This little cutie came Out Of Pouch(OOP) on the 22nd of May 2008. I should have mentioned this earlier, but it slipped my mind. Well, let me introduce Ringo, a little boy suggie joey that is now 7 days OOP. Look at the size of this little cutie. I named him Ringo cause his tail is curly like rings. Well, I had Twister in mind but Ringo somehow suits him for now.
He comes from my adopted breeding pair, Naya and Pama. I will formally introduce my sugar gliders in their very own page once I get all of their latest pictures. Now, Ringo may look comfortable on my finger but in reality, he actually still needs his mom.
Joeys should never be separated from their mother at this age. Isn’t it a pity that many Malaysian sugar glider suppliers are separating them at this age to make money? Cruel right? Ringo still needs his mother’s milk, warmth, care and also nurturing. Parent gliders would teach sugar glider behaviour to their young, such as gliding, eating insects and so on. Both parents play important roles. I saw this the other day as I was giving my gliders their night time meal. Pama, the father glider would take a piece of fruit from the bowl and hop away but where does he bring it to? Well, Pama brings it straight to Naya, the mother glider that is inside the sleeping pouch. Why is she in the sleeping pouch? Naya was busily feeding and grooming Ringo, so Pama became the food provider. It was lovely to see that. So sweet…. sigh….
Joeys would open their eyes around 2 weeks OOP. They would be very curious at the age of 4 weeks OOP and start trying solid food. At 8 weeks old, they are fully independent from their mother.
Ringo here is one of my joeys for sale. If you are interested in him, you can place a reservation for him.
Next time you have more male joeys, you can name them Paul, John and George. You will have a complete BEATLES!
LOL!! Keep it up!!!