Sugar Glider Community Calendar

Please click here to see larger view
Articles
More coming soon!!
Today's Birthdays
Sugga_Momma09
Member Spotlight
gr8pots
gr8pots
Reidville, SC
Posts: 287
Joined: February 2008
Show All Member Profiles 
Last 10 Posts
Glossy has crossed the Rainbow Bridge
by gr8pots. 12/08/24 11:59 AM
2025 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 11/27/24 08:49 PM
Google+

Facebook
Join Us On Facebook
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
getting used to hands #1407014
02/01/17 05:06 PM
02/01/17 05:06 PM
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 57
Ontario, Canada
G
Glamper Offline OP
Out of Pouch
Glamper  Offline OP
Out of Pouch
G

Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 57
Ontario, Canada
\hi there! I've had my babies about 10 months now, and they are pretty well bonded I think. they aren't scared of me, rarely crab (unless [censored] off that I keep waking them up to peek in! lol) and love to crawl all over me and groom me nightly. The one thing they don't seem to like is cuddling in my hands or letting me pick them up. they will sit on my open hand, or crawl on to my hand if I reach out to them, but they seem to get scared if I close my hand around them at all.. e.g. trying to pick them up, or trying to cup them and cuddle. i heard one good way to get them used to my hand is to stick my hand in their pouch when they sleep. has anyone tried this? or any other tricks?

thanks

Current Research, Studies & Resources
Re: getting used to hands [Re: Glamper] #1407017
02/01/17 08:29 PM
02/01/17 08:29 PM
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,998
Wisconsin
Feather Online sleep
Administrator
Feather  Online Sleep
Administrator

Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 13,998
Wisconsin
Putting your hand in the pouch while they sleep is a good way to get them used to hands.

But a lot of gliders do not like to be confined by your hands. I had a rare one with Tucker, he liked to be held tight.


Kimberley
Feathers-Sweetie, Mister Peanut & Big Mack
Fur-Guinan, Mr. Spock, T'Mir, Cho, Toothless, Maverick & Maharet :bb: T'Pol, Elizabeth & Curzon :wfb: TY, TJ, Light Fury, Madison & T'Pring :rtmo:
Forever in my heart, Gizmo, Tucker, Khayman and the rest of my babies over the :rbridge:

Re: getting used to hands [Re: Glamper] #1407032
02/02/17 11:20 AM
02/02/17 11:20 AM
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 274
Free Like the Wind!
Stef333 Offline
Glider Explorer
Stef333  Offline
Glider Explorer

Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 274
Free Like the Wind!
I put my hand into the pouch with my two gliders and just let it sit lightly on top of them. After they've settled down and been still with my hand in there for a while, then I turn them over - with my free hand cupping them from outside, I turn the whole thing over so that they end up in my palm in the pouch.

They usually take a few seconds to adjust position after the flip, and then grab onto my fingers and settle down again. This is also a great maneuver if I need to move them out of their pouch for any reason, since that makes it easy to take them out while they're still sleeping.


:grey: Yoda (Yodins) :grey: Jabberwinky (Winklefritz)
Re: getting used to hands [Re: Glamper] #1407043
02/02/17 07:14 PM
02/02/17 07:14 PM
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 777
Lecanto Florida
1daddyglider1 Offline
Glider Guardian
1daddyglider1  Offline
Glider Guardian

Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 777
Lecanto Florida
Here's two different but similar ways of working with a glider in a pouch. One is pictures.

Pictures http://newagegliderssuggiew.forumsmotion.com/t59-bonding-with-a-pouch

Variation of ways to have in or on pouch. I prefer hand over glider even on my chest because it is easier to get up and move around compared to lying in open hand, that comes later for me with treats.
http://newagegliderssuggiew.forumsmotion.com/t7-parental-bonding

Art


Moderated by  Feather, KarenE, Ladymagyver 

Sugar Glider Help Page



Please click above to see how you can help!!

Moon
CURRENT MOON
Who's Online Now
2 registered members (theresaw, Feather), 214 guests, and 71 spiders.
Key: , , Owner, Admin
Newest Members
carly, KountryKritters, Marizzle7, lasophir, Bluangel71
7346 Registered Users
Forum Statistics
Forums132
Topics10,389
Posts159,240
posts in the last 24hrs0
Members7,346
Most Online2,693
Jan 2nd, 2020
Last 10 New Topics
Glossy has crossed the Rainbow Bridge
by . 12/08/24 11:59 AM
2025 Sugar Glider Calendar and Cafe Press Store
by theresaw. 08/26/24 08:35 PM
Popular Topics(Views)
886,607 TEXAS
696,956 OHIO
511,748 OKLAHOMA
471,330 UTAH
341,418 NORTH CAROLINA
Supported Browser
This site was tested and is best viewed in Google Chrome & Mozilla FireFox



Firefox 3

Download your copy today!!!
Home Forums Links Sitemap Vets Breeders Sounds Contact Us Names Rules & Policies

GliderCENTRAL
©1998-2024
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software
(Release build 20180918)
Page Time: 0.011s Queries: 14 (0.004s) Memory: 1.2643 MB (Peak: 1.4047 MB) Zlib enabled. Server Time: 2024-12-11 02:18:06 UTC