 3 weeks – grayish-purple color deepens until the emerging hair is long enough to be identified as hair. • 3 weeks – the baby’s lower front teeth begin emerging. Hair is now slick, smooth, and shiny. still no hair on legs and belly. • 4 weeks – has light grayish-brownish hair all over, except lower legs and belly and under tail. Some downy white hair beginning on belly and legs. • 5 weeks – thicker hair, including legs and belly. Tail hair is short, straight, and lies parallel with the bone. Eyes open. • 5 to 6 weeks – upper front teeth begin emerging. Begins curling tail over back. • 6 to 7 weeks – fully furred, sleeping less with more active periods. • 7 to
