Gangles
Lovely little Roo.
She came to us in November 2008. DH had been driving his truck about 8 hours from where we live. He saw her sitting on the white line in the middle of the road. 1/2 a foot one side he would not have seen her, the other side she would have been killed. According to Dh he stopped and she hopped up to him. He tossed her on the floor of the truck but she hopped up onto his lap and lay there for the 8 hour trip home. At 4am he arrived home and I leapt out of bed to see him. He shoved this little grey bundle at me ad remember thinking “What is that?”
When I realised well I was smitten. I prepared some emergency milk for her and later that morning purchased proper milk and some old pillowcases.
She was so skinny and Gangly that the name Gangles stuck . And we adored her. She would follow us pulling on us for her bottles and she could jump!! She could from standing jump clean over the back of the lounge. And as she grew more confident with us she would often leap onto the table. Once this habit started we had to toss her outside for meals.
Well on the weekend came the day we all knew was coming but had tried to avoid. Although still only a baby Gangles went to a new carer. She was staying outside 90% of the time and our fences were not suitable. Tears from the girls and from me.
I am proud though, Roos tend to be hard to raise. Their bellies sensitive to milks and often they suffer scours. Didn’t happen with her. She ate well, pooped like a trooper and harassed the cats. She went from weighing under 2kg to over 5kg in the 5 months which is spot on growth for them.
She was rounded and curious and we will miss her.
Oh by the way Gangles is not a Kangaroo, she is a Wallaroo (the same but smaller)
She is gorgeous – what a lovely experience to have!