So ive had Wally (1 yr old male) and Giya (9mnth old female) for about a month now, and while Wally has started to warm up to me more, Giya insists on hunting down my fingers and attempting to bite for blood EVERY time. i give them honey off of my fingers altho with her i can only give it on my knuckles since when its on my finger she seems to prefer paying attention to trying to bite them rather than lick the honey. Same with mealworms except she of course keeps the biting for after shes done munching on a delicious mealie. I know it takes time to bond, but this doesn't seem normal, and although it could just be her "teenage" stage, it makes it so much harder to do anything with her at all. Any help would be GREATLYY appreciated. Ill try and put up pictures soon because theyre too cute for only me to enjoy Hope alls well with everyone and their gliders! Thank you
Cwmaclenn2010-05-28 08:24:14
Do you use any lotion on your hands? Be sure to thoroughly wash your hands before handling gliders, that way it won't smell like something yummy to them.
Also, when giving licky-treats, be sure to take your finger away before the treat is all gone because once it's gone they'll bite to try and get more.
For mealworms, I use tweezers for some of my gliders because I have a few that bite before they look cause they get so excited, lol.
If you're having alot of problems with her biting then, personally, I'd suggest not doing licky treats with her any more because you don't want to encourage her to think of your fingers as food. :\ Try giving solid treats instead, such as yogurt drops, mealworms, dried fruit, etc... That way she'll go after the treat and not YOU.
From now on, if she bites you or she is "grooming" and gets too rough, simply making a "tsk" noise. That should make her stop. If she starts back up, then keep doing it each time until she gets the point. Gliders will often play-wrestle when they're joeys or will groom each other as adults and when one gliders gets too rough the other will "tsk" to let them know to be more gentle.
It's the same concept as when training puppies not to bite. You "yelp" when they get too rough because that's the "language" that they understand and they translate it to mean, "Oops, I accidentally hurt them! I'll be more gentle this time."
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Hey..I am still new at this just got mine about 5 days ago but the person i got mine from told me to but something bitter on my hands. There is some stuff that you can buy or lemon juice also works. But like I said just got mine and I haven't started bonding with mine yet. Hope it works for you ( hope it works for me ) haha