Sugar Glider Community Calendar

Please click here to see larger view
Articles
More coming soon!!
Today's Birthdays
B1u3sky, StellaLuna
Member Spotlight
Hutch
Hutch
Belleville, IL
Posts: 1,482
Joined: November 2015
Show All Member Profiles 
Last 10 Posts
Gliders of the Round Table 10
by Feather. 03/27/24 07:04 PM
Logging in Problem
by Feather. 03/26/24 06:07 PM
Cloaca swollen?
by Hutch. 03/16/24 11:51 PM
Wheels, Toys, Toy supplies, pouches and more.
by Ladymagyver. 03/07/24 11:16 PM
Gliders of the Round Table 9
by Hutch. 03/07/24 10:52 PM
Stewie:" It's MY Mouse!"
by Hutch. 03/04/24 12:12 AM
2024 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 02/29/24 08:55 PM
Custom Cage Liners Machine Wash & Dry
by gr8pots. 02/27/24 04:23 PM
Google+

Facebook
Join Us On Facebook
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? #462205
01/27/08 01:15 AM
01/27/08 01:15 AM

H
heavenlybean
Unregistered
heavenlybean
Unregistered
H



well... i've got one i haven't heard of yet...

as some of you may have heard, this week our mommie lost her joey that was due OOP in 2-3 more weeks... but we also have our lacy who just had twin joeys come OOP (otis OOP 1/18 and Mylee OOP 1/20) last week.

tonight when we got home from the movies... i fed all our suggies and since lacy was out eating, ann wanted to see the babies... now, usually someone stays in the pouch/cube with the babies while lacy is out eating or exercising... one of the babies was nursing on mommie! ann saw it! have you ever heard of this? now granted, we have a little colony going here. and from what i have been told, in a colony, everyone kind of works together to care for the babies... so i guess i shouldn't be too shocked... they are all very well bonded and all that. but it sure did surprise me! there has not been any jealousy that we have seen at all. in fact i've noticed the females being even closer.

and the other thing... since the joey died... poppie hasn't been in the pouch/cube as much as he was before. at least half the time he is sleeping somewhere else. not sure what THAT'S about. he still helps out, but it's more the two mommies, and beanie girl plays babysitter sometimes.

now, the twins... they are only just a week OOP... and today both their eyes on both joeys are open! beanies eyes didn't open till like day 11!

ok, enough of my baby happenings... i was just curious for input from more experienced members of the community. thanks in advance!

rho

Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: ] #462231
01/27/08 02:01 AM
01/27/08 02:01 AM

3
37creekview
Unregistered
37creekview
Unregistered
3



We have one girl who ALWAYS plays auntie.....and then there is Stella...not only is she taking the twins Venus and Milo around on her back but she will let Blanche's baby BeBe ride around as well..so the poor thing is walking around with three babies on her....too funny....

Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: ] #462235
01/27/08 02:09 AM
01/27/08 02:09 AM

H
heavenlybean
Unregistered
heavenlybean
Unregistered
H



well, the twins haven't ridden around on anybody's back yet... lol... but i expect it at any time! lol when mommie had beanie, she was never without that baby for the longest time even though poppie helped her take care of the baby. i guess lacy is just a lucky girl! she's got a whole crew of nannies! even a wetnurse! lol

rho

Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: ] #462294
01/27/08 03:39 AM
01/27/08 03:39 AM
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 19,742
in my happy place
S
sugarlope Offline
Glideritis Anonymous
sugarlope  Offline
Glideritis Anonymous
S

Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 19,742
in my happy place
I have heard of females becoming surrogates and feeding joeys that aren't theirs before, but I know it's not common! These little ones always amaze me! mlove


~Gretchen

If we never loved, then maybe we would never feel pain. Love anyway. It's worth it.
Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: sugarlope] #486296
02/24/08 07:26 PM
02/24/08 07:26 PM
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,305
USA
sweetheart26 Offline
Glider Addict
sweetheart26  Offline
Glider Addict

Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,305
USA
wow, that really good!!







mom to sugar gliders storm,thunder,lighting,snowball,rosebud,winter,string,summer fall and sweet.



Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: sweetheart26] #486307
02/24/08 07:36 PM
02/24/08 07:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,015
MA
pappy1264 Offline
Glideritis Anonymous
pappy1264  Offline
Glideritis Anonymous

Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,015
MA
The more help for Lacy, the better! I have heard of it. Perhaps the girls have told him to 'back off' they can handle it! lol (Or perhaps two women in one place is more than he can handle! lol) I'm sorry on the loss of mommies joey. I bet she is very happy to help take care of these little ones!!


Timmy, Gidget(RIP), Bandit, Petey(RIP), Phoebe, Jake (RIP) Piper(RIP), Pru(RIP), Paige, Cole, Molly(RIP), Oliver, Wyatt, Roo(RIP), Romeo, Pennie, Mandy(RIP), Madison, Garth, Kikipoo, Stasia, Bella, Petunia(RIP), Helen, Sydney, Kizzy and Sweet Pea's mom,
Mary
Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: sweetheart26] #486308
02/24/08 07:36 PM
02/24/08 07:36 PM
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,443
Roanoke, Virginia
mommawannabe Offline
Glider Slave
mommawannabe  Offline
Glider Slave

Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,443
Roanoke, Virginia
Rho that is too cool. How exciting.

Anna


Hubby Tommie
son Logan - 11
Pugs-Duncan and Raven,
Bunnies-Foo&Friday
Hedgies-Sweet Pea,Dobby,Bambi,DarthVader,Lexy,Shadow, Willow & Thatch.
suggies-Izzy, Miley~Toff, Jasper~Twinkie, Nix~Ash, Nash~Riley, Barney~Spryte~Pixie, Apollo~Athena.
Turtles - Shelly~Petunia

www.suggiebabies.com

Re: female helping care for/nurse other joeys??? [Re: mommawannabe] #486396
02/24/08 09:18 PM
02/24/08 09:18 PM

L
Leyna
Unregistered
Leyna
Unregistered
L



Aren't glider family dynamics interesting. I had 2 females with joeys OOP about 2 weeks apart back in October and one of the girls wasn't producing enough milk for her babies, so I introduced her joey to my other girl. She would let the joey nurse for a while, then I would put him back with his mom... It was the sweetest thing.


Moderated by  Feather, KarenE, Ladymagyver 

Sugar Glider Help Page



Please click above to see how you can help!!

Moon
CURRENT MOON
Who's Online Now
1 registered members (KarenE), 341 guests, and 87 spiders.
Key: , , Owner, Admin
Newest Members
Mellefrl, klowvrrr, gracefulguardian, KiyokoTheDoll, Hazelneko
7324 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums132
Topics10,374
Posts159,160
posts in the last 24hrs0
Members7,324
Most Online2,693
Jan 2nd, 2020
Last 10 New Topics
Logging in Problem
by Anonymous. 03/24/24 11:43 AM
Gliders of the Round Table 10
by Hutch. 03/07/24 10:50 PM
Cloaca swollen?
by Mellefrl. 03/04/24 02:39 PM
2024 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 08/15/23 02:37 PM
Stewie:" It's MY Mouse!"
by Ladymagyver. 05/25/21 09:57 AM
Gliders of the Round Table 9
by Hutch. 02/12/19 11:35 PM
Custom Cage Liners Machine Wash & Dry
by gr8pots. 06/03/14 10:25 AM
Popular Topics(Views)
849,571 TEXAS
679,075 OHIO
487,155 OKLAHOMA
432,159 UTAH
321,680 NORTH CAROLINA
Supported Browser
This site was tested and is best viewed in Google Chrome & Mozilla FireFox



Firefox 3

Download your copy today!!!
Home Forums Links Sitemap Vets Breeders Sounds Contact Us Names Rules & Policies

GliderCENTRAL
©1998-2024
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software
(Release build 20180918)
Page Time: 0.120s Queries: 14 (0.103s) Memory: 1.2960 MB (Peak: 1.4753 MB) Zlib enabled. Server Time: 2024-03-28 16:01:23 UTC