Posted By: Anonymous
Mom/dad biting joey's face - 12/13/05 05:49 PM
Oh, my goodness. For the second time I just typed in my post and the board messed it up. Okay, let me try ONE MORE TIME!
Abridged version.
Clio and Caspian have 2 joeys- 2 weeks and 2 days old. The female is in perfect condition. The male is smaller-- I do not have a scale that weighs in grams, only ounces-- so it if helps, she is 7oz to his 6oz. More concerningly though, is the fact that he has bite marks on his face, around his nose. This is the first set of joeys for the pair, who are about a year and a half old. They have up to this point behaved perfectly, they are not aggressive or nervous about the babies or my handling them. Last night I removed the female for a little while to let the male have private nursing time, and he did nurse, so I felt better about that. But when I removed him this morning the marks-- which I admittedly had noticed before but I suppose I convinced myself it was nothing-- were darker and unavoidable. I feel bad- I have just been so busy with finals (I have 3 today!!!) and work that I was rushing around not paying as much attention as I should.
Any advice would be appreciated-- sorry I did not look up old posts on the subject first-- but I am nervous and rushed right now & the boards load -very- slowly for me. Here are some pics of the babies for comparison.
Female
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00603.jpg
Male-- middle of last week-- no marks
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00572.jpg
Male-- this morning
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00602.jpg
Should I remove him? I assume I should supplement his food-- sorry if this seems disjointed. I just wanted to get this out there in hopes of getting some advice-- Ill be less rushed this evening when my finals are OVER.
Abridged version.
Clio and Caspian have 2 joeys- 2 weeks and 2 days old. The female is in perfect condition. The male is smaller-- I do not have a scale that weighs in grams, only ounces-- so it if helps, she is 7oz to his 6oz. More concerningly though, is the fact that he has bite marks on his face, around his nose. This is the first set of joeys for the pair, who are about a year and a half old. They have up to this point behaved perfectly, they are not aggressive or nervous about the babies or my handling them. Last night I removed the female for a little while to let the male have private nursing time, and he did nurse, so I felt better about that. But when I removed him this morning the marks-- which I admittedly had noticed before but I suppose I convinced myself it was nothing-- were darker and unavoidable. I feel bad- I have just been so busy with finals (I have 3 today!!!) and work that I was rushing around not paying as much attention as I should.
Any advice would be appreciated-- sorry I did not look up old posts on the subject first-- but I am nervous and rushed right now & the boards load -very- slowly for me. Here are some pics of the babies for comparison.
Female
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00603.jpg
Male-- middle of last week-- no marks
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00572.jpg
Male-- this morning
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y140/fever_ish/DSC00602.jpg
Should I remove him? I assume I should supplement his food-- sorry if this seems disjointed. I just wanted to get this out there in hopes of getting some advice-- Ill be less rushed this evening when my finals are OVER.