Hi. I have had my glider, Flicker, for about a week now and I have a couple of questions.
First off, The lady we bought Flicker from said he was about 8 weeks old. I have done quite a bit of research on gliders and from what I have read, it seems that most babies are not as afraid and are more curious than older gliders.
Flicker is not like this at all. During this first week, I have tried letting him get used to his surroundings, I slept with his a pouch and put it in his cage so he would be used to my scent, I have spent time talking to him and being around his cage so he could become more comfortable with my presence
and I have also tried enticing him by hand feeding him treats.
Flicker has reacted very poorly to all of these things. He crabs whenever I am near the cage.
At one point in time I had made an attempt to offer him a treat and he started to crab and even lunge in defense.
His behavior at times is borderline vicious.
I try to spend time with him but whenever I am near the cage he freezes up and then runs into his pouch to hide.
At this point in time, touching him or even handing him a treat is virtually impossible.

Is this "normal" behavior? What can I do to tame him?

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