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Subject: Two males - one female / inbreeding
Posted by Denis on April 19, 2000 at 02:16:19 from 62.104.210.74
Has anyone made experiences with keeping two male together with one female? I plan to keep one of Mary and Neon´s sons with them in one cage at night while taking him out during daytime, carrying him around with me so he will become a little bit more bonded with me than his parents. This way, i figured he would never feel lonely while I sleep. Now there are two problems. First, will he inbred with his mother when reaching sexual maturity? I asked my vet about this (he also attends the gliders in a local zoo) and he said that usually, only one male in a pack of gliders breeds with the females - like in a wolfpack only the leader will be allowed to mate. This brings me to the other problem. Will Mary and Neon accept their son being with them at night but out of the cage during most daytimes? Will there be bad rank-fighting between him and Neon? Both Neon and Mary are VERY trusting with me, yes I think I could say bonded - but not quite focussed on me as a person (after all, they have each other). Has anyone any advice / experiences to share regarding this topic???
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