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Date Posted: 13:04:00 12/04/07 Tue
Author: S. Patterson
Author Host/IP: bas9-toronto12-1088717290.dsl.bell.ca / 64.228.129.234
Subject: Re: Steve, about Sabrina
In reply to: Dennis 's message, "Re: Steve, about Sabrina" on 12:52:40 12/04/07 Tue

Yes, almost twice the weight. This is within normal weight range for both species, although the largest sub-specie of northern (G.s. yukonensis) can weigh-in at 175 grams.

>So Sabrina is nearly twice the weight of Scooter. I
>wasn't
>far off when I said they are nearly twice the size of
>a
>Southern Flyer.
>I hadn't handled my boy at all for about 2-3 months
>when I started again so that may be why he is less
>inclined to like being held. At weaning age he was
>nearly impossible to hold long enough to feed formula
>and he was a biter yet, too. When he got older he did
>settle down again. His brother is getting good reviews
>as an animal ambassador at the nature center. Their
>personalities did switch, though. The one that was the
>easier to handle is not any longer. His brother is the
>easier going personality now.
>So you know, Scooter being full of beans is pretty
>normal
>for a Southern Flyer. They are like a perpetual puppy
>and
>gotta be into something...
>
>>Sabrina is easy to handle at any time, although she is
>>full of beans during her activity periods. Scooter is
>>overflowing with beans during his activity periods.
>>
>>Sabrina is very permissive when getting her out of a
>>nesting box at any time. Scooter puts up a very minor
>>fuss if I just reach in and grab him, but if my hand
>>is in there with him for 30 seconds or so he does not
>>mind being pulled from the box.
>>
>>Sabrina weighs 147 grams right now, and Scooter weighs
>>in at 86 grams.
>>
>>They both share a large walk-in cage and have five
>>nest boxes to choose from - they like to move around,
>>with Scooter usually following wherever Sabrina
>>chooses to sleep for the night. Sometimes the natural
>>cotton bedding material is pulled from one box and
>>added to another.
>>
>>>Is she easy to handle in the evenings? My young male
>>>just
>>>can't hold still at night. During the day he will lay
>>>in
>>>my hand and doze off while I pet him. At night in
>>about
>>>20 seconds the back feet are going pitter patter on
>my
>>>hand and 10 seconds later he is ready to go one way
>or
>>>another.
>>>Another thing he does is refuse to be bothered while
>>in
>>>his nest box. You do not open it and you do not try
>to
>>>pick him up out of his box with out him letting you
>>>know
>>>it ain't gonna happen. But, if he comes out, I can
>>pick
>>>him up with no resistance.
>>>He has been remodling the nest box the last few
>>nights.
>>>Every night he pulls out his nesting material and
>puts
>>>it back in again.
>>>I'm still amazed at the size of the Northerns
>compared
>>>to the Southers. I don't think he could get
>completely
>>>in my shirt pocket that will hold two Southerns.

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