Sorry guys but I'm new at this and I don't know what to think of it. I have a 8 month OOP that I took in a week ago, Lily. She was living in bad conditions. No glider accessories, or proper nutrition. She had 4 crown royal bags to use as a pouch. :(

She has truly calmed down after her cage got a make over. During the day I take her in her pouch fold fleece over it and keep it on my chest. She lets me pet her and love on her but at night when she is awake it's different. She seems still scared. I don't push the boundaries and I respect her wishes. She runs away when I open her cage. She lets me near her if she sees that I have a treat ( I use thongs ). When I bring my hand/finger to pet her head she smacks it and keeps hitting my finger. She lets me rub her hand though once she grasps my finger. She also nipples on my finger. Doesn't hurt but I don't want her getting use to it.

I have a video but I don't know where to add it.

Thank you

Seems like normal behavior to me. The 'nibbling' on your finger could be test biting or grooming, if she's grooming you that a good thing, but no it won't stop, that's just something they do. They groom lol as far as her acting different at night also normal, during the day they are half asleep making it easy to carry around, pet, etc. Once they're up and alert its a different ball game. I recommend tent time, or even free play in a glider proof room, watch TV, read a book, etc. Let her come to you, little by little she'll begin to love your presence. Good luck !

Great my glider approved tent should be here any day :)

Thank you !!

Sounds like it's going well considering her background. You are doing the right things and athenaa is correct, this is all normal behavior. Keep up the good work with her.

Thank you !!!! Im just worried about everything hehe !

My glider smacks my hand too. I don't know why but I think it's adorable.

I think so too, I just thought maybe she was smacking my hand to tell me she didn't like it . I'm glad thats not the case :)

She usually smacks my hand if I'm giving her a treat she doesn't want to eat or if she's confused about what I'm having her.

Lily smacks my hand when my finger are near her. As if she is trying to grab my fingers. She doesn't do it when I have a treat.

I have never been smacked by my gliders, but one of my males, who is only partially bonded, will grab my finger when I give him a treat. So he has the treat in one hand and the other is holding my finger so I can't pull my hand out of the cage. Every time I try to pull my hand away his attention moves from his treat to my finger, and it looks like he wants to bite me. He is not sitting on me, he is hanging on the cage with his hind feet and he won't let me go.