Today I woke up and peeked in their pouch and they had some poo on them, I tried to wash it off with a bit of warm water but it won't. Will they groom themselves and get it off?

Yes they will groom it. Mine used to get poop in her tail and she would pick it out then shake her head and it would go flying lol.

Yes, eventually they should. But, if they are like our little Kai, they'll smear it all over the pouch. Gypsy gets mad at him about it but a boys gotta do what a boys gotta do.

I have noticed if I put a small bowl of water in the cage, food dish size only.. that sometimes it is empty in the morning from them splashing around.. maybe that will help.

They should groom it off, yes. But I've also groomed my girls when necessary. Once Luna smeared poop all over her butt, and I wanted to snuggle, but I didn't want to get poo on me, so I cleaned her myself. And Soleil has peed all over herself before, and I've cleaned her.

My girls spend most of the day in my shirt, so if I go to get them and one is seriously dirty, I'll use some water and my finger or a wash cloth to clean them up a bit. Gliders don't like water, so I get water on my finger or wash cloth and then clean them. I've never made my girls touch running water. And I never use soap, because I don't want them to get soap in their mouths later when they clean themselves.

I've also used spit and my finger to clean off bits of dried fruit juices from their faces (they usually eat and then PASS out when the sun comes up, and that sometimes means they wake up with food on their faces when I get them out).

Soleil doesn't like to sit still for anything, and she's not a big fan of me grooming her. But Luna seems to like it. As long as I only use a little water and don't really get her wet, Luna seems down with the whole thing. I've actually had her groom me after I cleaned her up, so I thinks she knows what I'm doing. She's also just a HUGE sweetie all the time.

Could also have something to do with their age...if they are indeed 7 weeks, they should be grooming themselves by now, but then again, someone who would sell supposed 7 week old gliders probably isn't to be trusted anyways...

Not grooming themselves can be a sign of illness as well...

I'd be very careful how much water you leave for them to play in.

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Originally posted by LHill

I have noticed if I put a small bowl of water in the cage, food dish size only.. that sometimes it is empty in the morning from them splashing around.. maybe that will help.

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