In Reply to: death of baby joey posted by John on April 17, 2000 at 14:38:34:

: Any help or info would help . my baby was 3 weeks out of pouch seemed fine last nite i found him dead with a eye eaten . and 3-4 hrs eariler he and mom were fine .

I am soooo sorry to hear that. Was this her first baby? Do you also have a male around? Sometimes, in many animals, the first litter can result in this. Inexperience I think. Sometimes there is something wrong with the baby and that is why Mom decides to end its life. With Sugar Gliders it can also be that her diet wasn't correct and she was lacking something (self-preservation is more important sometimes) Sugar Glider Moms also take care of their young with the help of the Dad. If he wasn't here it might have stressed her out, not sure though.

Again.. I am very sorry to hear you lost a baby...

Jen L

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• Re: death of baby joey john 01:52:48 04/22/2000 (0)