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Subject: Re: Breeding in trios?
Posted by Cynthia on January 11, 1999 at 22:02:05:

In Reply to: Breeding in trios? posted by drake on January 11, 1999 at 20:15:06:

: In a while (sometime before the summer) I would like to put a male glider in with my two females. Any ways, can somebody
: tell me the best way to introduce them causing as little aggression as possible? Some people tell me it's a good idea to breed
: the gliders in trios, others tell me that when this is done the dominant female will kill the other females joey. I cannot split my
: females up so if this joey killing theory is true I will forget the idea. Can someone with experience tell me the truth about
: keeping them in trios?

Yes it is true that the dominant female will kill the offspring of the submissive female while the joeys are still in pouch. Breeding in trios is not a good idea. What most people do that do try to breed trios is to remove the female that has joey(s) in pouch from the other gliders. Sometimes this works but it still means separating your females.

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