Got Sugar Gliders ?

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Important background story:

About 2 years ago I got a female sugar glider.. We were told by the pet store that she was a baby…come to find out she wasn’t. She allowed me to play with her if I wore gloves, and sometimes even without.
I read that sugar gliders can die of depression if they get too lonely and that it was recommended to have at least 2.
We went to get another sugar glider and the store insisted I get a male and refused to sell me a female. I got the male and he ended up to be almost a year old at the time. He is EXTREMELY hostile and viscious. He will not let me anywhere near him or my female at all.
They’ve mated and I have 2 babies that I saw for the first time today, hanging out of the pouch. I’m scared that the babies might have becomed detatched from the nipple and I really need to check on them and the female.
The male will NOT let me in the cage at all. Im very scared, HELP.
I have tried all the bonding methods with the male and still no luck. I also tried to reach in and grab him to separate him from the mother (who wants to come out to me) but he grabs onto her and I am afraid he will hurt her or the babies.