We've had a really good week with the babies.
Tera is still really clingy with me, but she's becoming more adventurous and will run around the lounge on her own more. She's also become more bonded with Mr Foo.
Last night she sat for 20 mins on my knee getting tickles behind her ears and across the front of her chest, popping happily. She's such a sweetheart!
Plo's still his adventurous self. He's not really interested in us except as treat dispenser and access to high areas. He'll tolerate petting and tickles, but won't sit still for long. He still has a go at a long glide every couple of days with varying success. Some days he seems to freeze up there on the curtain rail and we have to go and get him. LOL.
I put them in their proper bonding pouch for the first time yesterday (one that zips closed). I usually get their pouch out about an hour before they waken and stroke and pet it/them, but this is the first time I've transfered them to a bonding pouch. I'd read that you shouldn't unless they're happy with you picking them up. Neither of mine like being picked up. If Tera thinks I'm going to pick her up she'll jump past my hand and sit on my shoulder, and Plo will let you catch him but wriggle and squiggle till you put him back down. I put the bonding pouch on my knee beside the pouch they were sleeping in, encouraged them out of one and into the other. No problems at all. It was lovely to be able to sit and stroke them and hear them popping with out worrying about them waking up and running off to hide somewhere dark. LOL. I wish I'd started ages ago, they were really happy in their new pouch.
Babies in their bonding pouch.
Aww!
Mr Foo thought that he could tip them out. No such luck. LOL.
My diary of being a new sugar glider keeper. Including a bonding journal and useful contacts and products.
Sunday, 7 October 2012
Monday, 1 October 2012
Bonding progress weeks 4-6
The babies are getting on great!
We've not really had any more setbacks. They don't get up naturally till about 10.30, so we've been encouraging them to get up a bit earlier. Plo doesn't like being woken up though. We have to leave him about half an hour to sulk behind the cage before he'll come and play. Tera's great, she wakes up and runs all over me. She barely leaves me for more than a few seconds to explore. She likes running under, and down the back of the couch, but she comes back without any problems when I offer her my arm to jump on.
Plo made his first proper glide last Friday!!
He'd been climbing the curtains for a few days but he'd either run back down headfirst, or wait for one of us to give him an arm to jump on but on Friday he made a proper glide. Our ceilings are really high so his glide must have been about 9' down and he lept to the opposite end of the couch, so about 3' across!
He ran up to the roof of his cage, then glided to the floor! So proud!
He's not glided since though.
Tera likes to chase pom poms and cat toys while she's out, but Plo's not interested. It still amazes me what different personalities they have!
We've not really had any more setbacks. They don't get up naturally till about 10.30, so we've been encouraging them to get up a bit earlier. Plo doesn't like being woken up though. We have to leave him about half an hour to sulk behind the cage before he'll come and play. Tera's great, she wakes up and runs all over me. She barely leaves me for more than a few seconds to explore. She likes running under, and down the back of the couch, but she comes back without any problems when I offer her my arm to jump on.
Plo made his first proper glide last Friday!!
He'd been climbing the curtains for a few days but he'd either run back down headfirst, or wait for one of us to give him an arm to jump on but on Friday he made a proper glide. Our ceilings are really high so his glide must have been about 9' down and he lept to the opposite end of the couch, so about 3' across!
He ran up to the roof of his cage, then glided to the floor! So proud!
He's not glided since though.
Tera likes to chase pom poms and cat toys while she's out, but Plo's not interested. It still amazes me what different personalities they have!
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