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babydoll94 Glider USA
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i never expected my sugg to have a baby. i really dont know the first thing to do i took off school (i also have a dentist apt) so my moma and i are gonna go in town and get supplies to take care of this little surprise its so adorable first joey id ever seen. Im in love ^_^ but i need to know kinda what to do and go about this. please help with any tips. im gonna keep readin up on this site for more info. thanks!
unknownxcelebrity Super Glider FL, USA 259 Posts If you read through the site PutLuv recommended, then you'd know. Suz's site is filled with everything a new glider grandma needs to know about joeys. To answer your question, a rejection kit is a kit filled with supplies in case you have to hand raise the joey because the mother rejects it for whatever reason. If you have a joey, you need the kit, even if you don't think it'll be rejected, you never know about things like this. Secondly, you refered to the joey as a "surprise" but you have a male and female bonded pair that you purchased last summer, it was only a matter of time before you had babies so this shouldn't have been a surprise. If you don't want anymore joeys then you'll need to have the male neutered because they will keep reproducing for as long as you'll let them. Not trying to be hard on you, that's just the reality. Sorry I just repeated everything the person above me said, she posted while I was typing petluv15 Fuzzy Wuzzy 1500 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by babydoll94</i> <br />what is a rejection kit i held the mother and baby this morning i doubt shell reject the little joey. but the father also is in the cage with them. theyre a bonded pair i bought together last summer. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> If you have an intact male and female, joeys should be expected. Please read suz site. It talks about the rejection kit and everything you might need. Rejection can happen anytime - and sometimes its an accidental injury, but as gliders are prone to over grooming, you have to separate them from their parents. Hopefully you wont need it, but its better to have on hand before you do than find out you do at 3 am when all the stores are closed. Mom needs extra nutrition like yesterday. make sure she is on one of the recognized diets and feed them extra so she can produce milk for them. Did you not notice any lumps in her pouch over the past 2 months? If you've had them for this long without seeing joeys, chances are they have been breeding and just cannabalized the joeys before they were out of pouch. They do that, and reject joeys, for a variety of reasons - they know when they aren't able to produce enough milk for them or if something is wrong with the joey(even if it looks healthy to us) Please neuter the male asap as he will continue to impregnate her and the cycle can be hard on their bodies especially if you didn't notice the pregnancy early on to provide extra nutrients. autotech1011 Super Glider 248 Posts Best I can come up with, for you anyhow...stop stressing for a moment. If you're just now seeing the joey for the first time, chances are it'll be on the nipple for a little while longer. I agree with the above mentioned reading, and I know it's "possible" that you may have different results, but in my limited experience, suggies are the best parents God ever put life into! To watch Lilly and Kota with newborns just makes my heart swell, they are both so attentive and loving. Granted, I know that isn't always the case and its wise to be prepared, but I hardly feel that the mere sight of a joey is cause for alarm...enjoy it. Love it, awe over it...I doubt you'll ever see anything so beautiful...especially once it starts to open its eyes. By all means, read up! It's good to be prepared, but unless you see it off the nipple right away (rejected) or some wounds of some sort, I'd say just put some faith in Mom and Dad, they really are fantastic little people, in this level and many others. Congratulations on your growing colony! Catman Goose Catcher CO, USA 2670 Posts prettyinpink5808 Fuzzy Wuzzy 1223 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by kyro298</i> <br /><blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Catman</i> <br />You didn't expect it? http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34464
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> That was a LONG time to prep for possible joeys. <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Seriously..When my gliders were expecting i read up and prepared months before...I hope she gives us an update soon!! Maybe this baby was premature considering it was a surprise Shorty_n_ClarasMama Face Hugger 914 Posts <blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Catman</i> <br />You didn't expect it? http://www.sugarglider.com/glidergossip/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=34464
What were you expecting? Chickens!!! <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote"> Sorry...the chicken comment made me laugh!!! I have to agree that this scenario does not sound well. Please post a picture of the baby for us to see how old it may be. Also, keep the baby warm! Keeping it in your bra snuggled in fleece would be a great way to do so. You will also need to make up an incubator and the instructions should be on Suz's site as well. Or do a search on the forum for it and you should find something. PLEASE do not disappear on us! Let us know how the lil one is doing. love my babies Joey 33 Posts Maybe she did not come back because the wolves came out making fun of her for not knowing her glider was pregnant and for not knowing what to do. I hope everyone who was guilty of this behavior is proud of themselves.
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