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>Oh my gosh I didn't know a female would stake out that >much real estate! I feel sure that's what it is. I'm >not put off by her naturalness. I know the sweet one >will return. I admit I miss the sweet one. If I can >get her and hold her to pet her she momentarily >forgets and turns into the sweet one but then she >comes to herself again. I have little stuffed >squirrels that I run interference with. If she's on >her way to beat me up I'll stick one of those in her >face and she'll attack it. It's funny. She keeps me >thinking that's for sure. As for you sleeping in the >same room, isn't it just precious when they want to >hide a treasured nut where you are (under your >pillow?), or on our person somewhere? My horses are >all shed out pretty good, so when it got down to >almost freezing last night I was thankful for a warm >barn that I could shut the doors. I do love being at >the barn, takes away time from other things but we all >adjust. It's sometimes hard being a single mom to so >many furry bodies with big begging eyes demanding >attention and love :) :) My hands, arms and lips sure >get a workout on a daily basis. (yes I smooch on my >dog and the horses. Pootie when she lets me. The cats >hair comes loose too easy for smoochies and of course >can't smooch the fish). Off to let the little bugger >Pootie out of her cage for the day, Tally Ho! > > >>(Could also be resentment .... the nicer weather does >>keep us ... ) away from our wee bits of wesentment >>(whoops -- I meant, 'wonderment' ... lol!) longer than >>usual. I've decided the answer, for my crew, is to >>sleep in the same room. That, of course, means being >>woken up throughout the night by some flyer or another >>deciding the perfect place for a pecan is under my >>pillow. In my case, having members of their own >>species upon whom to take out any aggression may give >>me an added bonus, and make it less likely that any of >>my crew would use me as their 'punching bag' (or >>biting bag, as it were ...). It does sound like >>Princess Poo might be territorial in response to >>hormon production. In the 'natural' setting, a female >>will keep at least an acre, often as much as 5, clear >>of any other flying squirrels, because she needs that >>much territory to have a good selection of nesting >>areas. So, Princess Poo might be doing what comes >>naturally to a female flyer. It's good that you can >>keep your sense of humour, and don't feel too put off >>by these hostile greetings. I'd probably still be >>giving HRH 'the treatment', to at least try to make >>her more sociable. My Molly went through some similar >>episodes, but I found the bathroom method of behaviour >>modification effective, for her. >> >>I spent a few hours shedding out my Shetland pony, >>yesterday. I considered bringing in some of the nice >>white hair for my flyers, to use as bedding -- but >>decided the bedroom is messy enough, with just >>shreaded cotton all over the place! The TBs all seem >>to be able to shed most of their hair out, by just >>rolling, but Judy the Gypsy (the Shetland) holds on to >>the hair, if I don't help -- it always looks like >>there's a herd of white rabbits all over the lawn, >>when I'm done! >> >>Today's the Kentucky Derby! Everyone have a mint >>julep, and raise a glass for a great race! >>
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