Squirrel Diet

Squirrel Diet

SQUIRRELS DO NOT EAT MEAT! DO NOT GIVE HIM CAT OR DOG FOOD!


The gray squirrels diet consists of nuts, seeds and fruit. It will eat bird eggs, bugs, and even an animal carcass if there is no other food source available.

The gray squirrel requires some salt in its diet, and may find this salt in the soil along roads where snow and ice may have been.

Squirrels chew on tree branches to sharpen and clean their teeth. That's why you may see many small branches on the ground around large trees.

Other foods adult Squirrels enjoy:

Sweet potato Broccoli Cauliflower Corn on cob Lettuce Carrots Mushrooms Peas Leafy greens Turnip green Spinach Celery Squash Okra Green beans Cucumber Peas Hazelnuts Grains Pistachio

Blackberries Strawberries Raspberries Blueberries Peach Apple wedge Banana Pineapple Watermelon Avocado Cantaloupe Raisins Plum Pear Pumpkin seeds Sunflower seeds Acorns Pecans Chestnuts Hickory nuts