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Andrew273 Tityus
Number of posts : 503 Age : 34 Location : Colorado Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Sugar glider help... 9/29/2008, 7:41 am | |
| I have 2 male gliders, one neutered the other not. The neutered one trims his nails on his own which is AMAZING! THe other... doesn't. There was an incident where his nails got too long and I had to cut him out of a pouch and tried to cut his nails. It was a terrible experience with lots of biting and I only got one foot done. He started to keep them down himself after that by scratching a huge branch in the cage but they've gotten really long again. He got one nail stuck in my shirt today and I want to try to do them again. He freaks out, even when I do the one foot out of a pouch approach and manages to bite me. I've trimmed every kind of animal nail from dogs to guinea pigs but never had an animal so slick they could get away so easily. Does anyone have any tips for me? | |
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Mr. Mordax Administrator
Number of posts : 7743 Age : 38 Location : PNW Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 9/29/2008, 10:01 am | |
| Can you get him to fall asleep while you're holding him? That's what some people recommend for cats. | |
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Andrew273 Tityus
Number of posts : 503 Age : 34 Location : Colorado Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 9/29/2008, 10:06 am | |
| - IHeartMantids wrote:
- Can you get him to fall asleep while you're holding him? That's what some people recommend for cats.
Maybe the old scorpion fridge trick. I usually try when they are asleep (during the day) but I have to seperate them to be able to get to one. And gliders do NOT like being separated from eachother. | |
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Zero Hadogenes
Number of posts : 79 Age : 35 Location : Yorkshire, UK Registration date : 2008-10-02
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 9:00 am | |
| Are there any treats sugar gliders lick? If so put something on their belly... if they can reach? So they can lick it off. Its what I do for my Ferrets and you can imagine how they wriggle otherwise! | |
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wburke17 Babycurus
Number of posts : 262 Age : 58 Location : In a car outside your house, Stalking You Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 11:17 am | |
| How about some peanut butter? I have no idea about these but if i dog will lick forever with PB would a glider? | |
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lycanlord Leiurus
Number of posts : 2916 Age : 36 Location : Barnsley Registration date : 2008-06-03
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 1:31 pm | |
| best thing to do mate is scruff it grab the skin from eitherside of its face with thumb and forefinger this keeps them pretty still, you may need some help to do it looks like that lol | |
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lycanlord Leiurus
Number of posts : 2916 Age : 36 Location : Barnsley Registration date : 2008-06-03
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 1:33 pm | |
| it keeps the head still but i think you will definetly need someone to hold its hands still so you can trim the nail, hope it helps a little | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 1:39 pm | |
| do you have gliders, graham? | |
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lycanlord Leiurus
Number of posts : 2916 Age : 36 Location : Barnsley Registration date : 2008-06-03
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 3:26 pm | |
| im getting a pair on friday lol but iv helped out witht hem at the shop and when the nails needed trimming thats what we had to do lol | |
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scorpion111 Post-whore
Number of posts : 3455 Age : 29 Location : scotland Registration date : 2008-04-07
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 3:42 pm | |
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Andrew273 Tityus
Number of posts : 503 Age : 34 Location : Colorado Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 5:05 pm | |
| Hmm I'll give that a try. My mom will be over on Thursday so I'm sure she'll be able to help me too. He trimmed them a bit himself on a branch I have but they still need to be shortened a bit. Thanks man. | |
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Andrew273 Tityus
Number of posts : 503 Age : 34 Location : Colorado Registration date : 2008-02-06
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 5:11 pm | |
| Oh yeah, good luck with yours. They are such awesome animals. | |
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lycanlord Leiurus
Number of posts : 2916 Age : 36 Location : Barnsley Registration date : 2008-06-03
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 5:44 pm | |
| yea h i know, i wanted one a few years ago but couldnt get hold of them now it is no longer the in thing to own one so they are easy to get hold off sort of sad that animals go thru being fads | |
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LadyRiotControl Leiurus
Number of posts : 2631 Age : 46 Location : West Yorkshire, England Registration date : 2008-07-12
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 5:55 pm | |
| aww cuteness! cant wait to see some more pics of these guys! | |
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lycanlord Leiurus
Number of posts : 2916 Age : 36 Location : Barnsley Registration date : 2008-06-03
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 6:06 pm | |
| dont worry lisa im sure when i bring my two home i shall show you many many pics | |
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LadyRiotControl Leiurus
Number of posts : 2631 Age : 46 Location : West Yorkshire, England Registration date : 2008-07-12
| Subject: Re: Sugar glider help... 10/8/2008, 6:08 pm | |
| I see a rather large glider thread about to happen! | |
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