Whiptail Wallaby (Macropus parryi)

Age Tail Foot Head Weight Feed

Milk Notes
(days) (mm) (mm) (mm) (g) (ml/day)
60 48 25 30 30 9
70 59 30 34 40 12
<0.4 80 72 36 38 55 15 Whiskers present
90 86 42 41 75 19
100 101 49 45 95 22
102 104 50 46 100 22 16mL <0.4 + 6ml 0.4
Transition 105 109 53 47 109 22 11mL <0.4 + 11ml 0.4
108 113 55 48 119 22 6mL <0.4 + 16ml 0.4
110 116 56 49 125 22
120 134 64 53 170 28
0.4 130 153 72 56 220 34 Eyes opening
140 173 81 60 280 40
150 194 90 64 350 50
152 199 92 65 368 50 40mL 0.4 + 10ml 0.6
Transition 155 206 96 66 395 50 25mL 0.4 + 35ml 0.6
158 212 99 67 422 50 10mL 0.4 + 40ml 0.6
160 217 101 68 440 50
0.6 170 241 112 71 540 60
180 266 123 75 640 65 Fine hair covering
182 271 125 76 660 65 50mL 0.6 + 15ml >0.7
Transition 185 279 129 77 690 65 30mL 0.6 + 35ml >0.7
188 286 132 78 726 65 15mL 0.6 + 50ml >0.7
190 291 134 79 750 65
200 317 145 83 880 70
210 345 158 86 1030 75 Emerging from pouch
220 375 171 90 1200 85
>0.7
230 405 185 93 1450 100
240 437 199 96 1700 115
250 470 213 99 1950 130
260 503 227 102 2200 140 Fully out of pouch
270 Growth rate now about 25g per day 130 Feed volume now depends on
290 100 amount of solids consumed
310 75 Gradually increase solid
Weaning
330 Not Valid 50 food and reduce milk intake
350 25
370 0 Fully weaned