I've had Maya for about 5 months (she is 7 months old). She has always been sweet and friendly and loves when I take her out of her cage to play. Last week I got a new glider so Maya will have a cagemate. Her name is Nala and she is 8 months old. They are in separate cages as part of the 30 day quarantine.

Anyway, lately Maya has not been letting me get her out of her cage. During the day I can easily take her out and she'll fall right back asleep in seconds and I just carry her around all day while she sleeps. But when she comes out to play at night she will NOT let me get to her. She doesn't crab at me or anything but she runs from me and it's impossible for me to grab her.

I have not been able to take her out at night in almost a week because of this. Other than that, she acts normal and she's eating normal. What's wrong? Could it have anything to do with Nala coming into the house? PLEASE HELP

It could have to do with the new glider - even in separate rooms with you washing up in between she is going to know there is another glider there.

I would use treats to lure her out - allow her to come to you for the treat. Repeat this several times until she is readily coming over for it, then lure her onto your hand more and more as she is comfortable. She will probably take the treat and go back to her cage at first, but hopefully soon she will wait and eat the treat on your hand in anticipation of the next one.

You can also try taking her out(in her pouch) just before she wakes up - just make sure it is a glider proofed area and that you can easily get her back(again I would use treats, probably in her pouch for this rather than trying to grab her).

Totally agree with Sara,...grabbing is never a good idea.

How long do you have left in your quarantine?

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Well I just got Nala on Wednesday so I've still got about 3 1/2 weeks

Gotcha! I think she smells your new baby and is wondering what's going on. I think after intros she'll be back to her usual self. (hopefully sooner but then at the latest.)

I definitely think it is a scent thing as well. When I got Zeus, as a cage mate to Aristotle, Ari wouldn't let me near him if I had been anywhere near the new baby before coming to him. They were in separate rooms, so there is no way he 'saw' me with the new one. I started making sure that I washed my hands religiously in between cages and haven't had a problem since. (At least not with getting Ari to let me hold him or get to him.)

I'll keep that in mind. She kind of acts like she's scared of me so I'll just make sure I don't have Nala's scent on me before going to her cage. I can't wait til I can introduce them and have them in the same cage!!