In Reply to: Mating posted by Brandi on June 05, 1999 at 22:47:14:

Rest assured! It completely normal for the female to "protest" when the male is mating her. He grabs on vey tightly and she will attempt to get away. This is very normal and natural. Your female and male will get along just fine after the deed is done. If she is pregnant, she will give birth in approx 18 days. You'll have to watch to see if her pouches are swelling shortly after. Do not seperate them, males are very good fathers, and are needed to help the female take care of the babies once they emerge from the pouch. Good Luck!

: I have two gliders, a male and a female. The male is about

: one year seven months and the female is around seven or eight

: months. I have kept them in separate cages next to each other

: for the past six months because I was afraid he would hurt

: her since she was so small. I finally put them together in

: their new bigger cage about one week ago. Tonight he is

: trying to mate with her and she keeps crabbing. He really has a

: tight grip on her. I was wondering if he will hurt her? I have read that the male bites the female

: on the neck when they mate, so I am not sure if he is being

: overly aggressive or not. Should I separate them? I want

: babies, but I don't want her to be hurt! Any advice would

: be appreciated!

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