BYK_Chainsaw Posted - Dec 25 2019 : 10:01:56 AM
can take time for such a little creature to trust such a LARGE carnivore. Every glider I have had, 15 so far, at 6 now, act different and bond different. spend time with them, but dont over do it at first. At night you can sit and talk to them while awake for long times, during day she sleeping so just an hour or so in bond pouch to start, is how I would do it. treats, I started with dried papaya from pet store, NO SUGAR on ANYTHING!! but dried mealworms, yogurt drops, and LIVE mealworms are great. My gliders come running from all parts of the room when I shake the LIVE mealworm container. I like to keep my hands low, less threatening. I like to take sleeping pouch out and sit on couch with hand in pouch during day with them sleeping with my hands, but this is after I feel they won't jump out and run. time, treats, scent, time. also for stubborn glider, I like after some time to give them a little push if needed. so normally I would feed the glider a treat, then after time, make them come to me for the treat, then over time, make them step on my hand for the treat, then lastly crawl all the way on my hand/arm for the treat, hopefully they stay on my arm and eat. the PUSH would be for a stubborn glider just to pick them up, hold them on my arm and have them eat a tasty treat while I don't let them run away. even my scared Scarface will sit on my arm to eat her treat, THEN run away. |