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Apr 14 2012
01:33:23 AM
About how long does it take for a glider to grow to full maturity. Just curious I have had my gliders for 4 months now and they don't seem to have grown.
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Apr 14 2012
06:17:35 AM
Helen88uk Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit Helen88uk's Photo Album United Kingdom 1774 Posts
How old are they already? They grow very fast upto 4 months. I had to double take my guys last night as I wasn't sure which were my 6wk old joeys or 14month old females! Theyre almost the same size.

I think by 12wk they're almost fully grown, they will obviously just chunk out a little.

But like I said, without knowing their age it's hard to say x
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Apr 14 2012
08:18:21 AM
JazzNZoeysmom Zippy Glidershorts GliderMap Visit JazzNZoeysmom's Photo Album USA 5354 Posts
You are so right! Little Ariana who is only 3mo. old has fast caught up with Zoey & Mala and Zoey's almost a year old now.
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Apr 14 2012
02:39:16 PM
JeremyLexie Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit JeremyLexie's Photo Album USA 1190 Posts
Mine didn't get bigger (visually) til maybe 9 months?
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Apr 14 2012
03:41:24 PM
suggielover3 Joey 18 Posts
When they r one year old they r fully grown.
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Apr 14 2012
05:36:09 PM
gliderball Joey 10 Posts
I have a glider that is now almost 5 months old and a glider that is a year and a half old. My glider that is 5 months i got 10 weeks oop and she doesn't seem to have grown at all whereas the glider i rehomed that is a year and a half is huge.
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Apr 14 2012
05:41:03 PM
Helen88uk Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit Helen88uk's Photo Album United Kingdom 1774 Posts
I also got both my females at 10wk. They were a lot bigger than I thought they'd be at that age. Like I said, at 10-12 week, they are roughly adult sized, they just chub out a little more rather than get physically bigger.

She's only 5month now, so it's only been a few weeks. Mine aren't much bigger now (at 14month) than they were when I got them. Females are often smaller. I wouldn't worry at all x
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Apr 14 2012
10:23:47 PM
TheHomermomma Fuzzy Wuzzy Visit TheHomermomma's Photo Album 1332 Posts
You are asking 2 different questions. Maturity and growth are not the same. They will hit the end of their initial growth between 12 and 24 weeks. Then they are approximately the size that they will be when full grown. Maturity does not happen for females until between 9 and 18 months and for males between 3 months and a year.
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