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Subject: Re: Is mine male or female?
Posted by Thresa on December 05, 1997 at 00:24:24:

In Reply to: Re: Is mine male or female? posted by Terry on December 04, 1997 at 10:15:28:

Some of them go on you more than others. Males seem do do it more. I have a sweet one, her name is "Precious", she's been my pet for almost two years. She likes to sleep in my pocket and she never goes in there. When I take her out, I always have her sit on a napkin until she goes.....that's what a body has to do when it wakes up. After she's done, we can play with her without problems. When she gets to wiggling around and climbing out of my pocket, I let her sit on a napkin for just a second and she goes. Then she wants back in the pocket, takes a little bath, snuggles up and falls asleep. My other females are the same way except for one, but she only goes when she's frightened. One male is good about it, but the others are piss monsters.

: : I have two Gliders. I was told that they were of oppisite
: : sex. Well, I'm not so sure. What are some tell tale signs
: : I can look for to tell then apart. I know the males have
: : a bald spot but I can't see it on eather of them. Also, my
: : Gliders always go to the bathroom on me. Does anyone have
: : this problem? If so, what can I do to stop them?
: : Thanks,
: : Dustin

:
: Sounds like you need to get a book!
: The males have their testicles high up on their tummies and they tend to hang their genitalia out all of the time (go figure). The first time I witnessed a male glider genitalia frightened me because I did not know the specifics and I thought the animal had some problem. The male genitalia is bifricated or basically has two heads like a two-headed snake. Very strange thing indeed but apparently very adequate as I already have an offspring. The female will have a slight vertical line or pouch on her tummy. I have found that the females are usually a little smaller in size and seem to be more aggressive and more quick to bite and run away.
: As far as the constant pooping and peeing, ummm, no. There is no fix that I know of. You should probably not wak the animals during the day. As with all animals, the first thing they do after they wake is urinate. I have found that my two adults do this regardless of when I get them out. The mother is especially interested in peeing on me any time of day. Funny thing though; my baby does not show this behavior. I can only attribute it to being hand raised and showing no fear towards me. I think it is natural for animals to pee when they are scared. Maybe the smell and taste of urine is supposed to make them a bad meal.

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