 | Posted by: | Peesh | | Subject: | dealing with the cold. Please | | When: | 4:08 PM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 209.63.10.6 |
Some of you may remember me and Maddie from a while back. So far everything is great. However, I love in Portland, OR and it has been pretty cold around here. I Live in an old apartment with a terrible heater. I got up this morning and got Maddie out of her pouch and she was so cold! I was so upset and just held her in my hand for a while to warm her up. She is now up my sleave sleeping which is giving her body heat but I can't have her up my sleave all night long. I thought about a heat lamp but she really does not enjoy light very well. What do you folks do to keep your babies warm at night. Right now she has a fleece pouch to sleep in but she was just so cold!!!! Please help.
Thank you.
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| Posted by: | KarenE, KarenElfrank@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 4:17 PM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.201.46 |
Would it be possible to put a space heater near her cage? If not, then I would move her cage to the warmest place in the apartment. I might even go so far as to wrap her cage in a heavy blanket to keep the warmth inside the cage. That would also cut down on any drafts around her cage.
You can also fix her a larger sleeping place in her cage with lots of extra fleece so she can really snuggle down in it.
Hope this helps a little ... actually I hope it helps alot.
| Posted by: | dagny | | Subject: | none | | When: | 4:19 PM, 18 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.18.196.238 |
did you know there are ceramic heat bulbs that emit NO light at all..they are sold for reptiles, they are a little more expencive than regular bulbs but they would do the trick. good luck 
| Posted by: | Trudy Perry, pperry3@twcny.rr.com | | Subject: | re: dealing with the cold | | When: | 11:14 AM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 24.92.231.241 |
I don't own a SG yet - in the research stage - but one of my many pets is a Bearded Dragon (reptile - lizard from the arid regions of Australia).
Many companies sell CHE (ceramic heat emitters) which emit heat but NO light at all. Another option would be a red heat bulb, used for heating reptile enclosures at night. It gives off heat and a mild, non-glaring red light. My husband has had a Chilean Rose tarantula for 10 years, and this is what we use as her heat source. Like a SG, "white" light is glaring and uncomfortable for her eyes.
Here are some sites that offer CHEs or red heat bulbs:
www.lllreptile.com
www.zoomed.com
www.bigappleherp.com
or more than likely if you have a pet store nearby that carries reptiles they should provide one or both of these.
Good luck - hope this helped a little. 
| Posted by: | collette, a412@webtv.net | | Subject: | none | | When: | 12:04 PM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 209.240.221.54 |
i have a friend whose glider died cos it froze. so i would be careful about how cold you let it get. i got a little space heater by pelonis, for 50 dollars i set in the bedroom by the cage and it heats up pretty good. it's like a fan with warm air, i set it for 80 degrees. don't aim it on the cage though cos it heats up the metal and can burn their feet.
| Posted by: | Kim L, kymmo@aol.com | | Subject: | heat | | When: | 12:17 PM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.103.36 |
Hi
I would say get a space heater and put
it in the bathroom, point the heater so
that it dose not blow on the cage put heat
the whole room. Are do this tack the temp
of the room and set the space heater so that
the room temp come up to 75 and that should
help you and you baby.
Kim L
| Posted by: | Rachel2, SugarGMommy@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:05 PM, 19 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 64.12.104.58 |
With the ceramic heat emmiter, please be sure that you set the lamp pretty far away from her cage. It gets REAL hot REAL fast. I have bearded dragons also. Also it really doesn't heat a big area, more of a limited area. I would get a space heater instead. CHE's cost about 30-40 bucks. Why not get something for 10 more dollars that will last longer?
| Posted by: | W | | Subject: | none | | When: | 8:51 AM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 192.233.21.53 |
I live in New England in a cold, drafty apartment. During the day, I fold up an old blanket for my gliders and set it in their cage -- they love it. Layers and layers to keep them warm and hide in. At night I drape it over their cage but make sure to leave it open at the bottom to let in fresh air.
I wouldn't advise keeping gliders in colder temperatures, but mine seem to adapt pretty well every winter. They grow a thicker coat in the winter and sleep more. I get a lot of cold noses pressed against me though when we snuggle!
| Posted by: | Erik, admin@gliderspot.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:24 PM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.82.173.202 |
ooooh, cold noses in bed in the mornin. Ever sense my little guy got out of his cage, not by me, and decided to get warm under MY blankets, weve been trying it every morn, startin at around 7. Cold feet that size warm up pretty quick, but still!
So I went out and bought a bunch of those polar fleece socks that llbbean sells for hip waiders. They love em, and their cheap and washable, and warm.
From what I've seen, gliders dont like heat lamps, the red type anyway.
hope ya keep em warm!
Erik
| Posted by: | Lauren, Scubysnak7@aol.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 1:58 PM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 152.163.213.67 |
LOL! I live in FL, no worries here!! Actually it does get chilly inside my room when it's cold outside because I have huge windows.
| Posted by: | Skyler, Lil Fitz28 | | Subject: | none | | When: | 2:49 PM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 205.188.195.146 |
I live in the portland area also. I use a thick rag or Fleece. THis keeps my little baby warm!
| Posted by: | Tucker, mcbergeson@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 9:48 PM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 12.75.103.68 |
I have this same problem. I keep my glider's cage in an extra bedroom with the door shut. It keeps my cats out and cuts down on glider stress. The only problem is it gets so much colder in there at night than during the day, and of course, that's when she's running around. I have a space heater in the room with her, but will getting the room really warm and then letting it cool off over and over is pretty bad too, isn't it? What's a good idea for keeping the temp. a little more constant?
| Posted by: | Peesh | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:51 PM, 20 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 209.63.10.19 |
Thank you all for the info. I went out today and got a little space heater. Duh, I don't know why I didn't think of that earlier!!! I have it a few feet away from the cage so as not to get the cage too hot. Anyway, I think that will do the trick. Thanks again.
| Posted by: | Teresa, tree_burgard@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 2:31 PM, 22 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 169.207.42.59 |
I live in Wisconsin and it is pretty cold here. While our house is well insulated and stays pretty warm, I did have a situation a couple of years ago where the power was out for over 12 hours. Unfortunately that meant we didn't have heat for 12 hours because whatever part that is needed to get the heater to kick on was electric! Once the temperature dropped to 60 degrees in the house I went to a friends house that had power and we stayed the night there. Just something to consider if you live in cold climates!
| Posted by: | Kimberly, minime400@yahoo.com | | Subject: | none | | When: | 11:22 AM, 25 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 63.252.176.101 |
The things we do are (they are by a window) we put a blaket behind the cage to keep some cold out and we put in receiving blakets in there to keep them warm.
| Posted by: | Becky/Rocky, jerrysgirl1@yahoo.com | | Subject: | sneezy | | When: | 4:26 PM, 27 Nov 2000 | | IP: | 162.114.24.108 |
My sugarglider sneezes alot like he has a cold. I live in Kentucky and it is really starting to get cold what could I do to make it better or is it normal.
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