Gradually change joey from one milk stage to the next as
indicated in the charts below. These charts are only a guide and do
not take into account differences due to sex or subspecies.
GROWTH CHARTS
| BRUSTAIL POSSUM |
RINGTAIL POSSUM |
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| SUGAR GLIDER |
SQUIRREL GLIDER |
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FEEDING CAPTIVE POSSUMS AND GLIDERS
In the wild possums and gliders get
protein from browse, pollen and insects. Once captive possums and gliders
are weaned dietary protein can be supplemented by the addition of
Wombaroo
High Protein Supplement
and Wombaroo
Small Carnivore Food.
For animals fed fruit:
Disperse 2 to 5g of
Wombaroo High Protein Supplement
over each 100g of fruit offered.
For animals fed plain biscuit:
Suspend 25g of
Wombaroo High Protein Supplement
in 75ml of water and mix well. Pour 10ml of the prepared suspension
over each 25g of broken plain biscuit offered.
For animals that eat insects:
Mix about 70g of
Wombaroo Small Carnivore Food
with about 30ml of warm water. Add the water slowly to the powder while
mixing to make a moist, crumbly food.
