We were so excited about our Joeys, and we had two of them, a boy and a girl, but momma rejected them both after a few days out of pouch. We found the male dead in pouch with dad and sister while mom was eating and I suspect he unlatched and couldn’t get back on. Sister was doing good until mom kept leaving her alone for extended periods of time, completely unphased by her calls. We tried to hand rear her but were unsuccessful. Now mom is licking at her pouch and is keeping more to herself than before. I’m sure she’s mourning, but am concerned about her actions.

So, I’ve had my glider Chi Chi for about a year now, and she’s about 2 years old. She was free roam after she was out of the pouch and now has been living in a cage for about a year and a half. She is still very aggressive when it comes to handleing her at all, or even giving her treats and food. She was bonded to her sister but then they got separated when they were sold. My friend had her bonded to another female and after about six months or so of doing fine together she turned on the other female and killed her. Recently we got a male and they seem to be getting along pretty well, in separate cages. We switched their pouches, she has an open faced and he came with a zippered one, and put the pouch on and she did nothing but crab and shake. Does anyone have any suggestions tips or tricks on how my boyfriend or I could better bond with her? We’d like to be able to bond the two, but are concerned with grabbing her if something bad were to happen, or if they mate we’d like to be able to check the babies and handle her.

Gliderlove50
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