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Subject: Re: Biting
Posted by Don on April 19, 1998 at 22:27:21:

In Reply to: Re: Biting posted by Kevin on April 19, 1998 at 21:16:48:

: : 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?

My glider Fizzgig is almost a year and has started biting pretty badly
I am not sure what is causing it, but he actually drew blood on a friend
of mine. I don't want to do the "flick" on the nose business, let me
know if you find a solution.

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