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How hard does a sugar glider bite?
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Hi there….sugar gliders can seriously bite quite hard enough to go deep into the skin.
In order to hand tame sugar gliders first begin by leaving a piece of clothing scented with your body odours in the gliders bedding. This is to help your gliders become accustomed to your body scents. Be sure to keep adding fresh scented articles to keep the gliders familiar with your scents. Over time you can offer treats and let the gliders come and get them from you. It’s important no to force yourself upon the gliders as they will regress so it may take several months before they slowly comes around and trust you. I’d work with both of them together rather than separate them.
Consider purchasing a bonding pouch you can place your gliders in and wear while you are working around the home. This also helps the gliders get used to your body scents as well as your voice.
Glider bonding pouch:
http://www.exoticnutrition.com/sugar-glider-pouches.htm
http://www.sugar-gliders.com/bonding-pouch-1.htm
Sugar glider care resources:
http://www.isga.org/informationcenter/HealthIssues/caresheet.htm
http://www.skinhorse.net/gliders/
http://www.sugarglider.com/
http://www.sugargliders.org/modules.php?name=News&file=categories&op=newindex&catid=5
http://www.sugar-gliders.com/sugar-glider-care.htm
Here’s a free online discussion forum for sugar glider owners which you can share helpful ideas with one another here:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/sugargliders/?yguid=106645123
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I imagine not very hard. I’ve been around sugar gliders a lot, and they make that chirping sound when they don’t want to be disturbed. I’ve handled several wild ones and as long as you dim the lights (because they’re nocturnal) they stay relatively calm.
I’ve been bitten by cats, dogs and snakes (and twice by a brown recluse), but you know what? My daughter’s little bunny rabbit had the hardest bite of them all.
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realy hard! my aunt had some when i was little
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Seattle gave some fantastic advice – I just wanted to add that although the gloves prevent you from feeling them bite (they do bite hard, sometimes drawing blood), gloves will prevent alot of bonding. Any good breeder or glider owner will tell you, you just have to take the bite. I know it sounds insane, but an easy way to help with this is put yogurt on your finger – now ease your hand into the pouch (dont rush it, let them know you’re there first) – now if they bite you, they get a mouthfull of yogurt wich they will most likely love. Let them get a few licks in and then take your hand out. Do this once in a while to get them used to your hands – if they do bite, try not to jerk away or they will learn biting makes you leave them alone. That doesn’t mean let them maul your hand though! If they bite more than once, slowly retract your hand and try again later.
I hope that helps!
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