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i'm hoping someone will have some good advice...

i have an 8 month old male that i'm totally in love with! he loooves his pouch and climbs into it by himself and snuggles right in...he rarely crabs any more unless he's really annoyed or scared...my problem is, i can reach into his bag and pet him and he loves when i rub under his chin but thats as brave as i've been...i desperately want to be able to handle him and pick him up in my hand but i'm afraid i'll scare him (and myself) to death...he's nipped at me a few time and it hurts!! we have a tent that he has played in a few time but when i sit in the tent with him he really doesn't show any interest in approaching me...i've tried to let him lick yogurt off my fingers but the second skin was showing he bit me...i know that youre supposed to NEVER pull your hand away but i can't help it! i would love to be able to hold him and play more with him but i'm afraid i'll have to enjoy him from afar...


HELP!!

First,

Hello,
 Gliders just like anything else can and will bite. However, you should not let that stop you from holding him. It is important in the bonding process to gain their trust. Give them yogies, applesauce, yogurt. Take a worm and let him come up to your hand and take it from your fingers. This gives him comfort and also a snack so he won't be so inclined to bite.
During the day take his pouch out and hold him from the outside. This gets him used to being held. Like others have said the pssst method works by distracting them.
The main thing you want to start doing is to spend time with him, get him used to being held and used to your scent. Use scent blankies in his pouch ( take some fleece and sleep with it under your pillow for a few nights, then place them in his pouch). This gets him used to you!!
Hopefully the more you work with him, the more used to each other you will be and then will be inseperable. The bonding process is a long one! But it is the most rewarding in the long run.
Good Luck!