In Reply to: Lenore ("Peanut") posted by Tana on April 20, 2000 at 23:50:19:
I will try to answer but first two points.
1) your question before seems to have been eaten by the cgi demons and that would be why you had no answers.
and 2) this is a voluntary board, if you get an answer someone is doing you a favor, you do not have a god given right to get free advise we all do what we can so please cut the attitude.
You state your glider is three weeks oop. Either you are mistaken or else I hope there is a good reason you have a baby that young.
Unless a baby has been abandoned gliders should not be weaned until their tail is fluffy and they are eating healthily on their own with no prompting.
This occurs between 6-10 weeks oop.
Three inches long is not large, what weight is she? As a new glider it would be wise to take her to a vet who can start to create a file on her and this vet should be able to give a educated opinion as to whether your glider is healthy.
Your glider should also be roughly 50-75 grams of weight. I am putting a web address of Kim's page where she talks about joey size and development stages.
Please let us all know the real age of your glider. Can I ask where you got your glider, they should be willing to tell you all you need about your baby post sale or else you bought from a bad source. All good breeders are caring about their gliders and would willingly help you with your concerns.
: Ok, I've posted about her before, but no one bothered responding, and Peanut and I are kinda insulted. We want to know opinions -- if our progress is ok and such. She is probably about 3-4 weeks oop, not sure exactly, and maybe 3 inches long, not including the tail. Is this too small for her age? I'm afraid she isn't growing as fast as she should be. She eats plenty, potties on her own, is learning to groom, and even stayes up for short periods of time to play. She is very strong, and very sweet, and I carry her with me in my bra to school every day. My tax professor absolutely adores her! I have lots of concerns about whether or not I am doing everything right, but my main concern is her size. I really don't know how big they should be at this age, but even for a runt (and she is) she seems a little too small to me. In all other aspects she seems to be doing great tho. Please respond!!!!!
: Thanks,
: Megan.