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Sugar Glider Sugar Bear Handling 1
Once bonded, you can pick up your sugar glider sugar bear anytime you want. Prior to this, they have a tendency to jump off you so you must be careful. Sugar glider sugar bears are marsupials and they are in their mother’s pouch initially. To simulate this for better bonding, you should just roll and cup them in your hands while keeping them in their bonding pouch. Since baby gliders feel most secure when held firmly, you should not hold the baby loosely for fear of hurting it. If your pet makes a crying sound, you should hold it more firmly, till it stops and calms down.
During the first few days of bonding, you need them in the bonding pouch and once cupped between your hands and when they feel secure enough, they will even go to sleep in your hands, after which you can gently massage their body with your thumb.
The next stage in bonding is to have your pet move around between your hands. This can be done by moving them around a bit from the head, so that you have your thumb below their chin. Then you should pick up your pet by keeping your index finger on top of their head. This will make them feel secure and also give you a firm hold on your pet. After a gentle massage, they would generally sleep in your hands within a few minutes, which is very good for you because it shows that they trust you. You should remember that it is natural for the babies to resist this bonding process at first, so you should not be discouraged; also they try to protect themselves, so don’t feel intimidated by your pet at any time.
The next thing you would like to do is to have them move around in your hands, which can be accomplished by making a small tunnel with the other hand and letting your pet slowly move forward by going slightly gentle on holding it and removing your index finger from the front of its head.
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