I bought a little girl yesterday morning (easter). The man I bought her from told me that she had bitten him and she went “flying across the room”. They have only had her 3 weeks, and she is a wild biter, I have many many punctures on my hands where I tried holding her yesterday. I do have two other gliders already and they are both very sweet. I have put this new girl in with them (I know I should have quarantined her, but I didnt, she really needed the companionship of other gliders). After keeping her in my bonding pouch all day and handling her numerous times througout the day she seems to have settled down a little, but does anyone have any suggestions for the long haul? She has a long way to go, and I’ve never had to try to recondition an abused baby before. She is only about 12 weeks old.
I do have experience with several gliders, and even with working with biters that havent been handled much. But never before with one that has had negative handling.
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Also, when I got this little girl, she was in a TINY bird cage, no toys, only a wash cloth to hide/sleep in and they were feeding her hamster/gerbil food. When looking at her face, it almost seems like the area around one of her eyes may be a little swollen, I hope not from an impact of any type. Makes me mad that people can treat these babies like this. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
One more thing about this little girl, she doesnt have a tail. I was told that she didnt have a tail when they bought her, and it doesnt look like it was a recent thing, so I’m assuming that it was done when she was very young if she was born with a tail at all.
Has anyone tried raising a glider without a tail, and will it cause any long term issues for her? Especially concerned with her balance?
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