Ahhh a
bonded glider....many will tell you how they tell their glider is
bonded to them and for the most part you will get different views from different owners, so let me tell you how I know mine are
bonded to me.
My first pair Pepper and Bear, for the longest time, I knew they *loved me* and *Trusted me* but they were not so much the *Social glider*. They would prefer to be in their cage over anywhere else or with anyone else. What made me realize they were
bonded was when Bear finally had a Joey in Pouch (Dasher <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />) and she would stretch herself laying down over my hand so I could feel him *dashing* all over inside the pouch (hence the name), than once he came out of pouch they would bark to me at night when they first woke up, I would go over and get dasher out, pepper and bear would play for a while and than Pepper would hiss to me to bring his baby back and they would go into the pouch. They did this literally nightly....to be called to joeysit is a true sign that your glider not only trusts you completely but the
bond has to be strong. Not to mention when they are out of their cage any thing that startles them they come running to me. I am their saftey zone.
With Spike, it is the same, when something startles him or he is unsure of things he is right on me, knowing that I will protect him from anything that comes along, He will also call out to me at night by hissing until I go over there and he gets in my hand and I literally have to ball him up and give him a good rub down before he is happy for the night.
Than there is my Princess and Babbax, the bra babies from the beginning. The
bond with them is totally unbelieveable. I can at anytime pull them out anywhere I am and not worry that they will leave my side. Never once have I been nervous about them jumping and getting away. However, now that Bax is grown, I can not take him around any other gliders other than Princess because he is truly an alpha male and will even tear me apart if I smell of any other glider. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shakehead.gif" alt="" />
And than there is my new guy Dasher. Of course the
bond with him and I is like no other because he is my first GrandJoey and just the most priceless glider there is. Him and I have such a
bond with one another that anyone, anywhere would be able to tell. He (like princess) loves to give me kisses and as soon as he hears my voice he is out of his pouch and begging to get out of his cage. Normally, he will snuggle in my hair or groom me for hours and have no interest in anything else.
You will *feel* your
bond with your gliders and your gut will tell you if you have they have a
bond with you.
Hope this helps....
(thought I would add a pic of Dasher giving kisses the other night.... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cloud9.gif" alt="" />)