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Glide-less gliders anyone???
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02/04/10 01:07 AM
02/04/10 01:07 AM
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eterrell84
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i have two gliders, one male one female, about two weeks apart.... about 5-6 months oop (i think) we recently have been letting them play in our bedroom (yes i know about glider proofing) and they play all over us but will not glide. anybody else have this same issue? didnt know if this was normal, but they both crawled all over the top of the curtain, but looked akinda scared to glide....any advice would be great. thanks
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: eterrell84]
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02/04/10 01:22 AM
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kelii
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One of never glides. He prefers to hop around.
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1 dog, Reilly the chowdor bull
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: kelii]
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02/04/10 02:29 AM
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eterrell84
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thats one of mine! do they have to be "taught" how to glide??? am i missing out on teaching them something or does it just come natural???
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: eterrell84]
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02/04/10 02:44 AM
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SSSteven
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my oldest two are that way they won't glide for nothing. when my joeys were young they'd crawl all over me and i'd put my elbow up and they'd jump from my elbow to my bed. and i have 2 that my boyfriend bought that love nothing more but to jump and glide and play get away from mommy and daddy. i swear i think they're saying hahaha you can't catch me lol
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: JillMarie]
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02/04/10 08:34 AM
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eterrell84
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yeah they will "hop" to me.... but they wont do anything else. my female will jump from the bed to the floor, but not really spread her patagium or whatever thats called! lol...
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: sugeebaby]
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02/04/10 08:54 AM
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eterrell84
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well... mine get out and play and run and go nuts, but they prefer to hop around then glide as of right now.... hopefully, they will discover it someday! lol
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: eterrell84]
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02/04/10 10:10 AM
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Gliding is not something that every glider desires to do. It is like running in humans - most of us CAN, but many of us do not do so and have no desire to do so.
Gliding is not necessary for their survival in captivity, so many just do not do it. It does not mean that there is anything wrong with them, and they still can and will if they feel like it. They do not have to be taught. You do not have to worry if your gliders do not glide. Just give them enrichment opportunities that they do enjoy and that stimulate them cognitively and let them be who they are. They may decide at a later date that they want to give gliding a try.
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: Jackie_Chans_Mom]
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02/04/10 10:26 AM
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eterrell84
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awesome! okay, thanks so much!
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: eterrell84]
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02/08/10 01:02 AM
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That's funny. All my gliders glides. I have never even heard of gliders that didn't glide until now, and I've been on this forum for 8 years. LOL.
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
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02/08/10 01:47 AM
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eterrell84
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lmao! well, after 2 days of being let loose to play *supervised* in my bedroom, they have now figured out that its a pretty cool thing to do! my girl is awesome at it, but my male seems to be lacking in the "glide" department! hopefully he'll get better at it! lol
~ERIN~ momma to:ceasar(boxer),Chili(pug),Badcat(black cat) and Juliette(ragamuffin)~Apple and Archer and George Micheal Maybe and Jasper ,husband Jordan and daughter Azlyn!
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: Akane]
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02/08/10 03:42 AM
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Meg_n_Von
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One of my girls hardly ever glides. She just hopes from one of us to the other. it's really cute looking...
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: Meg_n_Von]
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02/08/10 06:45 AM
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I have observed that obese gliders have more difficulty gliding. However, training them to glide will help them to lose the excess weight. Denise/minkasmom showed me some ways to teach a non-gliding glider to glide. The technique that I have used with my Mareki is quite simple. I placed her on the top of a doorframe in an open doorway, then held my hands out to her, fluttering the fingers. at first, she was too scared to even reach out for my fingers. Gradually, she climbed onto my hands. The next step was to back up a couple of inches so she had to hop to my hands. Then, a couple more inches, etc. until she learned to glide! It takes a lot of patience and perseverance, but it does work!
Suz Enyedy Carina & Coobah Allira & Gizmo Picasso, Trinity Joy & Luna DaisyMae; Darwin; Mareki; Mambo; Pika; Cricky; Reggie & Bobo, Pepe & Bittah Suz' Sugar Gliders
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Re: Glide-less gliders anyone???
[Re: sugarglidersuz]
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02/09/10 12:23 AM
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Paani
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Of my two gliders, Judah loves hopping all over the place (he hasn't bonded enough for me to try getting him to glide yet and he's still only about 11 weeks OOP). Anson on the other hand, about 13 weeks OOP, doesn't seem to like jumping. It's really funny watching him try to go to the various tree branches I put in their cage. He's like a rock climber, always trying to maintain three points of contact while moving to the next point even if it's to get to a bit of papaya or honey!
Nala, Ronald & Reuel (formerly Eladio & Petal) Judah Anson Lele Laki
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