In Reply to: Re: HELP! Am I doing the right thing?? posted by Mandy and Pele on May 25, 1999 at 11:58:22:

Hi!! I also am glad to hear comments here. I rescued a
brother sister pair from the petstore aquarium..they must
be about 5 or 6 months oop. They haven't been handled
except to be chased around with a gloved hand to show
prospective buyers. They were terrorized to say the least
and just shook all over...the male was in a frozen state
for almost 3 hours. It has been 5 days now and although I
have not been able to touch them, they are eating off my
fingers and allowing my hand in the cage without biting me.
That is how Cruella got her name..she got me first as I put
my hand to near her then one of my joeys was climbing on
the outside of their cage looking for his mommy when she
tried to bite his little hands!! Almost tried to pull him
through the cage bars!!! Now they come out of their bags
to watch me when I call them and are so wonderful to watch
them have freedom in the tall cage I have them in!!

I have only owned my first glider for 3 months and she is
the joy of my night owl life!! :o) So I am taking this
little progress as a good sign!

Keep up the good work...as with anything time is the cure
to all hurts and fears, which means bonding will come
eventually! Don't give up!!

: Really? You don't wake him up during the day?:) Ah that is great, I have been worried about that...A lot of people say they wake theirs up...but I dont have the heart. She sleeps so soundly with her little tail wrapped around her..
: (that I am afraid she will take my hand if I get that close while she is vulnerable) ah well....:)
: Whenever she is awake, I will feed her and talk to her...until it seems she doesn't want either anymore..I am hoping that after a few weeks of doing this that she will calm down and allow me to handle her and spend more time with her...Luckily I have not heard a "Glider Failure story"
: yet when it comes to taming the untame/neglected/abused, it should be okay:)
: Thanks for your reply, I love them:) It was VERY encouraging:)
: Mandy and Pele (Paylay) *she is a fire goddess (volcano)*
: --> seems a bit fitting huh?:)
: lol

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