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Biting
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11/26/16 11:10 PM
11/26/16 11:10 PM
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suggietakeover
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Im expecting suggies next month, new OOP and Im researching different bonding methods. Ive heard they bite, is it really that intense, and something I need to worry about? If they're babies will they be easier to bond to and less hurtful when they bite?
Nutmeg & Vanilla~ my two loves Along with my 50 other pets {Horses,Goats,Cats,Dogs,Chickens,Ducks,&Beardie}
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
#1405464
11/27/16 09:08 AM
11/27/16 09:08 AM
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Have you ever donated blood? I liken the bite of a glider to that finger stick that they do to check your iron levels.
Unless you get a biter that shakes their heat ( pitbull bite) it really isn't that bad to get bit by a glider. IMO
Kimberley Feathers-Sweetie, Mister Peanut & Big Mack Fur-Guinan, Mr. Spock, T'Mir, Cho, Toothless, Maverick & Maharet T'Pol, Elizabeth & Curzon TY, TJ, Light Fury, Madison & T'Pring Forever in my heart, Gizmo, Tucker, Khayman and the rest of my babies over the
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
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11/27/16 11:03 PM
11/27/16 11:03 PM
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suggietakeover
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Okay thank you. I was nervous and anxious about that. I feel so much more confident for when I get these lil' guys, Im so excited and can't wait to start the bonding process.
Nutmeg & Vanilla~ my two loves Along with my 50 other pets {Horses,Goats,Cats,Dogs,Chickens,Ducks,&Beardie}
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
#1405479
11/28/16 07:46 AM
11/28/16 07:46 AM
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Posts: 4,321 SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver
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Only one other piece of advise I would give you is try not to flinch if they do bite you. They are quick and it is a surprise. They learn quickly how to make the hand go away.
If you do get bit, be sure to "Tskkk or Sssst" immediately to let them know you didn't like it.
When you get them home give them their space for a few days to settle in and get used to their new environment. Scented blankies help( fleece pieces cut 4" square, that have been tucked under your bed pillow or in your dirty laundry).
Talk softly when approaching their cage and soft lullabies are very helpful. Always try to have the last word over their crabbing. Softly...
Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
#1405480
11/28/16 08:52 AM
11/28/16 08:52 AM
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Posts: 522 Pacific NW
TwoDog
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Ooh...biting? I can speak to this...
IMHO There seem to be different kinds of bites. It will be good for your blood pressure to know the difference between them. This is an animal that uses it's teeth a lot, and most bites are just little nips or gnaws that you eventually get used to. But the more aggressive bites are signals that we need to change our behavior/husbandry methods.
Exploration Bites: These guys explore the world with their noses...and their teeth. Put a bunch of glassware out on a table and let them walk around. You can hear it, "Tink-tink...tink-tink..." These are little nips to see what you are made of. They don't hurt, but they are alarming. (It's always alarming when a small animal bites me, anyway.) These seem to diminish as the glider becomes more familiar with you.
Grooming Bites: "OMG Huney!! We haz GOTZ to exfoliate right here!" Usually starts as a gentle gnawing and builds progressively until the animal has chewed your arm off. Sometimes they will get fixated on a spot--like the back of your arm, and keep going back there. Eventually you can train them off this with persistent verbal correction.
Over-Excitement Bites: Sometimes I don't know if those huge eyes can actually see what's in front of their faces. They were going for the treat, and they got your thumb instead. "Sorry Mom--I missed!" Really--they don't seem to see well at all, right under their noses. These can be powerful depending on prey drive. They are doing their best here...up to you to stay out of the way of these bites. Some people only feed certain treats with tweezers, for instance. Depending on how frenzied the glider is about the treat in question.
MIS-ID Bites "Sorry! Sorry! I thought you were food..." Also helps NOT to smell delicious. Delicious fruity scented soaps and lotions should be avoided, as well as less popular flavors like: "Small Slow Lizard" "Meal Worms and Chamomile" "Wounded Songbird and Sea Salt" Patchouli After you feed treats, like yogies or mealies, you may want to give your fingers a quick wash to get the scent off. "Hey it's pink and wiggly and it SMELLS like food! What did you think I was gonna do? This is entrapment!"
Fear/Aggression Bites: These are the ones we all want to avoid. Usually fear is the impetus, or they may be "Pouch Protective". "Hand-Snuggling" in the sleeping pouch with them as they go to sleep, is the best way to cure that. You may need to use the FIST. Or...in extreme cases, Yogurt Fist.
Above all, don't fear the bite. Even the worst bites I have had, I couldn't find where they were the next day. Fear is the enemy. We have a natural, instinctive revulsion to being bitten by small mammals. But they can't do us any permanent harm. (Unless properly trained and equipped...)
