Joey Growth
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Use the main Joey Growth page to move between the growth overview and each stage of joey development.
Breeding Information
Joey Growth up to 2 Weeks Out of Pouch
Original joey development information and photos from Pet Sugar Gliders, updated into the new site layout.
Important note: This site is not currently breeding or selling sugar gliders. This page is kept as educational breeding and joey-development information.
Joey growth up to 2 weeks OOP
At this stage, you can hold the joey about four to ten minutes at a time. The joey will most likely cry for mom while you are holding it. Try placing the joey in a loose pocket, bra or cupped hands to calm the joey. The mother may exhibit signs of nervousness the first few times you hold the joeys outside of her site. To build trust with the mother, walkout of her view for a minute or two at a time before putting the joey back into the nest. Speak softly to the baby so that it becomes accustom to your voice. Shortly after the joey comes out of pouch, the parents may decide to mate again. It is possible for her to give birth to a new joey and while nursing one that is recently out of pouch.
Stage Stats
Size
- Size and weight becomes difficult to break down into age categories as joeys mature. Captive sugar gliders vary greatly in size and build. The main concern with joey development is that the joey continues to gain weight and mature. The ranges given here are approximate.
1 week OOP 10-25 grams
2 weeks OOP 16-36 grams
Fur
- Fur will become increasingly thicker legs, abdomen, patagium
Development
Joey becomes vocal
The joey is still stimulated by the parents to eliminate waste
Teeth are starting to come through on the top jaw
Bottom teeth are little more than a lump
Eyes will open
Mobility
- Stays in nest or may start to ride on a parents' back
Original Photos
