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Subject: New to the page, but old with gliders. I also have a question about problems with breeding.
Posted by Christal on May 04, 1999 at 00:44:26:
I started out with my first sugarglider 5 years ago.
I raised her alone for one year before I got a male to
be her companion. I was never able to find anyone who
knew anything about gliders until I found this page on
the net. I was excited that I now would have a place
to take to people that would understand and relate.
After reading some of the entries on here I am a little
reluctant to talk to anyone. Everyone seems to be so
opionated and rude. I will admit that I do not breed
gliders and that I do not have any degrees, but I do
know everything that there is to know about my pet.
I will always have more questions. I feel that
this is a sign of a good "parent", to admit that you
may not know everything and that your own views may not
not be the absolute. To tell another owner that they are
doing something wrong or incorrect would be one thing,
but to tell them that they don't deserve to own a glider
based on something they said or believed seems harsh and
childish. I say harsh because my glider always manages
to put a smile on my face. They are so sweet and loving
that there is no one who does not deserve one. That is
just as bad as saying someone does not deserve to breath.
Does that sound right?? My original question is to do with breeding. To narrow
it down, problems with breeding. My couple never had
joeys, but they tried. The problem appeared a couple of
months ago. My female developed a wound on her back.
I got an oinment from my vet, who is an exotic and does
know about gliders. When I went to place the oinment on
her back I noticed that there were two wounds and that
they were actually joined with a piece of fur between.
By this time it was infected under the flap of fur.
She was not moving very well and her body felt cool to
touch. I immediately put her on a warm terry cloth and
took her to the vet. He gave me an antibiotic and I have
nursed her back to health so far. My male I sold because
they could not stay in the same cage any longer without
him hurting her more and I could not put him in his own
cage.
My question for whoever is this, have you ever seen a
male hold onto the female during mating so hard that
he actually separates the layer of fur from the body?
This is what happened. Why?
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