QUOTE(djazmy @ Feb 23 2010, 11:00 PM)
Hello sg expert! I recently adopted 2 sg last friday in kl and melaka. Im in johor btw..
I have a problem with one of the joey.
Its a female and 4 weeks oop. The trouble is she seems not eating well. She eats some of the baby food(pear) buy only from ny finget and licked off some of the apple slices but not so much. She doesnt even touch the hpw diet i made with some fruits slices and vegs..
Im getting worried here.. What should i do?
Thanks!
Hi djazmy, of coz u r to be worried. Coz the female joey is supposed to be still nursing with the mother for another month. It has not learnt to eat solid food yet at this time.
As for whoever that might be posting and asking again, joeys that are underaged or bought earlier than 2 months OOP, shud be handfeed with Wombaroo Milk Replacer or Pet's Own Milk.
And again to remind those who doesnt understand the terms OUT OF POUCH or it's shortform OOP : please take ur time to digest this.
Glider pregnant for 16days. Then give birth to joey(s) the size of a rice grain. The joey(s) will crawl into the mom's pouch and nurse for 2 months in the pouch, this is the time the joey(s) also known as IN POUCH or IP joey(s). Becoz of the joey(s) keep growing and wont fit inside the pouch anymore, joey(s) will be nursing for another 2 months outside the pouch. This is known as OUT OF POUCH or OOP.
So the safest age to get joey(s), is when the age is 2 months OUT OF POUCH. This also means the age is the same as 4 months old from birth (if u r so lucky like me to see glider gave birth THREE times with own eyes).
Why 4 months? answer = 2 months IP + 2 months OOP.
Any joey(s) being bought/underaged shud be fed with those i said on the above.
Cheers