Zoo Vet Staff Hand-Raises Wallaby Joey

Veterinary Technicians at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's Center for Zoological Medicine became foster parents to a young wallaby, appropriately named 'Foster,' in October. As part of his care, the joey stays in a specially heated hospital room, receives food imported from Australia and has access to a warm, furry papoose that serves as an artificial pouch.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• cleveland
• metroparks
• zoo
• animal
• veterinary
• parma
• wallaby
• joey
• foster

[no1horselover]

Hi, I live in Tasmania and sadly there is alot of roadkill due to the ridiculous speed limits. I found a baby wallaby in its dead mothers pouch. It was hairless so I took it to the wildlife park and they took it in. I would like to raise them myself. Where can I buy the milk powder and do you have to put a hot water bottle under the pouch?

[Buhbing]

does anyone know how you go about becoming a zoo vet tech?

[xxlaurennnnxx123]

OMFG ONE OF THESE WAS JUST IN MY BACK YARD so im reaasering it now. my dad is calling animal controll at this point the poor thing came right up to me and my dad and ate out of our hands it was helpless. it was so adorable

[cherryangelgirl12345]

it is really cute and we learned about it and we knew it was called a wallaby but we didn't call it a wallaby we called it a kangroo rat thing

[puma912]

cute<3

[jordanjaw57]

Omg soo cute

[slangham04]

too cute!!!

[elephantologist]

how adorible!!!