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cfr12c Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 12:29:07 PM Hello everyone, I don't know why I'm posting this. I just need some reassurance I guess. I recently just got two baby gliders. A sweet, normal grey female and a beautiful piebald male. I watch dogs for money, and I currently have two small dogs at my apartment. Well I left one night to go sleep with my boy friend. The gliders had fresh food and water and I had bonded with them for hours that night. The dogs were fast asleep and I made sure the cage was nice and secure. The next morning I come home to see my sweet piebald in the mouth of one of the dogs, dead. I feel so horrible. I'm getting another glider so my girl has a friend, but I'm just so heavy with guilt. I feel like I did everything right. I don't know HOW he got out of the cage. I just feel so stupid and I can't stop crying. If anyone has any advice they can give me or has been through something similar, I'd love to hear. I feel so irresponsible and terrible. Caroline
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liski23 Posted - Oct 04 2015 : 03:51:26 PM i'm so sorry
FairyGirl Posted - Oct 09 2014 : 07:46:07 PM I had a similar situation. I live with a standard poodle (the big kind) and somehow the dog got the grate at the bottom pulled out about 6 inches and when I went in the room I didn't see that one could've gotten out. There was a lot of crabbing coming from the pouch so I didn't check it.... 2 hrs later I went to check one them and one of my gliders wasn't in the cage. I found her and put her back in the cage and about 20 mins later I could see she wasn't going to make it through the night. I had had one glider for a month and the one that died for about 3 weeks. I felt terrible. The bottom of the cage is now zip tied in place.
Minnesota Zoo Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 01:51:01 PM Also check the bottom grate where the drop pan is...some gliders have figured out how to push the grate and escape thru there. I zip tie my bottom grates to the frames of the cages. I am so sorry for your loss.
PeanutandSid Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 01:18:54 PM I have a Strudy Cage and it has 1/2 inch spacing which is glider safe, but there is a a couple of large horizontal bars above the top doors that are way larger than 1/2 inch spacing. I didn't feel good about them at all and know one said they could escape from this area, but I just think they can since mine are very small and young. I put a strip of clear plexi-glass over this area on the outside of the cage.
PeanutandSid Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 01:12:37 PM Im sure you did nothing wrong and you shouldn't feel at fault. Just do what you can for the other glider in making sure its safe now.
PeanutandSid Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 01:09:58 PM Is it possible the door latch is too easily opened?
cfr12c Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 12:43:13 PM Thank you, I'm trying to move on but it's hard. I'm thinking about even getting a new cage because I am so afraid it will happen again.
PeanutandSid Posted - Jul 06 2014 : 12:41:51 PM So sorry for your loss. First thing I would do is inspect the cage to find the place where the glider got out. I would hate for the other glider to find that same escape place if there is indeed one. They can fit through very small spaces!

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