Join Us On Facebook
|
|
|
is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
#1223278
01/31/12 01:21 PM
01/31/12 01:21 PM
|
amberdee
Unregistered
|
amberdee
Unregistered
|
I've have zeus and athena for about a week now. I was able to hold zeus in his pouch today. He crabbed a little but then settled down. When I did the same with athena she freaked out and wouldn't settle down. I want to do pouch time with them but would feel bad about having one but not the other. They also switch sleeping spots every day and today they are sleeping separate. Is this good?
|
|
|
Re: is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
[Re: ]
#1223294
01/31/12 01:58 PM
01/31/12 01:58 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,039 Finally in the Mountains!
sitkasmom
Glider Addict
|
Glider Addict
Joined: Sep 2011
Posts: 3,039
Finally in the Mountains!
|
Gliders have different personalities, just like people. Some will warm up faster than others. Some will take a lot more time and patience to bond with them. You have to go at their individual pace, not yours. I know its hard, but it will all be worth it in the end. Dont rush either of them. Its okay to have one and not the other, as long as the other isnt upset about it. You can do one at a time, until the other gets a little more comfortable with you. Yes, its normal for them to sleep in different spots... I find mine in the ball pit, in the toy basket, in a forager.... you name it...
"Perhaps they are not stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy." Two Boys Sitka, Pudge Monkeys: Nanuk, Dayz & Elfie MudBug & Tista Teemo & Rune (Cyndra ) Lils, Razz & Nut
|
|
|
Re: is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
[Re: ]
#1223331
01/31/12 04:36 PM
01/31/12 04:36 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 117 South Carolina
GliderAli
Joey Member
|
Joey Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 117
South Carolina
|
I just wanted to address what you said about them sleeping separately. Yes, that is normal, especially when you first get them and they are just getting acclimated to their environment and to each other (if they weren't cagemates before you got them). For the most part gliders will sleep together, but sometimes you'll find one here and one there -kind of like one passed out earlier in the morning and later, the other one passed out somewhere else and they're just A-OK with that. You can bond at different paces, certainly. Just go at each individual glider's pace and eventually the slower one with catch up to the faster one and they'll both be bonded to you. One week is nothing. You have plenty of time! They can live over 15 years!!!
Ali Grondski Wife, Mother to beautiful 6-year old girl, Brooke 2 dogs, and 6 gliders: Diamond & Ringo Boo-Boo & Pumpkin Flower & Powder www.gliderali.com
|
|
|
Re: is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
[Re: ]
#1223352
01/31/12 05:44 PM
01/31/12 05:44 PM
|
amberdee
Unregistered
|
amberdee
Unregistered
|
thank you guys for all the info.
|
|
|
Re: is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
[Re: ]
#1223466
01/31/12 09:24 PM
01/31/12 09:24 PM
|
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 117 South Carolina
GliderAli
Joey Member
|
Joey Member
Joined: Apr 2011
Posts: 117
South Carolina
|
I think it's best you give the two of them a week or so to bond with each other so the new one doesn't feel so insecure when you leave it alone to take Tink out...after that it should be ok to treat each one individually....but I have to ask...why one but not the other?
Ali Grondski Wife, Mother to beautiful 6-year old girl, Brooke 2 dogs, and 6 gliders: Diamond & Ringo Boo-Boo & Pumpkin Flower & Powder www.gliderali.com
|
|
|
Re: is it possible to bond with one glider but not the
[Re: ]
#1223662
02/01/12 09:54 AM
02/01/12 09:54 AM
|
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 7,560 Long Island, NY
yiyo
Serious Glideritis
|
Serious Glideritis
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 7,560
Long Island, NY
|
I agree - I would give them a couple of days together to get used to each other and then, why not take them both?
Alyssa
"Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard."
|
|
|
|
Please click above to see how you can help!!
|
|
0 registered members (),
558
guests, and 85
spiders. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
Owner,
Admin
|
|
Forums132
Topics10,374
Posts159,161
posts in the last 24hrs0
Members7,324
|
Most Online2,693 Jan 2nd, 2020
|
|
This site was tested and is best
viewed in Google Chrome & Mozilla FireFox
Download your copy today!!!
|
|
|