More than 60% of the way through pouch life a wombat joey has short to dense fur, looks like a miniature adult and begins grazing from the pouch before emerging properly. Wombaroo Wombat Milk Replacer >0.6 is the late-lactation powder for that transition: high in fat for the rise in activity, low in carbohydrate to aid digestion as solid food takes over, and high in protein to coincide with peak growth. The typical analysis is 32% protein, 42% fat and 24 MJ/kg — three times the fat of the <0.4 formula the same joey started on. Twenty-five grams of powder makes 100 millilitres of milk. PeekAPaw has the 250g pack available. One thing to note: Wombaroo supplies no ingredient panel for this product, unlike its siblings, so check the pack or ask us if you need the full ingredient list before feeding.
Reading this stage
Joeys at this stage have short to dense fur, and look like a miniature adult. Joeys may begin grazing from the pouch and making use of some green feed. They soon emerge from the pouch and solid food plays an increasingly large part in the diet. Faeces: soft to firm green pellets.
Key Features
- Specifically formulated to match the composition of late lactation wombat milk.
- High energy (fat content) milk, to cater for increased activity levels.
- Low in carbohydrate to aid in digestion and assist weaning onto solid foods.
- High levels of protein to coincide with the peak growth rate.
Typical Analysis
| Protein | 32% |
| Fat | 42% |
| Ash | 5% |
| Moisture | 3% |
| Energy (ME) | 24 MJ/kg |
Feeding Guidelines
Use Wombat Milk Replacer >0.6 for late lactation, when joeys are rapidly furring, emerging from the pouch and becoming more active.
Making Up Milk
To make 100 mL of milk: Mix 25g of powder (3½ scoops) with 80mL of warm water.
To make 1 litre of milk: Mix 250g of powder with 800mL of warm water.
Add half the water to the powder first and mix to a paste. Then make up with the remaining water and mix thoroughly. Water is preboiled 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. 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 2 weeks. It may be useful to store frozen milk in small portions (e.g. 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.
