I have two male gliders both very well bonded to each other. I know this is probably going to get a bunch of Finger wagging but they are both intact as well. Before I get the lecture listen...read this whole story first. Loki is my first boy he is a gorgeous gray and sweet as can be but, he wasn't always this way. It took my lil guy months to warm up to me. The breeder I got him from was... Well I be polite and say very under qualified for even raising gliders. I was well aware about getting a new Joey also means that they will be scared of you for at least a few weeks. I learned the lies he told me the hard way. I was told he was 8oop but after having him checked by the vet and a fellow breeder that truly cared for gliders I learned he was only 5 maybe 6oop. That alone broke my heart I would have waited happily a few more weeks so that he would be fully ready to pay from his mother. And being told he was hand tamed oh it was clear that the lil guy had never been held by any person even his parents were scared of the breeder it seemed. I made sure I kept him on me at all times I know I amay have been scary but I was more than willing to take his biting if it meant that it would work out in the end. It was hard and irritating at times but he needed me more now than ever is what i thought. For a while I believe that he thought I was a monster. But then one day he fell asleep on my hand and without me pulling him out his bag. From then on it started getting easier then things started getting bad again. He didn't want to eat, or even drinking. I asked my reliable breeder contact and she said it sounded like depression. My heart again sank. I suffer from depression myself so I understood just how rough it must have been. I started looking everywhere for a female glider with no luck at least not in price range. I started to just looked for anything boy,girl, old, young, I was feeling kinda desperate. I found a breeder that had good reviews both by vet and clients. He had a boy Lue available and sent vids of the lil guy walking on his arm and hand. I was beyond happy. He even cut the price down for me after explaining to him my situation. And that is when I drove from Destin FL all the way to Miami FL. I had brought Loki and had divided the cage with a grid to safely introduce them but I also brought Loki pouch. For a while I had a angry white glider in the pouch but I did eventually let him in the cage. They..... really didn't like each other. But I had a method. For a week I had intro time in the bathroom playing reffery. And for 3weeks I had a lil cage in a big cage method to get them used to each other more. Yes I did wake up to crabbing but I was able to go in and check on them and know that they were both safe. Time went on and I was able to let them both be in the cage knowing that they wouldn't hurt each other. But then Loki got sick.i took him to the vet and thankfully it was just a cold but I still worried I upped their vitamins and made a lil chicken soup (suggest safe of course no salt or onions) and gave oranges to them. But what got me was I went to check on Loki one morning and saw Lucius (the new white one) grooming Loki. I then open the cage to get Loki who didn't mind only for Lucius to become protective and bite me. I would have been a bit upset any other time but seeing he and Loki had bonded made me smile I just petted Lucius and said "you're a great friend for Loki" and check Loki who seemed better than he was a couple days ago. After that I found then both sharing everything down to the meal worms. They both are now mature and Loki is the dominant one and Lucius is OK with it. Lucius let's Loki sent mark him which to me looks a bit funny. Sence they are intact males though I still check for any signs of injury but luckily I still don't ever find any. They both now like to bark at 12ish at night and I get up and have a sorry chat with them and they are happy. Lol now they both wake me up so they can go to work with me in the morning. I don't blame them loud kids and a pouty hubby I would want to go too.i have they both registered as e.s.a. services animals and my boss doesn't mind a bit. They have kinda grown to be a mascot for my work place. If I don't bring them I get asked if they are OK. And I tell them they are they just felt like playing a bit more that day and didn't want to make them stop. I have to say I feel really lucky to have these amazing pets these two are amazing and they never stop surprising me. Just like my kids except they don't get in as much trouble.

Beryun
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