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Subject: Re: Pouch babies disappeared -- I'm devestated
Posted by Kim S. on August 26, 1998 at 16:07:41:

In Reply to: Pouch babies disappeared -- I'm devestated posted by Karla on August 26, 1998 at 09:31:47:

I don't have a solution for you, but there is one more possibility that no one mentioned. If you knew the first was pregnant then obviously you could see the bulges in the pouch, so you probably wouldn't have overlooked the following possibility (but know it's possible in the future:)

Sometimes the dominant females steal joeys from another glider's pouch and put them in their own pouch to try and raise them. The problem is that the other glider isn't lactating, so the babies starve. The theory of natural selection comes into play here... have you been able to get a good grip on which of your girls is dominant?

I hope you can remedy this problem in the future. I wish you the best of luck!

Kim S.

Follow Ups:

• To kim Jane 10:51:12 8/27/98 (8)
  • Re: To kim Kim S. 21:11:15 8/28/98 (7)
    • Re: To kim Jane 17:50:53 8/30/98 (6)
      • To Jane Dr. Curtis Mittong 23:39:12 8/30/98 (5)
        • Re: To Jane Jane, (Ph.D as well) 10:52:53 8/31/98 (4)
          • Re: To Jane Kim S. 11:31:13 8/31/98 (3)
            • To Kim an apology please read Jane 15:34:02 9/01/98 (2)
              • Re: Thank you... Kim S. 20:39:19 9/01/98 (0)
              • Re: To Kim an apology please read Bourbon 16:39:18 9/01/98 (0)