Therefore, buying a Joey from a reputable breeder with references is very important. Joeys are commonly kept in baby's playpens spending most of their early lives in an artificial pouch which can be made out of flannel material or simply a towel. The pouch can be attached to the side of the playpen with the bottom just off of the floor of the playpen. The buyer will continue bottle feeding for a time while introducing a solid food as the Joey becomes older. This food contains all of the essential nutrition a wallaby needs with proper levels of vitamin E and selenium which are essential to a wallaby's health.
Wallabies also enjoy a variety of fruits and vegetables.
Grass for grazing in the summer is necessary as well as quality hay in the winter. A fresh clean and constant water supply is also a must. A wallaby can be kept in the home for as long as the first year but an outside enclosure is eventually a necessity, in our opinion. A fence of at least six feet in height is recommended. Some type of screening approx.