As I said before in a previous post, one of my girls, Naya had an unfortunate incident with joeys in pouch. I still do not know what happened to her, it still puzzles me and I did try asking people from overseas if they have ever heard of such a problem but they too are clueless. I’m lucky Naya survived. Yes, some of you may ask, why didn’t I go to see a vet? Well, the day I found her sleeping outside of the sleeping pouch, I didn’t really thought it was strange since it could be that it was cooler to sleep outside. But once I found out that she didn’t want to eat, that’s when I started to worry. I found out only at night, so being 12am onwards, there was no vet around. Worst of all is that I couldn’t get an off day from work. So I had to rely on my quick thinking and first aid skills. A few calls to friends also helped me abit. Thank you guys.
Today, Naya is doing very well. She lost weight due to the incident but gradually putting it back on. Her appetite now is like a wolf, she eats as much as her tummy would allow her and each time she licks everything clean.
Now how did I get the joeys out? The joeys, let me remind you, were already dead inside of Naya. I have no idea why she didn’t take them so the rotting joeys made her sick. It was all a gut feeling I had, and I’m glad Naya trust me. She is not a bonded glider but she trust me alot. She let me take out the dead joeys and let me clean her pouch. I can still remember the rotting smell and it just gives me shivers. Here is a photo of the dead joeys. This is the first time this thing have ever happened to me. Joeys that die once OOP and get eaten up is normal as so far Kiah has done that once but joeys that die while in pouch is truly strange.
Breeding has its ups and downs, and this is one of the downs in breeding. This is why I always advice newbies, try to avoid breeding if you are still new with gliders. It takes knowledge and courage to face such difficulties.
Thank goodness Naya gained back her health. Just 2 days after I took the dead joeys out, Naya regained back her usual self, her ravenous appetite came back and she started to become active again. Here are a few photos of her. She is now retired from breeding. No more breeding for her after such a thing happened. I’m carrying her around when I’m home, and she just likes to sleep on the back of my neck or just look around on my shoulder or groom my cheek. Sigh, she has now become my heart glider. Naya, my strong girl.
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