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Hi my glider babies are not appearing to leave mum in any hurry, they also dont seem to want to leave the pouch that my gliders sleep in. They like to be handled and sit on us every night. I have tried weaning them with a mixture of puppy milk, baby food, apple juice etc but to no avail. The glider babies are now a fair size and poss ready for a new and loving home on their own but i wont let them leave until i see them play and eat on their own accord. Is there any way to speed up this process as i think mum and dad are now a bit sick of them. They are about 2 months oop.
Any ideas greatfully appreciated.

PLease stop force weaning them! First off!
They will not be fully weaned till about 3 months OOP!!!! This is NORMAL! Feeding them puppy milk replacer and solids you very well could kill them. They need thier mothers milk still. They will start weaning at about 2 months OOP. But STILL need moms milk. At about 3 months OOP it is USUALLY safe to sell them. They will wean at thier own pace as thier tummies are not yet built to handle solids. And NEVER built to handle puppy milk replacer or any other replacers. Glider milk is so much different from other animals. It would be hard to match it right. It should only be used in extreme cases like the parents dying or somthing. And there is still a good chance of them dying because its just not what they need. Please stop now before its too late. These poor guys need thier mothers!!!
And dont worry bout mom and dad, they are not going to get tired of it. This is all NORMAL. You can still handle them, just make sure they get plenty of eating time with mom and warmth from thier familly in the pouch. They do not want to leave the pouch...this is where thier familly is, and where they would stay in the wild while thier parents go out to eat, they stay nestled in thier home where it is safe and warm. When they are ready, they will come out and start investigating. PLease dont force wean them. Please please please. This is so hard onthem, and can easilly end up killing them.
I hope you will take what I have said seriously. I am not trying to flame you or come down on you, I just want to help your babies before its too late.

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hi there i wasnt force feeding them they grabbed at my finger when i had yogurt on from preparing the adults food and then someone else said they were old enough to be on liquified solids, however they were not interested in lapping from my finger, if they were capable of taking the yog then they would do the same with other food.
I started sneaking in to catch them playing and this has just happened last night they were out and eating ion their own. When i am getting them out it is only for about 10 mins at a time so they can go back with mum. I am glad you backed up my fears that they were too young. They are my babies and i would keep them for a year if that was the best thing for them. Thanks again for you opinion it prooves it is always right to get a second one when you can.

Just make sure...to get them out, if you are not going to sell them, by the age of 5 months. Cause then you will risk inbreeding. lol
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Zoooooooooooooooocrazy lady
1.1 Albino Nelsons Milksnakes
1.1 Lavender Albino Brooksi Kingsnakes
1.1 Het for Snow Brooksi Kingsnakes
1.1 Leucistic Texas Ratsnakes
1.1 Albino Kenyan Sand Boas
1.2 Black Ratsnakes
1.1 Western Diamondback Rattlesnakes
1.2 Green Tree Vipers
2.0 Speckled Rattlesnakes
0.0.7 Great Basin Rattlesnakes
0.0.1 Western Gophersnake
0.1 Wagglers Temple Viper
0.1 Kenyan Sand Boa
0.1 Green Anaconda
A whole bunch of rats and mice
1.1 Coatimundi
1.3 Sugar Gliders and a LOT of babies!!!! =)
1 Usambra Starburst Tarrantula
www.Nifty-Critters.com www.SlitheringScalies.com