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   I have a joey, Tinker. about a month ago I bought him and his brother, Yoda, as a pair. When i 1st got them, they were a little scared but warmed up to my bf and I. They were both starting to get really friendly, coming to the cage door when it was opened, never crabbed. Then one morning I opened the door and Tinker (the smaller one) started crabbing like crazy, it scared me because they hadnt done it since we got them. Ever since then, everytime i go in the room he's sleeping in his pouch and the second you open the cage, or the pouch he goes nuts!!! Crabs like he's getting murdered or something, and he only does it if he's covered. If he's already out he wont crab, if we manage to get him out and put him in a pocket, hes fine til we try and take him out of the pocket, then he'll crab. But if hes out of any sort of dark place, and in the open he's normal, not as friendly as Yoda, nor is he as comfortable with us... it just seems like he's so spooked out, and he never used to be like this, atfirst i thought; okay, give it time, new place, new people.. he'll get over it. But its been a month now, and no progress, if anything its getting worst. He bites hard enough to draw blood if you try to take him out of the cage. Only way i get him out is by taking the entire pouch out, and exposing him til he hops out onto something, then i grab him. 
any suggestions???? I'm so frustrated! I'm to the point that ive even thought about selling him. I love his brother, little sweetie, so cuddly, we call him licky cuz he licks our hands like crazy.. blows my mind how theyre so different.
ANY ideas, suggestions would help

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jessicadube New Member Joined: 08 March 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Topic: Crabbing Posted: 08 March 2010 at 9:22pm
	I have a joey, Tinker. about a month ago I bought him and his brother, Yoda, as a pair. When i 1st got them, they were a little scared but warmed up to my bf and I. They were both starting to get really friendly, coming to the cage door when it was opened, never crabbed. Then one morning I opened the door and Tinker (the smaller one) started crabbing like crazy, it scared me because they hadnt done it since we got them. Ever since then, everytime i go in the room he's sleeping in his pouch and the second you open the cage, or the pouch he goes nuts!!! Crabs like he's getting murdered or something, and he only does it if he's covered. If he's already out he wont crab, if we manage to get him out and put him in a pocket, hes fine til we try and take him out of the pocket, then he'll crab. But if hes out of any sort of dark place, and in the open he's normal, not as friendly as Yoda, nor is he as comfortable with us... it just seems like he's so spooked out, and he never used to be like this, atfirst i thought; okay, give it time, new place, new people.. he'll get over it. But its been a month now, and no progress, if anything its getting worst. He bites hard enough to draw blood if you try to take him out of the cage. Only way i get him out is by taking the entire pouch out, and exposing him til he hops out onto something, then i grab him. any suggestions???? I'm so frustrated! I'm to the point that ive even thought about selling him. I love his brother, little sweetie, so cuddly, we call him licky cuz he licks our hands like crazy.. blows my mind how theyre so different. ANY ideas, suggestions would help
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Cora Senior Member Joined: 21 January 2009 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 532	Posted: 09 March 2010 at 7:24pm
	get a tent I recommend genji.com for thier pop up tent...........up and down into a small circle in a minute! Get a book. Take the glider in the pouch while he is sleeping, but just before he/she normally wakes up, have a book and ignore your glider. have some treats. when your glider comes to you play with a feather teaser, bubbles, finger puppets, no sudden movements! your glider is just cage/pouch protective!!!
	Health Issues? http://thesweetspot.forumotion.net/forum.htm 903-983-2033(h) 903-808-1142(c) I am in Kilgore Texas
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