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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
[Re: Laurens_Babies]
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03/27/08 12:29 AM
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Honestly, I have the book and other then the cute poem I have not read it! lol That's terrible information! I agree it should go
Cindy Mom to Jae, Ashton, Briannah, Nevaeh & Addy& all my fuzzies!Breeder of Leu's, Mosaics, wfb, and standard grey's. Owner of www.MySugarAddiction.com
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 12:34 AM
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It came with a rescue I got a few months ago. I sat down a read it to see what information it had in it. UGH it was horrible, it wasn't til later after visiting others websites I noticed a lot of credible breeders/ vendors with that book listed. I couldn't believe it but this recent email has REALLY upset me.
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 07:02 AM
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It was probably the first book on gliders published. The information was correct at the time, but needs to be updated.
One question? How old is a glider when the eyes actually open? I thought that was 2 weeks OOP, at least. If you wait four weeks from the EYES OPENING, you are much closer to 6 weeks, which has been an acceptable age until recently. The book DOES NOT promote pulling babies at 4 weeks OOP - it is 4 weeks after the EYES OPEN.
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 08:53 AM
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Oh man I borrowed glider books from my public Library. They were awful! If I'd had the money I would have just not turned them in.
Since I didn't I actually wrote in them! I've NEVER done anything like that before.
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 08:55 AM
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Since I didn't I actually wrote in them! I've NEVER done anything like that before.
You BAD, BAD girl!
Cindy Mom to Jae, Ashton, Briannah, Nevaeh & Addy& all my fuzzies!Breeder of Leu's, Mosaics, wfb, and standard grey's. Owner of www.MySugarAddiction.com
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 09:00 AM
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 11:12 AM
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Well I understand that these were "old" practices but they SHOULDN"T be in circulation anymore and I don't think vendors should be selling them either
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 12:11 PM
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It was probably the first book on gliders published. The information was correct at the time, but needs to be updated.
One question? How old is a glider when the eyes actually open? I thought that was 2 weeks OOP, at least. If you wait four weeks from the EYES OPENING, you are much closer to 6 weeks, which has been an acceptable age until recently. The book DOES NOT promote pulling babies at 4 weeks OOP - it is 4 weeks after the EYES OPEN. Average date is 2 weeks Im not really sure WHY this person pulled the joey so soon maybe they thought 4 week OOP was 4 weeks after eyes opened?? But either way 6 weeks is still way to early
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 12:21 PM
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There are A FEW (VERY FEW MIGHT I ADD) sections that COULD be used for GUIDANCE ONLY (for instance, the safe plants vs. dangerous plants list) but definitely NOT a valid reference book to be used as "do it this way" kind of thing. I passed that book on to someone long long time ago & literally stapled shut the " diet" section, put a big "X" through it & said DON'T EVEN LOOK AT THIS PART, it's NOT VALID INFO!! I think I went through other parts & did the same thing. Now, if one were to look at the "rejected joey" section, my memory says the part about the "incubator" is a good GUIDANCE ONLY thing...but when it comes down to brass tacks, I lean much more heavily on SugarGliderSuz's info than the book. But this is all stuff we glider slaves learn through reading ON THIS WEBSITE and experiencing first-hand the ups & downs of actually having them. Thus ends my 2 cents' worth.
Minkasmom (Papillon Kisses) Slave to: 25 gliders,4 cats, and ONE husband (can't handle two, lol!) Remembering all my lost loves
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Re: Caroline MacPherson: bad information
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03/27/08 12:26 PM
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I know of a great DIY publishing site that if someone wanted to create a new glider book it would be awesome.. hardbound or soft, it isn't cheap but the quality is great.
Sabrika, With help from some great people on here, we have already done this. It would be awesome if there were more than one updated (or as updated as one could be) book out there for the public though.
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