Supplies for making Baby BML or Joey Formula (recipes follow)
Pedialyte® or Liquilyte® (available at most grocery stores)
Q-tips®
Facial Tissues
Cottonelle Fresh® Folded Wipes
Recipes for Hand-Feeding
There are two choices for hand-feeding your joey. If you already feed your gliders BML (Bourbon's Modified Leadbeater's Mix), then you will probably want to feed your joey Baby BML. If you already use Gliderade as part of your gliders' diet, you will probably want to feed your joey my Joey Formula. Both are used with a high success rate. The choice is really yours to make. Both recipes make up a larger quantity than you will need right away. Refrigerate for 2 - 3 days or freeze the unused portion.
For younger joeys, you may want to mix the Baby BML 50/50 with Pedialyte or Liquilyte in order to help keep the joey hydrated and so that the thickness is easier to feed.
Joey Formula
Mix the following ingredients together until very smooth:
1 Tbsp. Gliderade® (already liquefied with water or Pedialyte® )
1 Tbsp. Brisky’s Booster Milk (-or- Wambaroo® Possum Milk Replacer -or- puppy formula) already liquefied with water or Pedialyte®
1 tsp.* dry baby cereal
*This amount is for a “newborn” joey.
For a Premature joey, eliminate the cereal entirely.
For a 2 - 4 weeks o.o.p. joey, increase the baby cereal to 1 1/2 tsp.
For a 4 - 6 weeks o.o.p. joey, increase the baby cereal to 2 tsp.
For a 6 - 8 weeks o.o.p. joey, increase the baby cereal to 1 Tbsp.
How to Make the Incubator
There are two types of incubators that you can easily make for your joey, a simple tank-style incubator or a simple bucket-style incubator. Whichever style you choose, you should assemble it in advance of needing it so that you can start to use it immediately when necessary. Either style works quite well. It is simply a matter of personal preference as to which style you choose.
1) For the tank-style incubator, attach the small Zoo Med Reptile Heat Pad (follow instructions included in its package) to the bottom, underside (outside) of the aquarium at one end. This will keep the incubator between 85 & 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
For the bucket-style incubator, drill about 2 dozen holes into the lid of the Rubbermaid storage container. Then, lay the two large, thick bath towels flat together, place the human heating pad in the center of them, then fold both ends of the towel in over top of the heating pad so that there are two layers of towel underneath the heating pad and four layers on top of it. Place the Rubbermaid container on top of the layered toweling.
2) Attach the Fluker's aquarium thermometer to the inside, bottom of the aquarium at the end with the heat pad or at the inside, bottom center of the Rubbermaid container. This will enable you to monitor the temperature of the bottom of the incubator to ensure that it does not get over 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
3) Using the misting spray bottle, spray one small fleece blanket with water, then lay it on the bottom of the tank at the end where the heating pad is located. This will keep the incubator humid so your joey does not get dry, flaky skin. The blanket will need to be freshly sprayed with water every 8 hours.
4) Lay two or three large fleece blankets along the bottom of the tank over the top of the damp blanket. This will insulate your joey from getting burned by the heater.
5) Place a small stuffed animal in one corner of the incubator for snuggly warmth and companionship for your joey.
6) Place a small fleece blanket into each of remaining three corners of incubator.
When the incubator is needed:
1) Plug in the heating pad. For the bucket-style incubator, set the heating pad on "low".
2) Place the joey inside the incubator wrapped in a small fleece blanket towards the center of the tank.
3) Cover the tank with the lid.
4) You may need to lay a handtowel over the top of the lid to prevent drafts from getting into the incubator.
Health and Your Glider 
