Posted By: Penelopesmom
Advice on my rescue's behavior - 05/31/12 03:52 PM
Hi All,
I just rescued a male glider from a bad situation. I was told he was around 10 months but I'm not sure. He does have his bald spot and is bigger than my 9 month old female (but she is a little on the small side). He was on a horrible diet of peanuts and apples only. He looks like he sm or over grooms because he had a scab on both his head and chest. His chest was also yellow. I took him to the vet right away but they did not seem very knowledgable about the root cause. He also chews everything so I have been careful about what goes into his cage. I think he may be acting out because he's lonely, which brings me to my question. If it is sm, would it be wise to have him neutered? I have two females and would like to house them all together. He's bonding very well and sticks to me most of the time although I've only had him a few days. I'm assuming this means he must have been socialized well. He is very sweet but after a few licks he bites me-hard! I make an attt noise to distract and remove him but he keeps doing it. Any suggestions on making him stop? Lastly, he's my first male so I'm not sure how normal this is but he rubs his chest all over like crazy whenever my oldest female gets anywhere near him. And he doesn't seem to like my younger female although he's only met the girls through cage bars. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I just rescued a male glider from a bad situation. I was told he was around 10 months but I'm not sure. He does have his bald spot and is bigger than my 9 month old female (but she is a little on the small side). He was on a horrible diet of peanuts and apples only. He looks like he sm or over grooms because he had a scab on both his head and chest. His chest was also yellow. I took him to the vet right away but they did not seem very knowledgable about the root cause. He also chews everything so I have been careful about what goes into his cage. I think he may be acting out because he's lonely, which brings me to my question. If it is sm, would it be wise to have him neutered? I have two females and would like to house them all together. He's bonding very well and sticks to me most of the time although I've only had him a few days. I'm assuming this means he must have been socialized well. He is very sweet but after a few licks he bites me-hard! I make an attt noise to distract and remove him but he keeps doing it. Any suggestions on making him stop? Lastly, he's my first male so I'm not sure how normal this is but he rubs his chest all over like crazy whenever my oldest female gets anywhere near him. And he doesn't seem to like my younger female although he's only met the girls through cage bars. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.