 | Posted by: | Marci, feretnutt@aol.com | | Subject: | not bonding | | When: | 12:15 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 204.201.210.12 |
I've had blossom for about 6 weeks and for the last week she has been very crabby. She's biting more than ever (even though I don't pull away). All she ever does is crab. She seems more nervous than ever. I don't know what to do. Does she need a friend?
HELP
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| Posted by: | Jill, skibuny1@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:45 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 209.218.161.65 |
Marci,
I know this does not work for everyone but my baby was the same way when I got him. I decided to get another glider (it was his brother) and the night I brought the new glider home my original glider stopped crabbing, biting and finally let me hold him. I know he was just scared and I think it helped to have something there that was familiar to him.
JIll
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | What have you tried? | | When: | 9:11 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.224 |
Bonding can take months and months...what have you been trying. How old is the glider. What is the gliders background? Age and experience have a lot to do with the glider trusting you. gliders bought at petstores often have a much harder time trusting. Have you read bourbons webpage? It has helped many glider owners with bonding:
<a href=http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/bonding.html>http://www.angelfire.com/nb/sugarglider/bonding.html</a>
I think a little more information might be helpful.
| Posted by: | Marci, feretnutt@aol.com | | Subject: | not bonding more info | | When: | 9:24 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 204.201.210.11 |
She's about 7 months old. I bought her from a private person, he handles his a lot but I do know that the cage was new and she had been in with her mother most of the time. I carry her around in my shirt pocket for a couple of hours a day and am petting her all the time when she is out. I also give lots of lickey treats.
What I'm concerned about is that she seems worse than better, she bitting more and harder, she crabs even when you walk by her cage. In general she's doing stuff she wasn't doing before. She used to come out and play every night, now she only comes out to eat.
I do thinik that maybe she has been getting over a cold for the last day or two.
Marci
| Posted by: | Mary, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | Puberty? | | When: | 9:40 PM, 27 Sep 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.81.224 |
Seeing her age makes me wonder if she has gotten worse because of puberty. When gliders go through puberty they do tend to bite and be crabbier. So you possibly just got her at a bad time.
Also you say she may be suffering from a cold. A glider showing any signs of illness should deffinitly go to a vet. If she hasn't been playing like normal then that is indication that something may be wrong. If she is not feeling well then she would probably be irritated and bite you more often.
She is 7 months old....for the past 7 months she has been with her mom, and hasn't known you at all. It takes older gliders a while to get over this. She still needs time to trust you and get used to you.
You say things have gotten worse. Has anything happened to make her mad? Have you chased her trying to get her in the cage? Have you forced her still by holding her? Have you changed your smell at all? Has she been exposed to any other pets. Somethign could have happpened to cause her to distrust you...whether it be you have a different smell...or some behavior. try to think about when she starting getting wors eand try to think if anythign different had happened then.
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