I've dealt with gliders for a while as pets, but have recently been interested in getting licensed to breed...
This evening I'm picking up a father/son pair (both intact) from a man who says he traded a different exotic animal for a colony of five & didn't realize what he was getting into. His sister took the mother & two female joeys, so I'm taking the males off his hands.
He doesn't know daddy's age at all and can't exactly pinpoint the son's, but knows he's under a year old.
I'm wondering if I should try to bond with the dad anyway? I'm sure I'll end up trying, so if I do, I don't know how long to give him. Some gliders just take a while, especially the older they are..also, he's obviously been in a breeding pair before & had his bond sold off..would it be a good/bad idea to try to introduce another female?

I feel you should try bonding with the dad (both of the gliders), and I also recommend giving him all the time he needs.

I'm a little confused though, because you mentioned an interest in breeding, are you intending to use these males for that purpose? I haven't any experience in that, but have read about needing to have known lineage on breeding gliders, just checking because I would think previous owner should know how old they are if they know lineage. Hopefully someone more knowledgable could say for sure.

Oh, and I wish you the best of luck with your new gliders.

<font color="green">Yes you should.</font id="green">

No, no, not THESE males for *commercial* breeding (can you call it that?) I'd like to breed one of these (if I can, after a vet check) for myself.. My state however is severely cracking down on animal breeding, to keep for yourself or to sale. So I intend to get a license (be on the safe side) even though the (possible) joeys from one of these males won't be leaving my home. It'll depend on their vet checks though.

Thanks for clarifying :)

You cannot get a license from the USDA unless you have more than 4 breeding females.

I would suggest neutering both of these boys, and keeping them together. I would also advise you do some more research, specifically into breeding, before you decide if it is something you want to do or not, and then if it is.. purchase a lineaged breeding pair.

There's a lot of moving parts when it comes to breeding. It isn't something you want to just jump into willy-nilly.

I'm confused.... from what I'm reading you're just taking these gliders because the guy doesn't want them...but it doesn't seem like you really want them either, or at least the dad.

I personally can't imagine getting a glider I wasn't going to bond with...even if I did have intentions of breeding. My gliders would be my pets first and foremost, THEN if they bred, so be it...

Thanks guys..
& I wouldn't take it if I didn't want it.

I think that Summernicole asked about bonding with the dad was because she wasn't sure if due to his age if he would bond, and wanted to know if it was worth trying, not because she didn't want to. I think it just got a little confusing in translation, and this is most likely the oldest glider she has acquired.

Summer (is that ok to call you), A glider at any age has the potential to bond, they all just take different amount of time depending on their personality and experiences they had with people. I'm fairly certain that's what you were looking for in your question, please correct me if I'm wrong.

Yeah, that's what I was looking for..I've "babysat" older gliders, but of course they went home in a few weeks. My previous two rescues are 3 and 1. My 3 year old I can't say bonded to me, but I have no trouble with him. As long as no other animals or gliders are around he loves EVERYONE. My 1 year old girl stays on my shoulder all day, as long as I don't try to pet her, and she's been that way since the day I brought her home.
I was just so unsure with a glider that's been through so many homes & has an unknown age.. as far as I can tell though, it seems to be the older one that's easiest to handle. He licked all over my hand while I was adding a pouch to the cage, while the son crabbed & bit me the whole time.