Posted By: Anonymous
Three males now! Help! - 04/08/05 04:47 AM
It is annoying when I post a long message and it doesn't go through.
I have three gliders: one 4 years old, one 3 years old, and a new one a little over 1 year old. I've had the new one a week.
Many people say males don't get along, but I know that isn't always true because my two older males bonded immediatly when I got the second one. I know that is a rare case and I was lucky, but the third glider isn't being accepted at all.
When I got the new one (Nathan Scott Phillips), I was paranoid about everything. I still am in a way, but after reading articles about mutilations, I have been on the look out. I have never had a situation with mutilations so I am not as familier with it. After reading it I thought I saw my suggies penis, or "gear," swollen and he has been fine since so I guess it was nothing. It just looked different then the other two suggies' gears. I don't feel comfortable (as I'm sure my suggie isn't as well) about probing around the "gear" to make sure it is ok. He hasn't seemed like there is anything wrong.
Aside from that, my main concern was on the new suggie, but it has shifted onto my older pair. I put the new suggie's cage on the other side of the same room the older pair is in so they can hear and smell eachother. The new glider has been fine, but there have been crabbing battles between the other two. I noticed today when I took the 3 year old one (Chester Copperpot) out for routine play time that his cheeks were swollen. The 4-year old one (Mojo-JoJO) is fine. I checked for bruising or bites/cuts and there aren't any. He even let me touch his cheeks without making a fuss, so he isn't severly injured. I haven't given him any new strange foods that he could be allegic too, and his fruit/veggies are cleaned well. He eats fine, plays fine, and acts as he normally does. I don't know if this is just my situation or if this has happened to others. I take wnough time out for all of them.
I was wondering if there were any ideas about how to mend the relationship between the older pair? Could they be stressed about the new guy? Should I move the new glider and his cage out of the same room for awhile? i read articles about introducing new gliders and I know it could take a month or longer. I also was prepared for the fact that the three of them may never get along. I thought about all these things before I got him. If anyone has anyideas PLEASE let me know.
I have three gliders: one 4 years old, one 3 years old, and a new one a little over 1 year old. I've had the new one a week.
Many people say males don't get along, but I know that isn't always true because my two older males bonded immediatly when I got the second one. I know that is a rare case and I was lucky, but the third glider isn't being accepted at all.
When I got the new one (Nathan Scott Phillips), I was paranoid about everything. I still am in a way, but after reading articles about mutilations, I have been on the look out. I have never had a situation with mutilations so I am not as familier with it. After reading it I thought I saw my suggies penis, or "gear," swollen and he has been fine since so I guess it was nothing. It just looked different then the other two suggies' gears. I don't feel comfortable (as I'm sure my suggie isn't as well) about probing around the "gear" to make sure it is ok. He hasn't seemed like there is anything wrong.
Aside from that, my main concern was on the new suggie, but it has shifted onto my older pair. I put the new suggie's cage on the other side of the same room the older pair is in so they can hear and smell eachother. The new glider has been fine, but there have been crabbing battles between the other two. I noticed today when I took the 3 year old one (Chester Copperpot) out for routine play time that his cheeks were swollen. The 4-year old one (Mojo-JoJO) is fine. I checked for bruising or bites/cuts and there aren't any. He even let me touch his cheeks without making a fuss, so he isn't severly injured. I haven't given him any new strange foods that he could be allegic too, and his fruit/veggies are cleaned well. He eats fine, plays fine, and acts as he normally does. I don't know if this is just my situation or if this has happened to others. I take wnough time out for all of them.
I was wondering if there were any ideas about how to mend the relationship between the older pair? Could they be stressed about the new guy? Should I move the new glider and his cage out of the same room for awhile? i read articles about introducing new gliders and I know it could take a month or longer. I also was prepared for the fact that the three of them may never get along. I thought about all these things before I got him. If anyone has anyideas PLEASE let me know.