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Brushtail Possum - Daily feed estimates.
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed (ml)
< 0.8 20 13 10 6 3
30 20 13 8 3
40 27 16 11 5
50 35 20 16 6
60 44 24 22 8
70 54 28 30 9
80 65 33 42 12
90 77 38 58 16
Emerging from pouch 100 91 44 79 19
Age (days) Formula mix Feed (ml)
Transition 101 to 105 12ml < 0.8 + 3ml > 0.8 15
from 106 to 110 9ml < 0.8 + 6ml > 0.8 15
< 0.8 to > 0.8 111 to 115 6ml <0.8 + 9ml >0.8 15
116 to 119 3ml < 0.8 + 12ml >0.8 15
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed (ml)
> 0.8 120 121 56 151 17
130 137 62 209 20
140 155 69 282 26
150 174 77 390 35


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Sugar Glider - Daily feed estimates.
Milk Age (days) Head (mm) Leg (mm) Weight (g) Feed (ml)
< 0.8 20 11 6 0.8 0.7
30 14 9 1.6 1.1
40 17 12 3.2 1.8
50 20 16 6.2 3.0
Age (days) Formula mix Feed (ml)
Transition 51 to 53 3ml < 0.8 + 1ml > 0.8 4
from 54 to 56 2ml < 0.8 + 2ml > 0.8 4
< 0.8 to > 0.8 57 to 59 1ml <0.8 + 3ml >0.8 4
Milk Age (days) Head (mm) Leg (mm) Weight (g) Feed (ml)
Emerging from pouch 60 23 24 22 8
70 54 28 30 9
80 65 33 42 12
90 77 38 58 16
100 91 44 79 19


Koala - Daily feed guide and age estimate.       To top of page
Age (days) Head length (mm) Milk stage
20 10 Early
40 15 Early
60 20 Early
100 35 Early
120 40 Early
140 45 Early
160 55 Early
180 60 Mid
250 77 Mid
300 80 Late
Milk stage Weight (g) Feed (ml)
Early 150 20
Early 200 25
Early 250 30
Early 300 35
Early 350 40
75% early + 25% mid 400 35
50% early + 50% mid 450 40
50% early + 50% mid 500 40
25% early + 75% mid 550 40
Mid 600 40
Mid 650 45
Mid 700 50
Mid 750 50
Mid 800 55
75% Mid + 25% Late 850 60
50% Mid + 50% Late 900 60
50% Mid + 50% Late 1000 60
25% Mid + 75% Late 1200 65
Late 1400 70
Late 1600 75
Late 1800 80
Late 2000 90
Late 2200 100
Late 2400 105
Late 2600 110
Late 2800 115
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Agile Wallaby - growth and feed estimates
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed - ml/day
< 0.4 20 17 11 8 4
30 25 14 12 5
40 34 19 20 8
50 45 24 28 10
60 57 29 40 14
70 71 36 62 18
< 0.4 80 86 42 85 25
Milk Age (days) Formula Feed - ml/day
Transition 81 to 83 15ml < 0.4 + 5ml 0.4 20
from 84 to 86 10ml < 0.4 + 10ml 0.4 20
< 0.4 to 0.4 87 to 89 5ml < 0.4 + 15ml 0.4 20
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed - ml/day
0.4 90 103 50 118 20
100 121 58 169 30
110 141 66 235 35
120 162 75 317 45
0.4 130 184 85 418 50
Milk Age (days) Formula Feed - ml/day
Transition 131 to 133 40ml 0.4 + 10ml 0.6 50
from 134 to 136 25ml 0.4 + 25ml 0.6 50
0.4 to 0.6 137 to 139 10ml 0.4 + 40ml 0.6 50
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed - ml/day
0.6 140 208 95 539 50
150 234 106 684 65
160 261 118 853 75
0.6 170 290 130 1051 85
Milk Age (days) Formula Feed - ml/day
Transition 171 to 175 60ml 0.6 + 10ml > 0.7 70
from 176 to 180 50ml 0.6 + 20ml > 0.7 70
0.6 to > 0.7 181 to 185 20ml 0.6 + 50ml > 0.7 70
186 to 189 10ml 0.6 + 60ml > 0.7 70
Milk Age (days) Tail (mm) Foot (mm) Weight (g) Feed - ml/day
Emerging from pouch 190 351 156 1537 85
> 0.7 200 384 170 1787 95
210 418 Not 2037 105
220 Not Valid 2287 115
> 0.7 230 Valid 2540 125
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