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Subject: setbacks.....but whats a SG to do
Posted by Jaded on April 06, 1998 at 20:45:38:
The bonding process seems to be on hold for Gia. She changed sleeping
habits and became almost tame for a few days. Then reverted to her old
wild, biting ways. She's let out of her cage each evening, or at least
she's given the chance, that sometimes she doesn't take. Wendi has been
wearing Gia inbetween her shirts and hand feeding her almost all the
time. Yet we still have to spend huge amounts of time and energy getting
her back into her cage. She enjoys being out enough that we don't want
to take that away from her, but she has begun sleeping until 3:00 am
again, and Wendi is not able to get her to wake up before then. Each
time she has to go back into the cage she gives us a really good hide
and seek, complete with biting, jumping, hiding, crabbing, and I'm sure,
pure "bond breaking" terror on her part. As we have to trap her, run her
down, or sneak up on her to get her in the cage. I will be back working in San Antonio again shortly. I plan on getting a
male, but I have to wait until then as it would be unfair to the
critters and Wendi to get him before I'm back and can spend some ample
time bonding. On the up side, after sometimes crabbing, sometimes not, she will allow
herself to be pet and scratched. However if she has a place to go
she'll usually run. She eats readily from Wendi's hand, but once again
if she can, she'll get away. I believe she's gotten used to Wendi being around, but she doesn't quite
trust her. Thanks for all your help,
Jade Trammell
jaded@txdirect.net
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