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Subject: Re: Herpeton Bonding
Posted by Jaded on May 01, 1998 at 13:03:22:

In Reply to: Herpeton Bonding posted by elmsley on April 29, 1998 at 11:17:30:

Please give it more time, your a lot closer then you think.
I had the same problems with Gia, our first glider. I got Ziare our second glider after trying everything else that people could tell me to do. This turned out to be the best thing I could have done. It seems she was depressed.
I don't know if this is possible for you, but if he sleeps to much, crabs at the slightest thing, won't let you interact with him, and runs from you at every opportunity, he may "need" to have a pal.

If my memory serves, Herpetons gaurantee starts at 31 days, they dont want to talk about replacement until you've had him more then a month.

The Glderaid is good for a supplement but I would strongly suggest feeding fruits, veggies, and an occational treat. This will undoubtedly help the bonding.

Speaking of bonding, The hardest thing for us was to know when it was time to move on to the next level. I found that Gia gets bored with the same schenery and jumps off me to find an adverture. If I keep moving around she never jumps from me. Ziare just doesn't even think about leaving me, moving or not.
I also found that the time to let them run around on me is during the middle of the day, when they're still a little groggy, by the time they're fully awake they're used to being on me. If after trying this, yours still tries to jump from you, try walking directly to a walk-in closet, or the bathroom (toilet and drains safley secured) let him jump off and find some adventure, show him you trust him, he'll come around and check on you. and he's alot easier to catch in the smaller areas. If he resist you catching him, try to trick him into his pouch with food, then straight to his cage or your pocket. That way you don't have to scare him by trapping him.

I hope this helps,
Jaded

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