Posted By: Anonymous
Mother's sharing joeys??? - 08/05/06 02:45 PM
Quick update: Winda's two boys were completely out of pouch last night!!!
I have found my colony of gliders to have a very unique dynamic I didn't realize they would have. Cheirpa and Winda both have joeys in pouch. Cheirpa's are probably a week behind Winda's in development.
Last night Cheirpa was babysitting Winda's babies while she was playing. But Cheirpa had only one baby in her pouch. I checked Winda out, and she had one of Cheirpa's joeys in her pouch nursing. All four gliders take care of the two boys oop, but I didn't realize the two mother's would share joey's. It is amazing and weird.
This morning, both Cheirpa's joeys were back in her pouch and the two boys were nursing from Winda so they are back in their normal pouches. Has anyone else come across joeys being shared by their mother's?
These four gliders are well bonded with eachother and inseperateable. It is such a joy to see all four love and lick and clean the joeys!
I have found my colony of gliders to have a very unique dynamic I didn't realize they would have. Cheirpa and Winda both have joeys in pouch. Cheirpa's are probably a week behind Winda's in development.
Last night Cheirpa was babysitting Winda's babies while she was playing. But Cheirpa had only one baby in her pouch. I checked Winda out, and she had one of Cheirpa's joeys in her pouch nursing. All four gliders take care of the two boys oop, but I didn't realize the two mother's would share joey's. It is amazing and weird.
This morning, both Cheirpa's joeys were back in her pouch and the two boys were nursing from Winda so they are back in their normal pouches. Has anyone else come across joeys being shared by their mother's?
These four gliders are well bonded with eachother and inseperateable. It is such a joy to see all four love and lick and clean the joeys!