I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I've forgotten--do you have special PuggleBrand I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Echidna-Milk, or does some other species substitute?
It's a mix of specialist masupial milk called Di-vetalact, some canola oil and some thickened cream. No one makes off the shelf I-Can't-Belive-It's-Not-Echidna-Milk so I have to blend my own. Later on I'll have to mix up some I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Termites-Or-Ant-Puepe, but I don't want to plan too far ahead because... you know.
Oh, absolutely. Err...what's the general survival rate on puggles this young? I've been hearing that young orphaned wombats seem to manage pretty well, if they don't get respiratory infections or whatever, but I have no knowledge of monotremes. (Obviously you're the Pugglemeister, and if anybody can coax that cuddly little scrotum along, it's you!) Are you in for a month of edge-of-the-seat terror, though, or are they a little tougher than that?
My gut feeling is that there is a size limit. Below that and there is little chance of raising one. A friend tried to raise 2 puggles the same size as Spook; one died and the other survived. I think Spook has a 50/50 chance, and if he grows a little more then it gets better. I sort of feel okay about this because I know the vets at the zoo lost a puggle that was smaller, and if THEY fail then an enthusiastic amature can expect failures.
I head off to Europe next friday, so Spook will have to go to someone else. I'll be worrying all the time I'm there. At least I'll feel better if I get him to eat more.
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I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I've forgotten--do you have special PuggleBrand I-Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Echidna-Milk, or does some other species substitute?
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I was a bit worried that a puggle that young might not be able to accept milk from someone/thing that didn't smell like mommy.
You realise, obviously, that when this puggle does open its eyes it's going to fixate on you and think it's a human being. :)
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I head off to Europe next friday, so Spook will have to go to someone else. I'll be worrying all the time I'm there. At least I'll feel better if I get him to eat more.