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Date Posted: Saturday, October 30, 10:33:17am
Author: Joan
Subject: Re: A question for beverly or dennis
In reply to: Mariette 's message, "A question for beverly or dennis" on Friday, October 29, 11:48:34pm

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[> Mariette, I'd call this behaviour hormonal, from what you describe ... -- Beverly, Saturday, November 06, 10:05:46pm

(Mariette, I'd call this behaviour hormonal, from what you describe ...). You may find yourself having to do some remedial socialising - Wingnut cannot be allowed to be too aggressive (biting, etc.), but I'd say the 'humping' is not necessarily a 'bad' thing (if I'm not mistaken, Our Intrepid Hero, Chuck, was a habitual humper, before Mishi became his focus ... LOL!).

Running in the same 'circle' is fairly common behaviour, even in a large room (my babies all do it). It's actually a behaviour that helps a flyer develop balance, and good depth perception, and helps them to know just how much thrust they need, to reach a target landing pad. It's even done in the 'wild', from what I've been advised. But, it's a good idea to keep Wingnut flexible about cage changes. Moving the cage 'furniture' will help him to change the 'rut' path he might be developing. Many flyer fanciers provide a wrodent wheel, for their flyers. That might be an idea, for Wingnut.

One way to get a good look at a shy flyer's 'personals' is to do so while they are on a cage. The 'luggage' photos of a flyer should give you an idea of Wingnut's development stage. Just Click Here ...

I don't visit here often, so stop in at Flying Squirrel Fancier or at For Flyers Only when you want a quicker answer, and I highly recommend you join The National Flying Squirrel Association, too. Their message board is a wealth of information!


>My fs is acting funny tonight. He seems to only want
>me and tries to bite while flipping his rear end and
>tail constantly. He always nibbled but also jumps from
>me to my husband and runs all around the room. Not
>tonight. He almost seems to be trying to hump me. He
>has a sock in his cage that he humps a lot but never
>triied to do it to me. Also he has a habit of running
>a circle in his cage all the time. But doesnt have a
>problem going in different directions otherwise. Is
>this normal and how do I stop the bitting and this
>behavior? Also I am very certian that wingnut is a
>male ( I think I've felt his friends several times)
>however I dont have a visual on them. He is several
>months old now. Is it possible that he is a she or is
>a criporckid? I dont know much about fs and am
>learning quickly. Thanks

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