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Subject: Re: What should i do ? Please help !!!
Posted by Bourbon on May 20, 1998 at 10:41:10:

In Reply to: Re: What should i do ? Please help !!! posted by Tiffany on May 19, 1998 at 23:12:58:

That is not necessarily true I feel for each glider there is an owner.. the problem alot of thimes is the owners go in and pick the gliders out.. They should allow the gliders to choose them, and spend time with them prior to the purchase. A friend of mine had a glider for over a year.. he was giving her a lot of problems so we made arrangements for another owner.. turned out Fabulaous the 2 year old glider is happy and is bonding real well with his new owner. Without a lot of the problems from before. and the bonding process went real quick and well. He may not be daddy but he is the best friend..

: Matt,
: I don't know for sure what your situation is, but it seems like this is probably your first glider. In my opinion, it is hard enough trying to provide correct nutrition, entertainment, housing, etc. for one glider at first...much less two. Then you add on breeding and whew...sounds like a big handful! Do you know adult gliders are very difficult to bond with if they bond at all? I don't know which breeder you are looking at, but I know of one like you described. Many of the adult gliders this breeder has are ones that were returned because they did not make good pets at the outset, so be sure to find out if this is the case. I think (for what my idea is worth) that you should get one glider - a baby - from a reliable breeder. Talk to people here, get references from the breeder and check them before you buy, etc. Then when you feel really comfortable, maybe think about getting another and breeding them. In my state (maybe everywhere?) you have to be USDA licensed to even give one away. It would reallbe cruel, too, to let the adults get attached to you and then get rid of them.
: Good luck - you'll do great! Finding out all the information like you are is half the battle.
: :) Tiffany

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: : I ve found a site where i can get two unrelated adult pair for the same price as a baby glider . If i get a adult pair i could bond with the baby and get a strong bond and i know it hasnt been neglected or taken away from its mother to early . then i could have a good companion and ime sure the pet store down the street will adopt the parents . please help me chose between an adult pair or a baby glider .

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