Parma Wallaby (Macropus parma)

Age Tail Foot Head Weight Feed

Milk Notes
(days) (mm) (mm) (mm) (g) (mL/day)
50 36 17 27 16 6
60 44 20 31 23 8 Whiskers present
<0.4
70 54 24 35 31 9
80 64 29 38 39 12
82 66 30 39 42 12 9mL <0.4 + 3ml 0.4
Transition 85 69 32 40 46 12 3mL <0.4 + 6ml 0.4
88 72 33 40 50 12 6mL <0.4 + 9ml 0.4
90 74 34 41 53 12
100 84 39 44 68 14
0.4
110 94 45 47 84 17 Eyes opening
115 99 48 48 92 18
117 101 49 49 95 18 14mL 0.4 + 4ml 0.6
Transition 120 105 52 50 101 18 9mL 0.4 + 9ml 0.6
123 109 54 51 107 18 4mL 0.4 + 14ml 0.6
125 112 55 51 111 18
0.6 130 120 59 53 121 19
140 137 66 56 146 20 Fine hair covering
142 141 68 57 155 20 15mL 0.6 + 5ml >0.7
Transition 145 146 70 58 170 20 10mL 0.6 + 10ml >0.7
148 151 72 58 185 20 5mL 0.6 + 15ml >0.7
150 156 74 59 195 21
160 180 82 62 247 26 Emerging from pouch
170 206 90 65 312 31
>0.7 180 234 97 68 408 37
190 260 102 71 519 45
200 277 105 74 621 51
210 293 108 76 750 60 Fully out of pouch
220 Growth rate now about 15g per day 75 Feed volume now depends on
230 60 amount of solids consumed
Weaning 250 45 Gradually increase solid
Not Valid
270 30 food and reduce milk intake
300 0 Fully weaned