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Related: About this forumI was doing calculations on squirrel calorie needs
I read that a 500 g squirrel needs 140 calories a day. A human weighing 140 pounds or 68,000 g needs 2000 calories a day.
So a squirrel needs to eat 28% in calories of its weight each day.
And a human needs to 3% in calories of its weight each day.
(I don't know if I am using the correct logic, but I think that works out right).
Squirrels really need to eat a lot. It works out to giving them 25 almonds a day minimum. I used to think giving them 5 would fulfill their needs for the day, ha!
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I was doing calculations on squirrel calorie needs (Original Post)
Beringia
Sep 2019
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(12,712 posts)1. Well,
That may be a sign that you are going nuts!
Did you also know that squirrels, surprisingly, can live up to 25-years? So, yeah, that one with the dull fur and snarled tail may have been around for a while, so don't tell them your secrets.
eppur_se_muova
(36,289 posts)3. Q: How many calories can a squirrel consume ?
A: Whadda ya got ?
lapfog_1
(29,223 posts)4. its all that tail flicking
burns a lot of calories