What milk should you give baby kangaroos?

Answer 1

Kangaroo joeys live on mothers' milk. kangaroo milk is the only formula suitable for these animals.

Sometimes, well-meaning people rescue young joeys from a female that may have been killed by a car or another means, and they attempt to keep the joey alive by giving it ordinary milk or baby formula. These other types of milk have been found to contribute to illness and disease in kangaroos later in life. If one rescues a joey, one must find a registered wildlife carer (most vets will be able to tell one whom to contact), as these people understand the needs of rescued Australian wildlife. Other people must never try to look after the joey themselves; it will die.

Answer 2

Yes. All mammals breast feed.

Even the two monotremes (egg laying mammals), the platypus and echidna, secrete milk.
Female kangaroos do produce milk via mammary glands located within her pouch.

Answer 3

Yes, as they are mammals (mamma = milk gland). Kangaroo babies are born very tiny (size of a bean) and underdeveloped; hairless, pink and blind, like embryos, really. They crawl towards the pouch, on the inside of which are the milk glands. The baby latches on to one of these and suckles until it's developed enough to come out, with fur and open eyes. So in a way, they go through part of embryonic development outside of the womb.

Answer 4

Kangaroos should not drink cows' milk. This has been shown to cause adverse effects in kangaroos when they get older.Baby kangaroos, known as joeys, drink specialised milk from their mothers. Adult kangaroos drink water.

Answer 5

Young kangaroos should never be given anything other than kangaroo milk. Giving kangaroos cows' milk has been shown to have adverse reactions such as blindness in kangaroos later in life. Young joeys that have been rescued from a dead mother should always be taken to a wildlife carer who has access to formula specially designed to emulate kangaroo milk (veterinarians usually know whom to contact). One should never try to care for a joey if one has no experience.

Answer 6

Of course. Kangaroos are mammals, and all mammals produce milk to nurture their young. This is possibly the most defining characteristic of a mammal.

Answer 7

Koalas are mammals. They drink milk from their mothers.

Answer 8

Yes, all mammals do.