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Subject: Re: Biting
Posted by Kevin on April 19, 1998 at 21:16:48:

In Reply to: Re: Biting posted by Tiffany on April 19, 1998 at 20:23:56:

: The breeder that I got my Eos from said that baby
: gliders tend to nibble on your fingers when they are
: hungry. He assured me that this would stop at 7-8
: months and suggested that I give her some baby food
: or yogurt to lick from my finger whenever she starts
: to nibble. So far, it has worked (I'm keeping my
: fingers crossed that it will actually stop, because
: her little jaws are getting stronger :)
: Good luck - hope this helps!
: Tiffany

I'm curious about this. Wouldn't the glider associate your fingertips with the food? Isn't that basically reinforcing the behavior?

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