Welcom and congrats. To answer your questions
1. How much should he be eating?
Make sure he has food available 24/7, these young babies need lots of nutrients and can get low blood sugar from not eating for just a few hours. I would get some nutri-cal from the pet store to give just incase of low blood sugar.
2. What type of food should I be feeding him
Make sure you are feeding puppy food and high quality. As a rule of thumb anything you can get at the grocery store or target or walmart is not a good food. I would ask your vet for specific reccomendations.
3. Should I give him milk, if so what kind?
Do not give milk, itll give him diarreah. Hes old enough to be weaned from the mothers milk but you may need to soften the food or feed wet for a while.
4. Any special care for him since he's away from his mom and only 6 weeks old?
Be extra gentle and loving. You are in charge of teaching him now so make sure he is learing not to bite fingers or hands, how rough to play, ect. He will need at least 3 sets of shots before he can go outside but you can start socializing him to normal house noises and things. You can invite people over to meet him but dont let him play or be overstimulated too much, I think 1-2 people for 1-2 hours would be max, and make sure your letting him rest. Puppies need lots of rest!
Good luck!
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