Posted By: tbull
I lost my twins tonight - 12/16/07 09:06 AM
I lost Star's joeys tonight. Sorry if there are typos, still can't stop crying. I had a weird feeling and went down afew minutes ago to check on everyone before going to bed.
I found Star on a hammock with the lue boy, she had torn off his back leg. I got him away from her. I thought he was gone and laid him down on some fleece to quickly check on the little girl. She was still in the pouch without a mark on her. I saw that my leu boy was still breathing, so I put the girl back in the pouch and rushed to warm him up and call the vet. My son was stayed right by the cage. The boy died in my hand while I was talking to the vet. I was only away from the cage for maybe 5 minutes while I tried to warm the boy. I got the pouch back out to check on the girl again and she was already torn open. She too died in my hands with her chest fully laid open. My son was standing by the cage the whole time and heard not one squeak. How could she have killed both in so short a time. I have wrapped both in a fleece blankie and put them together in a box for burial tomorrow.
I never thought this would happen. Star was such a great mom with Smoo. Now both Star and Orion are barking at the cage door for their babies.
I'll never understand this, she hid one of the joeys for the whole IP time, I only knew she had two when I saw two little bottoms sticking out. They came OOP 2 days ago. I was feeding mom extra yogurt and mealies in the pouch each afternoon, and she was being so sweet to the joeys. I heard her doing the "get off me " shimmy and shake earlier tonight, but I hear that all the time from my moms when they want to come out to eat. I wasn't concerned, and obviously I should have been.
Thanks for listening, I have to go.
I found Star on a hammock with the lue boy, she had torn off his back leg. I got him away from her. I thought he was gone and laid him down on some fleece to quickly check on the little girl. She was still in the pouch without a mark on her. I saw that my leu boy was still breathing, so I put the girl back in the pouch and rushed to warm him up and call the vet. My son was stayed right by the cage. The boy died in my hand while I was talking to the vet. I was only away from the cage for maybe 5 minutes while I tried to warm the boy. I got the pouch back out to check on the girl again and she was already torn open. She too died in my hands with her chest fully laid open. My son was standing by the cage the whole time and heard not one squeak. How could she have killed both in so short a time. I have wrapped both in a fleece blankie and put them together in a box for burial tomorrow.
I never thought this would happen. Star was such a great mom with Smoo. Now both Star and Orion are barking at the cage door for their babies.
I'll never understand this, she hid one of the joeys for the whole IP time, I only knew she had two when I saw two little bottoms sticking out. They came OOP 2 days ago. I was feeding mom extra yogurt and mealies in the pouch each afternoon, and she was being so sweet to the joeys. I heard her doing the "get off me " shimmy and shake earlier tonight, but I hear that all the time from my moms when they want to come out to eat. I wasn't concerned, and obviously I should have been.
Thanks for listening, I have to go.