In Reply to: Incest - Info (Everybody please read and respond if you know more) posted by Denis on July 27, 2000 at 16:30:39:

In the wild, the youngsters are driven away from the family as they mature so incest doesn't happen. The youngsters eventually meet up and form their own mating/family group. In captivity, this doesn't happen so it is our job to be sure that they don't interbreed with parents/siblings.

: Has anyone heard something about an "incest-blockage" instinct that sugar gliders are supposed to have???
: I read something about this in a small info I got from the Sydney Zoo, but am not quite sure about this....It said that in the wild, gliders do not mate with their siblings/parents....
: Has anyone more info???

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• Re: Incest - Info (Everybody please read and respond if you know more) Denis 10:59:24 07/28/2000 (4)
  • Re: Incest - Info (Everybody please read and respond if you know more) Maria 14:56:56 07/28/2000 (2)
    • good point Denis 01:18:40 07/29/2000 (1)
      • Re: good point Jane 11:43:07 07/29/2000 (0)
  • Re: Incest - Info (Everybody please read and respond if you know more) K- 11:25:10 07/28/2000 (0)