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
#1405487
11/28/16 03:28 PM
11/28/16 03:28 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,490 Belleville, IL
Hutch
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I have not seen mine 'play bite' like puppies will. When they were real babies, they played 'follow the leader' as they leapt from one thing to another, tug-of-war when they came across something new & interesting, 'king of the mountain as they each tried to have the highest seat, clambered over each other, explore new things together (buddy system?), spent a lot of the night leap-frogging each other in the wheel, & loved grooming each other (especial each others tails) which was the only time the mouth really got involved..
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Re: Biting
[Re: TwoDog]
#1405506
11/29/16 05:28 PM
11/29/16 05:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,998 Wisconsin
Feather
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Ooh...biting? I can speak to this...
IMHO There seem to be different kinds of bites. It will be good for your blood pressure to know the difference between them. This is an animal that uses it's teeth a lot, and most bites are just little nips or gnaws that you eventually get used to. But the more aggressive bites are signals that we need to change our behavior/husbandry methods.
Exploration Bites: These guys explore the world with their noses...and their teeth. Put a bunch of glassware out on a table and let them walk around. You can hear it, "Tink-tink...tink-tink..." These are little nips to see what you are made of. They don't hurt, but they are alarming. (It's always alarming when a small animal bites me, anyway.) These seem to diminish as the glider becomes more familiar with you.
Grooming Bites: "OMG Huney!! We haz GOTZ to exfoliate right here!" Usually starts as a gentle gnawing and builds progressively until the animal has chewed your arm off. Sometimes they will get fixated on a spot--like the back of your arm, and keep going back there. Eventually you can train them off this with persistent verbal correction.
Over-Excitement Bites: Sometimes I don't know if those huge eyes can actually see what's in front of their faces. They were going for the treat, and they got your thumb instead. "Sorry Mom--I missed!" Really--they don't seem to see well at all, right under their noses. These can be powerful depending on prey drive. They are doing their best here...up to you to stay out of the way of these bites. Some people only feed certain treats with tweezers, for instance. Depending on how frenzied the glider is about the treat in question.
MIS-ID Bites "Sorry! Sorry! I thought you were food..." Also helps NOT to smell delicious. Delicious fruity scented soaps and lotions should be avoided, as well as less popular flavors like: "Small Slow Lizard" "Meal Worms and Chamomile" "Wounded Songbird and Sea Salt" Patchouli After you feed treats, like yogies or mealies, you may want to give your fingers a quick wash to get the scent off. "Hey it's pink and wiggly and it SMELLS like food! What did you think I was gonna do? This is entrapment!"
Fear/Aggression Bites: These are the ones we all want to avoid. Usually fear is the impetus, or they may be "Pouch Protective". "Hand-Snuggling" in the sleeping pouch with them as they go to sleep, is the best way to cure that. You may need to use the FIST. Or...in extreme cases, Yogurt Fist.
Above all, don't fear the bite. Even the worst bites I have had, I couldn't find where they were the next day. Fear is the enemy. We have a natural, instinctive revulsion to being bitten by small mammals. But they can't do us any permanent harm. (Unless properly trained and equipped...)
Kimberley Feathers-Sweetie, Mister Peanut & Big Mack Fur-Guinan, Mr. Spock, T'Mir, Cho, Toothless, Maverick & Maharet T'Pol, Elizabeth & Curzon TY, TJ, Light Fury, Madison & T'Pring Forever in my heart, Gizmo, Tucker, Khayman and the rest of my babies over the
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Re: Biting
[Re: Pasley]
#1406585
01/17/17 05:25 PM
01/17/17 05:25 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 1,490 Belleville, IL
Hutch
Glider Slave
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Glider Slave
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to be honest i have no idea what i am doing. lol... Right there with you, hahaha
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Re: Biting
[Re: TwoDog]
#1406689
01/21/17 06:18 PM
01/21/17 06:18 PM
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Joined: Jan 2017
Posts: 31 Canada
joanneM
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Fist in the pouch, I've just started this and it's amazing how the bites don't really hurt then. It's the finger bites that hurt more. After tent time, I put my hand in their pouch and they let me keep it there but I'd get a little taste now and then.
Joanne Nyx and her sister Nova Mew
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Re: Biting
[Re: suggietakeover]
#1406695
01/22/17 12:07 PM
01/22/17 12:07 PM
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Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 4,321 SW Missouri USA
Ladymagyver
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Mine still bite from time to time if my fingers smell like food. Like their food. Just handling their treats.
Make sure your hands are washed with unscented soap.
If that's not the problem, have something else handy they can bite. Like a straw or rubber toy. Just touch it near their face. Maybe touch their tail or belly to distract them from their bite.
Dawn Be patient, and Trust your journey.... Grace Ruby Mom Fiona, Dot, Stewie and Dad Wish I could turn back time... Miss you all...
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