Shirl Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 I thought of you the other day... went to Cotswold Wildlife park and they had some Parma Wallabies and they were lovely... They didn't like my camera though.... looked very grumpy when I started taking pictures... you could just imagine them saying 'oh no, not another paparazzi!!'... Here's one of them : Can't wait to hear when you get yours, and see pictures... good luck with the Defra thing! I might not have much luck getting pixtures then! I'm not the best photographer even when the subject is willing. Cut pic you took though makes me feel excited again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 They are very cute Hope you don't have to wait too long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 Patience is a virtue and today I got my new wallabies. No pics yet because they are very flighty (can a wallaby be flighty?) but hopefully in a few days when they've calmed down I might be ablt to get some. In the mean tine can anyone suggest names for a boy and a girl? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zakjon-98 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 That's great Looking forward to pics once they have settled in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 How exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Can't wait to see pics of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted November 25, 2012 Author Share Posted November 25, 2012 I'd just like to see them! They've been in hiding all day. I assume they're still out there somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Congratulations! How about Wally and Bea? (Or Walter and Beatrice to use their full names) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted November 25, 2012 Share Posted November 25, 2012 Woo hoo! Look forward to seeing them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted November 27, 2012 Author Share Posted November 27, 2012 They are getting less jumpy now so don't shoot off at the sound of the door opening. I can walk around the garden as long as I don't try to go anywhere near but can feed the chickens and guinea pigs without them fretting. This morning I mananged to get a pic of one of them. There were two when I started to take it but I think I got too close. I think I need to dig out the OH proper camera rather than using my phone which was on full zoom. Untitled by gardenoftrees, on Flickr ETA after the great suggestion we've decided they are now called Wally and Bea, just don't ask me which one this is! I can only tell when they're together as Wally is larger at 11 months and Bea is only 7 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 27, 2012 Share Posted November 27, 2012 Fabulous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeky Chooky Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 Yeay! You must be so pleased Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 So great to hear they've arrived... I love the name suggestion of Wally and Bea, that's just so cool... Can't wait to hear how they settle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 They are getting tamer and can at times get with about 6 ft of the female. The male seems more nervous. This is a pic the OH took when we had snow ealier in the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Awww, lovely! How do they cope with the snow? Not sure if they would experience snow/freezing temperatures in their natural habitat? (Geography not my strong point, but it must get cold in Australia, right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Parma wallabies aren't used to snow they come from rainforests. I think they mainly miss the grass.obviously we offered hay and ready grass along with veg and dried wallaby food. They didn't seen to eat the ready grass or hay though. Maybe they were eating leaves off the shrubs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Maybe they were eating leaves off the shrubs. Like the chooks then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yes just like the chooks. I have some pretty bare shrubs at the moment and that's the evergreen ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickcluck Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 Shirl they look lovely.. Wher do they sleep? Do they have a house or do they make their own Can you see them of a night time sleeping together? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 9, 2012 Author Share Posted December 9, 2012 They are classed as nocturnal but they do graze during the day too. I bought a shed for them to shelter from the weather in but they only go in it to eat so was a bit of a waste of time really. They are supposes to be fairly solitary animals, only coming together to mate but ours do seem to stick together quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted December 22, 2012 Author Share Posted December 22, 2012 Feeling devastated this morning the OH found Bea (the female) dead. She has been killed by a fox, the male who was bigger is missing. The fence is 6ft and I can't see any gaps a fox could have dragged a wallaby through. Could he have lifted a 5kg wallaby over the fence? I guess so although the female's head is missing so how could he take both.? I was told a fox wouldn't catch an adult but it appears he can. I now have to worry about the chickens and guinea pigs.I think I'll report the male as missing to the police anyway just in case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Oh no, what terrible news, you must be devastated. I hope the male turns up safe, maybe he bolted when something happened and is hiding. You poor things, what a horrible thing to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Oh I am so, so sorry to hear this I agree that it might be worth keeping an eye out for the male in case he is hiding somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted December 22, 2012 Share Posted December 22, 2012 Oh no, I am so sorry. I hope the male is hiding somewhere. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 Oh I'm so, so sorry to read this... You must be devastated... Has there been any news on Wally yet? I've seen many foxes this year, we don't seem to get them in our garden, maybe because of the dog, but I've seen them on the streets more than usual... I'm so sorry for your little Bea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
