thats one snuggly baby...

It's sad that mama died but great that the zoo experts have saved him. Hard to believe that gestation is only 1 mo., but it still gets carried around for a long time! I love his ears--so cute!
 
^^^he is on "wombaroo", a marsupial formula we have to mix from a powder form.
he gets about 10cc's every feeding, increasing in very small increments as he gets older. he is fed every 3 hours, round the clock. when he first came to the nursery, I had to pull a 12 hour shift till 4 am because of this. all our shifts were pretty much turned upside down. now he is at home with a former keeper who still does animal rescue - its better for these guys to be raised by one person for consistency's sake. when he is weaned, he will come back to the nursery. I can't wait!