In Reply to: EVERYONE who posted here READ THIS posted by *K* on July 29, 2000 at 14:48:34:

several things here. I work directly with traumatized, SEVER biting ADULT gliders, not gliders that are 4 weeks oop.. (I do raise those, but I allow mom to wean them on their own), I have NEVER used gloves on an ADULT. The babies only learns FEAR in the methods you are suggesting.
Fear of coming out.. 1. Closable Pouches
FEAR of hands ... 2. Use of gloves.
Loss of Spirit. 3 Holding them till they Give up.
How not to eat properly, clean them selves, etc.. Pulling them early..
The nurtional things that are missing from their parents marsupial milk, is emmense, those that hand feed, MANY TIMES because they have to. Have no idea on the life expecatancy of their glider. The idea of IMPRINTING is a crock...
Those that feel they MUST pull a baby from it's mom is not the ones that are what I would consider glider capable. Glider capable people would be willing to allow the glider to trust them on THEIR terms. The methods you use from the start is cruel and it is forcing that glider to be submissive, it is not allowing that glider to LEARN to love you and trust you. It is FORCING them to.
I deal with SEVERE biters, I have had blood running down my hands, but the glider also learns that I will not harm them, or force them to do anything they are not ready for. Those methods are not based on LOVE and trust, they are based on FEAR.. What you have done is come here, and tell everyone, that you have forced your glider to learn you are the "dominate one" that isn't teaching love and trust.. how could that glider ever have a chance to make the choice of whether it WANTS to love you or not? you have removed that option... The people that pull their gliders early, is in it for the money, not the love of the species.. You yourself said that you sell yours at 60 days.. but you come in here advocating that selling them early is okay, and that pulling them and hand feeding them is okay.. Let me tell you.. it is NOT an acceptable practice, nor should you expect people to understand that it is better to teach your glider fear, rather than love and trust.. that starts with the parents.. not with the breeder.

Follow Ups: