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I just found out my momma sugar glider died this morning.  she had two joeys in her pouch, when I saw them squirming around, I tried my best to get them out without hurting them or mutilating mom, which I was able to do. But now here I am with two slightly premature joeys.  I have another sugar glider mom whos joeys came out of her pouch within the last week. Would it be ok to try an introduce the premature joeys and see if the mom will take them? (I would up her diet) or would it be better to try and feed and care for them myself? any advice would be helpful

Gizmos_momma,
I'm so glad that I can help out with a topic that I do actually have quite a bit of experience on. I sympathize for you, I too have lost Momma Gliders, it never is a fun thing to go through. :'( Where's daddy Glider at? I noticed that he wasn't mentioned in your post so I thought I would ask.

You always have to take EXTREME caution when removing joeys from the mother, if you are rough, their jaws are most likely still underdeveloped and will break. How old do you think they are? Like, how many more weeks until they came OOP? What do they look like, size wise? If you are in the Boca Raton, Florida area I'd volunteer to help you out.

It's a HORRIBLE idea to offer joeys to another Sugar Glider mom. I made that mistake when I had first started breeding. Most mothers will become protective and eat the joeys, so you must be careful. It depends on the overall personality of your other Sugar Glider. If you are going to introduce them, watch closely. I've had this go well and had it go horribly wrong too...the only reason I tried it is it was try it or the baby would die anyway. Plus, knowing that I have perhaps the SWEETEST Sugar Glider on the planet (three years old, female, gives kisses, hasn't bitten in her entire life)...I wasn't worried, but I still CLOSELY watched, Bindi (my Glider) just took the new baby, started kissing it and nursing it. That was a rare exception. It may work out for you, but use EXTREME CAUTION. If it's successful she will definitely need a higher ratio of both calcium and protein in her diet. You could try feeding the joeys yourself, but it depends on how old/big they really are.

SugarShock!