Here are 2 little female joeys that just OOP on 7 February 2010. They both look alike now, but I’m giving them the names of Hazel and Nutmeg. They are joeys from Kinta and ChubsBoi, big gliders so the joeys would be big. They are siblings to Churro.
They both OOP with the weight of 11g.
Today is 8 February 2010, they each gain 1g so now they are 12g.
These 2 will be going to Mr Eric and Amelia.
I decided to compare a few pictures of 2 month old OOP joeys that I gathered from the Internet and pictures of my joeys.
Joey pictures from some classifieds claiming they are 2 months OOP.
And here are my 2 month old OOP joeys
So can see the difference? Hopefully newbies will take this as a guide, and stay away from buying underage joeys.
Some people often wonder if they are allergic to their gliders or not. Why? Well, after a little handling and letting a glider climb up and down your arm, you may later experience their claws gripping onto your skin. Later on the reaction from their claws would cause bumpy red skin that feels itchy. And when you sweat or wash it with water, you will feel a stinging sensation. Is that normal?
Yups, totally normal. Just look at my arm!
This is why we should cut our glider’s nails once every 2 weeks if possible. I was late with the nail cutting, and after just a few minutes of handling, I suffered very itchy arms.
The claws have bacteria and germs under them, just like our nails and that is why we should not bite our nails because it is loaded with bacteria. Anyway, when the claws pierce our skin, a little bacteria goes into our broken skin, and our skin reacts by going red and itchy, telling your body that you are hurt and irritated. So how to treat this?
I normally suggest using anti-bacterial soap to wash the scratched areas. After washing, I use an alcohol-base hand sanitizer. This method came from my friend YueYi and it really helps alot. Apply the hand sanitizer, it would give you a buzzing sting but after a few moments, the itchiness will go away, the swelling will subside and your arm will feel better. So far I have never suffered any infection from this, just a few scars and scabs here and there. If you are afraid of the stinging sensation the hand sanitizer may give, then I suggest applying a thin coating of manuka honey to speed up healing.
So if you suffer a similar case, do not panic. Just go and wash your arms and apply a hand sanitizer or some yummy manuka honey.
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