In Reply to: One week's progress posted by Wesley on April 24, 2000 at 06:03:53:

First off.. WELCOME! You came to an awesome place for information. We have many new owners as well as Veterans so the information runs rampid around here. Sadie answered your questions very well... I thought I might add a little to it..

: Maggie will sometimes sit perfectly still in her cage with her eyes

: wide open. She will not respond to calls, but she will move again when

: she is petted or a grape is thrust in front of her nose. She does this

: often, and long enough for me to wonder if there is something wrong with her.

** I have never heard of that before so I cannot comment..

: Maggie will crab loudly, seemingly in her sleep, when she's in my pocket.

: I have been reading with her in my breast pocket and she will scare

: the bejesus out of me with that loud noise. When I open up the pocket,

: however, she will still be cuddled in a ball with her eyes shut.

: Is she having a ni.aspare? Is she cold? I do nothing to disturb her.

** Most likely she is just dreaming. You just have a verbal sleep talker. hehe

: Maggie will not eat anything I've given her except grapes, water, apple

: juice and the little biscuits she came with. I've tried yogurt

: (with and without honey), apples, pear, cantaloupe, watermelon, baby

: food (chicken w/apples), raisins, tomato, and a few other things.

: She's only one week weaned now. Is she finicky? Is she just struggling

: to adapt to a new diet?

** Have you checked out Leadbetters? I will put Bourbon's link below... There are tons of awesome information that she has put together for us. Please look there and let us know if you have any further questions.. She has also left her email address if you have questions or emergencies.. Do you have a Local Vet that handles SG's? I hope so because if there is something wrong with them - you only have a short window of time to get them help. You need to get protein, calcium, etc in her aswell as the fruits and veggies.. Depending on how old she is - she could be just too young to be switched to nothing but solid foods..

: She sleeps all the time. She seems to get excited just when we're trying

: to put her in the cage for the night. We are awake nighs, so we generally

: put her to bed around 8 a.m. Is it because she's young? Is she not active

: enough?

** Again how old is she? Since her diet isn't where it should be - it could be that she doesn't have all the energy in the world.. It could be that she is still trying to get used to you. I am not sure.. It has only been a week - so you should be just fine.. Keep an eye on it.

: Will she bond to me if I pick her up when she

: doesn't want to come on her own? Do I leave her alone, by herself, until she

: decides to come to me, or do I pick her up every afternoon?

** If she is not crabbing when you do pick her up - there shouldn't be a problem. I would like to see her coming to you more - But again it has only been a week. I have a feeling that she is reeeaaaallly young.. Try to coax her with a treat.. She needs proteins and calcium. Crickets or meal worms should be offered on a regular basis.. Please look at the link below. It will explain it better.

: Oh yes.. one last question.. I've tried to place her high up in her cage, on her

: ladder or the branches in her cage. She is good at going straight up and will

: climb upside down on the bars of her cage, but then she can't get down! She will

: climb in circles until she gets tired of hanging, then she hangs by one foot and

: wiggles her front paws frantically. This scares me, so I help her down. Should

: I let her take care of herself to learn these things? I want her to learn her cage

: but maybe she isn't coordinated enough. Is she just a little dim?

hmmm.. I would be worried as well. You want her to learn herself so that she can be self-sufficient but you don't want her to hurt herself. Please let us know her age so we can better help you.. I have never had to teach animals to climb except my dog and that was to go down a slide..

We will keep intouch.. =)

Jen

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