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 |  | Posted by: | Lisa |  | Subject: | too young for babies?? |  | When: | 9:24 PM, 22 Nov 2000 |  | IP: | 207.175.51.43 | 
  
 I have a pair of gliders and the female is just over 5 mos. old.  A couple of weeks ago, I noticed her pouch seemed a little puffy and just recently noticed it looks like one side of her pouch is fuller than the other, as if she's carrying one baby.  Has anyone ever heard of a glider this young being pregnant?
 
 
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 | Posted by: | Barb, barbloo@yahoo.comS |  | Subject: | BABIES |  | When: | 2:42 AM, 23 Nov 2000 |  | IP: | 63.178.66.12 | 
 lISA, SUGAR GLIDERS -LIKE PEOPLE CAN HAVE BABIES AT DIFFERENT AGES.  FOR EXAMPLE, MY JJ CAME OUT OF GG'S POUCH 2/97.  (I ACQUIRED GG AND BEBOP IN 4/96 - THEY WERE WILD CAUGHTS.)  I'M PRETTY SURE GG HAD AND LOST BABIES THE PREVIOUS FALL/WINTER BECAUSE OVERNIGHT HER BULGING POUCH WENT FLAT.  AT ANY RATE, JJ HAD HER FIRST BABY OOP 11/97.  THAT BABY JAMIE JOY DID NOT HAVE HER FIRST UNTIL WINTER/99.  JAMIE'S BABY, JENNA JOY HASN'T HAD A BABY YET.     ALL THAT JUST ILLUSTRATES THAT THERE IS A WIDE VARIANCE AS TO WHEN A GLIDER HAS HER FIRST BABY.     HOPE THE INFO HELPS!  HAPPY TURKEY DAY...BE SURE TO SHARE WITH YOUR GLIDERS.
 
 
  
 
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