Hello. I brought home two 8-week old male and female siblings. I visited them every week since they were only a day old. Every week I would hold them for about a half-hour. So precious they are! Now they have been home with me for nearly two weeks and I have not held them because they are afraid of me (and I am afraid of their teeth) and dive into their cage pouch. When I try to coax them out, I get the royal crab treatment! If I still try to pet them, they open their mouths and crab like they want to bite me and spread their arms wide open. What should I be doing to have them enjoy me like I have always read that these little creatures do with their owners? Why did they change their minds about me in the first place? I have a large cage for them but currently have them in a small one so they will become accustomed to me. One of them will come up to the back of my hand to sniff but then I get "tasted". How can I ever hold them if I feel that they want to bite/eat me?
Also, in reference to their diet, I feed them a staple. For treats, they get little banana slices (which they love), half of a boiled egg (which they seem to enjoy), and an ice cube consisting of Rep-Cal no D3, Vionate, and Wombaroo HPS. How long do I keep the Wombaroo in this mix...isn't this a milk replacer for babies? Either way, they do not eat much of it..it must be like broccoli for human children. lol.
Also, in reference to their diet, I feed them a staple. For treats, they get little banana slices (which they love), half of a boiled egg (which they seem to enjoy), and an ice cube consisting of Rep-Cal no D3, Vionate, and Wombaroo HPS. How long do I keep the Wombaroo in this mix...isn't this a milk replacer for babies? Either way, they do not eat much of it..it must be like broccoli for human children. lol.