 | Posted by: | glider vapor, vaporofdeath@home.com | | Subject: | Worried soon to be father | | When: | 1:10 AM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.176.27.132 |
My female is looking VERY pergnant and first of all am afraid of them eating the baby  , and second will they like the newcomer , and third I really really really dont want them to eat the baby, I have read and herd some stories on this board that terorfies (im shure that if not more is mispelled) me that they will eat or beat up the new one. Please Please someone help me or tell me I am way paranoid, should I take the soon to be mother out and seperater her?, wouldnt that be VERY emotionally damaging to her and the others?, I am just so lost and confused and woried.
again please help me.
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| Posted by: | Gliderlover, Angie_nightgirl@hotmail.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 2:52 AM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.65.233.144 |
glider vapor,
Why are you afraid that your gliders will eat their babies? I know there are a lot of sad stories about babies being injured or cannabilized, but please dont worry about it, instead be prepared (have a joey emergency kit ready plus an emergency vet # so if a joey is rejected of injured you have a better chance). If you are feeding a good diet you should have nothing to worry about. During this tender time you should be feeding your female extra protein and calcium. When my girls are pregnant I give them about 5-15 large crickets and 2 mealworms. The leadbeaters has a lot of protein and calcium, so make sure she is eating it. I know what it is like to have the first time joey jitters, it's not fun. But I'm sure you will do great.
Angie 
| Posted by: | dagny, kmccallu@risd.edu | | Subject: | i feel your pain | | When: | 8:38 AM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 207.87.132.10 |
my little female is also pregnant (for the first time yeasterday i saw a tail sticking out of her pouch) and although i cant offer any reassurance for you..i can tell you I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL i have been compleatly paranoid about my girl eating the babies..especially cause this is her first litter and she is a young mommy (only just a year..maybye slightly under) all i can tell you is what ive been doing...feeding my little girl anything she wants to eat, (meat, crickets, veg, fruit, leadbeaters, mealies ect...) and waking up periodically through the night to check and make sure all is well in the glider corner. (as well as making sure i am prepared to do all i can in case the babies are rejected) i did not and definitally would not seperate your girl unless she is with a lot of other gliders,,and i would keep her with one boy glider so she isnt lonely...the less stress the better chance we both have....GOOD LUCK i am going through the same thing..glider vapor if you want to e-mail me and talk about this further...feel free.
| Posted by: | Judy, dizzy@telus.net | | Subject: | your not alone | | When: | 2:40 PM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 207.102.127.101 |
I was so glad to see your posting. Kiwi is VERY pregnant too! I am SO nervous. I have a very large cage... should I be moving the pouches closer to the bottom if the baby falls out... I am going to be getting the emergency kit soon, and give her plenty of protein and calcium. Any advise would be SO appreciated!
 
| Posted by: | dagny | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:12 PM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.18.196.238 |
I SAW A BABY TODAY FOR THE FIRST TIME!!!!!
HE WENT BACK IN..BUT I SAY ONE!!!
YEAH
| Posted by: | Sheila, kwillson@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 7:55 AM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 65.3.3.164 |
Please go to my site and click on INFO Pouch/First time Moms. It should help <a href=http://www.toandfrogliders.com/>http://www.toandfrogliders.com/</a>
| Posted by: | Mary/Beck, intr01dc@frank.mtsu.edu | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:08 PM, 21 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.77.121.76 |
Gliders eat their babies for reasons.
1. Diet
2. Stress
3.The glider is sick or injured
4. May be trying to keep the abby from beign eaten by others..in a colony situation.
The babies being eaten is pretty avoidable. If you have them on a good diet, they aren't ina trio or colony and they aren't stressed then it should be okay. Some gliders are born sick or with genetic problems..but this doesnt havppen very offten. Most cases are diet related.
Are you gliders on a good diet? Do they have any stress in their lives?
As far as will they like the new one..well its their baby so they should like it just fine...but as it gets older you will ahve to seperate it or get all the males neutered.
| Posted by: | Judy, dizzy@telus.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:46 PM, 23 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 207.102.134.65 |
I posted about a week ago... Kiwi is/was very pregnant... well the new Joey - "Roo" is not out of the pouch, and doing very well. We had our first vet visit... and he said we are past abandonment and the "eating" factor- Kiwi has only one beautiful baby, so it has the luxury of all the milk, and the space in the pouch to fully mature, and then some!
| Posted by: | Judy, dizzy@telus.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:48 PM, 23 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 207.102.134.65 |
I meant the baby is NOW out of the pouch.. oops..
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