In Reply to: the new baby posted by kelli on May 01, 2000 at 22:25:01:

: just to clarify.. i said in my earlier post that i had recently added a sugar glider to my family. i do not have any other sugargliders at this time. what i meant was that i was adding her to the human aspect of our family, as well as adding her along with the iguana and the hamster that we already currently have. as i write this now, my sugarglider is up and playing... loudly! i want so badly to go and pick her up and love on her, but im so afraid to do it without the gloves. the only people that responded to my last post all said the same thing...lose the gloves! but, in all honesty, i think i am actually afraid of her. please...more hints! does everyone get bit? is this something she will grow out of? i want us to be friends, but im just too afraid to stick my bare hand in there just to get it bit! she has eaten cheerios out of my hand, but she grabbed it and ran off to eat it..didnt stick around to make friends! help!! thanks...kelli

Kelli, please do not give up. I was terrified at first because my baby kept biting me. But it really does stop if you keep at it. Offer food all the time,and remember to take the bite(sounds crazy, I know!).Don't move your hand until she stops crabbing. Eventually she will come around. Good luck!!!!

Sarah & Yada

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