My suggies are to sweet when it comes time for a treat, mealworms. The only thing I want to know is do your SG come to your hand afterwards and bite you thinking you fingers are a worm. The just nip but last night mikky bit me so hard it drew blood. I did not pull away, I took the bite for the love of them - LOL. I am in south africa, durban and I love all the toys you guys have in your photos, Gliders don't seem to be as popular as they are overseas where they supply toys, etc but I have a lovely big avairy for them where i can stand in it and play with them. I am getting my pouches next week, where I had to get them made. I am going to make some toys this week-end. They have got some baby toys hanging up in their cage. This site has really been great - SG parents, you ROCK!!!

How COOL that you could join us all the way from South Africa! I'd love to see pics of your aviary.
Yes, mine are grabbers, and first they'll get their little nails stuck in my skin when taking the mealie,(ouch) and then if they miss, they seem to bite even harder, trying to get the "flavor" of the mealie, which they never do, because it's my FINGER!

I got in the habbit of using a tweezers, and it's real cute when they get a hold of the tweezers, and won't let go!

Yes that is pretty normal. They can get very VERY possessive when in attack mode. They are not trying to be mean, they just have that instinct to grab and bite when there are certain foods present. For some it is mealies, for some it is yoggies. And sometimes sugar gliders do it and sometimes they don't. But yes tweezers can help. Or just be quick when it comes to feeding.

I agree! I would love to see some pics of that aviary. And I am glad that you could join us on this site and I hope you find as much enjoyment as I do from it!

I use bamboo tongs. They just look like big wooden tweezers.

Lol I use tweezers, I hate the feeling when the mealies squirm >.<

Worms don't gross me out

They taste like string beans!

Trust him...he knows! LOL

catman you ate a mealworm?!....

i use chopsticks :D

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catman you ate a mealworm?!....

i use chopsticks :D

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i wouldnt doubt it. it sounds like something he would do lol. my boys love their cashews. i have long nails (and they are my own not fake : P) so i just hold the piece of cashew with the tip of my nails like tweezers. but sometimes they will take the cashew first and then nip my finger hoping that there is more or other times they just miss it.

oh maan =X please tell me it wasnt while you were feeding your glideers you decided you'd have a taste as well.. hopefully you were in like... thailand or something.. i think they fry mealworms there!

we used to use just fingers to feed the mealworms to them.. but since they started nipping and biting our fingers even when there was no mealworm present, we decided to switch to the CHOPSTICKS. Squirrel has a special pair of mealworm chopsticks right beside his cage. now whenever he sees them his ears perk up haahahah.

note* chopsticks do not work on live crickets... they just crawl up the chopstick and onto your hand ._. very scary..

Catman, my son thinks they taste like rubberbands! LOL

It was sort of a dare...If your squeamish dont watch

oh wow....i was thinking you had just tasted one meal worm. i could never do that.

Scott, and I say this thoughtfully, You are NOT right!

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Scott, and I say this thoughtfully, You are NOT right!

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Was that EVER a question?

Boys anyway.

This was a lot more fun than the anonymouse post!!! I have very gental pickers and snachers and biters. So just about anything beside my fingers work with two biters.

Catman

O......M.......G!!!!!!!
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that.... was disgusting.. holy cow. and you laughed at the end! =__=.

Yep mine almost take my fingers off mealworms or yogies they dont care and i try very hard to hold it out as far as possible, the other night i was putting food bowls in the cage and BLAM got me. lol So i threaten them with pulling their tails off and they just look at me like YEAH YEAH we hear ya and keep eating lol

OMG that was wayyyyyyyy too funny. I'm sitting here saying "that's just not right" But danged if i didn't watch it again....Guess I'm just not right

I KNOW. its sooo grooss. i watched it again too. i dont know why. arghhh catman.

That was, uh......*lack of words* =__='

I like it when he spits 1/2 of them back out...

Our gang will stop what they are doing just for mealies. I have been bitten when two or more are trying to get at the ones in between my fingers. A couple will actually reach thru the bars and grab my finger and dig thier claws in to make sure I do not pull away. The smarter, laid back ones will get above the rest on a couple of the climbing ropes and lean near the bars and wait. they always get thiers' without fuss and biting.
Catman, well...plenty of protein I guess! Had to laugh and watch again!

i have two snatchers and one who impatiently waits. i love hearing them chirp while they're eating the mealies. it's just as cute as the barking.