Every year we gather more stories of orphaned kits raised by wildlife rehabilitators. We have tried to gather some of the best advice and tools to help you provide the best care possible. Here are some articles
Beaver Research & Rehabilitation Guidelines – McBride
Psychological and Environmental Enrichment of Raising Orphaned Beavers
Stuffed animals help beaver orphans
UPDATE: The McBride Paper about feeding amounts has been corrected. Two rehabers have written the following
Note there is a typo in this paper saying “55-56cc stomach capacity per #”, that is MORE than double what a baby mammal should be fed at a time. The 5% of bodyweight as max per feeding applies to beavers.
It’d be unfortunate if beginning rehabbers tried to give kits too much formula. I always kept one finger on their bellies, when tiny, and stopped when they began to feel tight
These comments are based on a concern that a rehabber might mistake stomach capacity for the amount of formula to give a kit at one feeding. There are a few other concerns with this paper, such as giving kits gassy greens (kale etc.) that are not part of their natural diet—nor is cottage cheese!
Here are some places we know have cared for beavers in the past
Sherri Tippie Wildlife 2000 (303) 935-4995 WILDLIFE 2000 CO
Aspen Valley Wildlife Sanctuary CO
PAWS: People Helping Animals WA