Wombaroo Products

• Specifically formulated to match the composition of early-mid lactation kangaroo milk.
• Moderate energy milk, with a balance of carbohydrate & fat content.
• Protein high in sulphur-containing amino acids (cysteine & methionine) for the onset of hair growth.

Wombaroo Granivore Rearing Mix is a balanced diet designed for rearing or supplementing grain-eating (granivorous) birds such as parrots, cockatoos, finches, doves, pigeons and quail.

Granivorous birds obtain most of their energy from the complex carbohydrates in seeds and grains. In the wild, they also consume fresh green seeds, fruits, plant material and some insects. In captivity, many birds are fed mainly dry seed diets, which can be low in essential nutrients. Wombaroo Granivore Rearing Mix provides the additional protein, fats, vitamins and minerals needed for optimum health, particularly during breeding and chick-rearing seasons.

Key Benefits:

• Ideal for Hand-Rearing: Elevated levels of protein, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, vitamins and minerals for improved chick health and growth.

• Supplement for Breeding Birds: Supports the increased nutritional demands of breeding adults.

• Nutritional Support: Can be used as an assist-feeding formula for young, sick or malnourished birds.

Directions for Use:
Feed as a complete diet for hand-rearing chicks, or as a supplement for adult birds.

• Hand Rearing: Mix the powder with warm water to form a slurry suitable for spoon or crop feeding. Follow the directions on the pack.

• Fruit & Veg Mix: Combine 1 scoop (7.5g) of powder with 20g of diced fruit or vegetables. Suitable for parrots, pigeons and frugivores.

• Egg Food: Mix 2 scoops (15g) of powder with 1 mashed hard-boiled egg. Ideal for canaries, finches and breeding birds.

Ingredients:
Processed cereals and vegetables, soy protein, whey protein, maltodextrin, glucose, lysine, methionine, mannan oligosaccharides, beta-glucans, vegetable oils, omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, taurine, carotenoids, vitamins and minerals.

Typical Analysis:

• Protein: 22%

• Fat: 8%

• Calcium: 1.1%

• Vitamin D₃: 1200 IU/kg

Available in 250g, 1kg and 5kg packs.
Manufactured in Australia by Wombaroo Food Products.

Wombaroo Echidna Milk Replacer Late Lactation (formerly called >30) is a nutritionally balanced milk substitute for echidna young greater than 50 days of age.

Finely-furred with spines just emerging to fully-spined. Faeces toothpaste consistency to soft then firm pellets.

Key Features
Specifically formulated to match the composition of later lactation echidna milk.
Very high energy (fat) content milk to cater for infrequent feeding intervals.
High in protein to coincide with peak growth rate.
Low in carbohydrate to avoid digestive upset and fermentation of milk in the gut.
Also suitable for young platypus.

Feeding Guidelines:

Echidna milk composition changes significantly as the young ages. Echidna Milk Replacer Late Lactation is specially formulated for older juveniles, when they would normally be deposited in the burrow (greater than 50 days of age). At this stage they are growing spines, and rapidly increasing in body weight. These animals require a high energy (fat) milk to cater for infrequent feeds, and large quantities of protein for growth. Note that age estimation of echidnas based on body length or weight becomes inaccurate after 50 days of age.

Success in hand-rearing furless echidnas greatly improves if they receive Impact Colostrum Supplement within a week of coming in to care. However Impact may also be of benefit to more advanced, spined young with a compromised immune system. Refer to "Directions for Marsupials" under the Impact feeding guidelines.

Making up Milk:
To make 100mL of milk: Mix 36g of powder (5 scoops) with 70ml of warm water.

To make 700mL of milk: Mix 250g of powder with 70ml of warm water.

Add half the water to the powder first and mix to a paste. Then add the remaining water and mix thoroughly. Pre-boil the water to ensure that it is sterilised. If the water is too hot it can cause the milk to curdle. If it is too cold then it will be difficult to disperse the powder. Wombaroo contains elevated protein and fat levels, so the milk needs to be well mixed to prevent it from separating out. An electric whisk can be used for mixing larger quantities. Milk can be stored in the fridge for a day or can be frozen for up to two weeks. It is useful to make up milk in larger quantities and store it frozen in small portions (eg ice cube trays), so that the required daily feed volumes can be easily thawed out. Once thawed out, discard any unused milk, and wash feeding utensils thoroughly.

Feeding:
Warm milk to about 30°C and feed from the palm of the hand or a shallow rubber bowl. Thorough washing of hands and wearing of powder-free disposable rubber gloves may be useful to reduce the risk of contamination with micro-organisms. Echidna young suckle vigorously and milk can be consumed up to a rate of 2ml per minute. This rapid intake of milk with a high nutrient content means that young echidna feed infrequently. In the wild, burrow young (>50 days of age) are only suckled by their mother about once every 5 days. Digestion of milk is slow, so the contents of the stomach need to be fully emptied before the next feed. For hand-reared animals we recommend to feed at least 2 days apart. This time frame may be further extended as the animal gets older and well-established. Note that the Wombaroo Feeding guidelines give average daily feed volumes, so multiply this by the number of days between each feed.

If the young is showing signs of dehydration (eg during hot weather), give extra drinks of water between feeds. Echidnas dehydrate rapidly if not maintained under optimum husbandry conditions. In particular, carers often keep echidnas at too high a temperature, which can cause dehydration. It is important to provide housing where temperatures do not exceed 30ºC. Fresh drinking water should always be available once animals become mobile. Consult your veterinarian or specialist wildlife carer for further information about husbandry and feeding of young echidnas.

SIZES: 250g;  1.25kg

Koala Milk Replacer Early Lactation is a nutritionally balanced milk substitute for koala joeys less than 160 days old.

Joeys at this stage are furless, or with fine fur first appearing from around 90 days of age. Eyes are closed or just beginning to open from around 150 days of age. Completely confined to the pouch, but may poke head out occasionally.

Key Features

• Specifically formulated to match the composition of early lactation koala milk. 
• Moderate energy milk, with a balance of carbohydrate & fat content.
• Protein high in sulphur-containing amino acids (cysteine & methionine) for the onset of hair growth.

Making up Milk:

To make 100mL of milk: Mix 22g of powder (3 scoops) with 85ml of warm water.

To make 800mL of milk: Mix 180g of powder with 700ml of warm water.

SIZES:  180g;  900g

This is Wombaroo Possum Milk substitute < 0.8 for possum & glider joeys with less than 80% of their pouch life completed.
Joeys at this stage have furless pink skin to fine fur, eyes closed to just opened and ears drooped, or starting to become erect. Joeys are fully pouch-bound and totally dependent on milk. Faeces are yellow custard to toothpaste consistency.

Key Features:

• Formulated to match the composition of early to mid lactation possum milk.
• Moderate energy milk, balancing carbohydrate & protein with a relatively low fat content.
• Protein high in sulphur-containing amino acids (cysteine & methionine) to promote good hair growth.
• Makes up to 1L

Pack Weight: 160g