These animals all slowly mature and they eventually begin to eat on their own. By mid-May most of the squirrels are out of the clinic and put into prerelease boxes outside the clinic. Here they can become accustomed to their environment and have minimal contact with people. Staff disturb these boxes only to put in fresh food and water. At this point the only babies needing special attention are the Raccoons and there is a week of relative peace, quiet, and most importantly sleep.
Baby birds have to be fed every fifteen minutes , but thankfully, only during the day.
Even though they are exhausting to feed, at least some sleep can be had at night. A formula is blended up every day for these babies, and it varies per species. Logically, the Center cares for the most patients in summer for a couple of reasons. First, since most animals have babies in summer, the parents are out searching for food for them. Also, people are out in the pleasant weather and finding injured animals more often where usually they would remain indoors.